Mary Eliza BROWN^[1]

1847 - 1915  (67 years)

• Name	Mary Eliza BROWN
  Birth	16 Mar 1847	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Feb 1915  [2]
  	Mary died of rectal cancer on 14 Feb 1915. She was one month shy of her 68th birthday.
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Her body was interred in the Herbert family plot at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I1783	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin W. BROWN
  Mother	Sarah M. WILSON,   b. Sep 1812, Virginia
  Marriage	26 Apr 1832	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married the following day, April 26, in Portsmouth by Rev. Webb.
  Family ID	F1959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Leander HERBERT,   b. 12 Jul 1845, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 21 Nov 1909, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1869	Portsmouth, VA   [1]
  	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: 9 Jun 1880, Portsmouth City, VA [S1003] Resided: 27 Apr 1910, Portsmouth City, VA [S1071]

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. American Beacon and Virginia & North Carolina Gazette (28 Apr 1832): p. 2, c. 4.