Richard Leander HERBERT^[1]

1845 - 1909  (64 years)

• Name	Richard Leander HERBERT
  Birth	12 Jul 1845	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	Richard was born at 6:00 pm on 12 July 1845.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1869  [2]
  	At the time he was married, Richard was working as a machinist.
  Death	21 Nov 1909	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	Richard died of paralysis [stroke] on 21 November 1909 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was 64 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	23 Nov 1909	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	His body was interred in the Herbert family plot at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 23 November 1909.
  Person ID	I1765	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis Costin HERBERT,   b. 31 Dec 1807, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 17 Oct 1872, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth CONSOLVO,   b. 1816   d. 9 Aug 1855, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1842	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 4]
  	Polly and Francis were married on Tuesday 26 Jul 1842 at a 6:00 am ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. Thomas Hume.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Eliza BROWN,   b. 16 Mar 1847, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 14 Feb 1915 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1869	Portsmouth, VA   [2]
  	The couple was married by Rev. William H. Christian in Portsmouth, Virginia on 25 May 1869.
  Children	1. Calder Hargrove HERBERT,   b. 10 May 1870, Portsmouth City, VA d. 6 Apr 1965 (Age 94 years)   2. Jerome Pendleton HERBERT,   b. 21 Apr 1872, Portsmouth City, VA d. 27 Oct 1906, New York City, NY (Age 34 years)   3. Richard Ainsworth HERBERT,   b. 26 Nov 1874, Portsmouth City, VA d. 25 Nov 1919, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 44 years)   4. Ethel Brown HERBERT,   b. 21 Dec 1880, Portsmouth City, VA d. 23 Sep 1969 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F3799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1900 US Census / Herbert, Richard L. 23 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth, VA

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1 Sep 1850, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1026] Resided: 20 Jul 1860, Portsmouth City, VA [S1009] Resided: 9 Jun 1880, Portsmouth City, VA [S1003]

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Francis C. & Elizabeth S. Herbert Family Bible. [S1058] Richard Leander Herbert - Mary Eliza Brown marriage certificate (no file date), Portsmouth City, VA. [S1245] Oak Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained July 2005. [S55] "The Emerson Papers, Pre Revolution to 1879".