Calder Hargrove HERBERT^{[1, 2]}

1870 - 1965  (94 years)

• Name	Calder Hargrove HERBERT
  Birth	10 May 1870	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	no birth record on file with the state of VA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1899 - 1923	Portsmouth, VA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Calder started an ice cream company in Portsmouth in 1899 and continued as its owner until passing it on to one of his sons in 1923.
  Occupation	17 Apr 1930	Portsmouth, VA   [7]
  	He served as Deputy Auto Commissioner for State of Virginia during 1930.
  OFFH	1917 - 1965	Portsmouth, VA   [3]
  	Calder served the City of Portsmouth through the years in a number of capacities; as a city councilman, assistant postmaster and justice of the peace.
  Death	6 Apr 1965  [3]
  	Calder died on 6 April 1965, just one month shy of his 95th birthday. no death record on file with the state of VA
  funeral	8 Apr 1965	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	His funeral was held at 3:00 in the afternoon from Broad Street Methodist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Burial	8 Apr 1965	Portsmouth City, VA   [8]
  	Interment followed in the Herbert family plot at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth.
  Person ID	I1784	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Leander HERBERT,   b. 12 Jul 1845, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 21 Nov 1909, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Eliza BROWN,   b. 16 Mar 1847, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 14 Feb 1915 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1869	Portsmouth, VA   [9]
  	The couple was married by Rev. William H. Christian in Portsmouth, Virginia on 25 May 1869.
  Family ID	F3799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rosa Lee SMITH,   b. Mar 1872, Portsmouth, VA d. 18 Oct 1910, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1894	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married on 30 October 1894 by the Rev. R. W. Webb in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Children	1. Vernon Dabney HERBERT,   b. 29 May 1897, Portsmouth City, VA d. 5 Aug 1960 (Age 63 years)   2. Calder Smith HERBERT,   b. 29 Oct 1899, Virginia d. Apr 1966 (Age 66 years)   3. Lucille Selby HERBERT,   b. 22 Jun 1903, Portsmouth City, VA d. 2 Sep 1981 (Age 78 years)   4. Clark Lee HERBERT,   b. 18 Oct 1910, Portsmouth City, VA d. 31 Oct 1910, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Annie Clay BATES,   b. c.1892, Cambridge, Dorchester Co, MD d. 30 Dec 1968
  Marriage	3 Jan 1912	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. W. G. Bates, the bride's father, on 3 January 1912.
  Children	1. Ethel Gurney HERBERT,   b. 12 Dec 1912, Portsmouth City, VA d. 24 May 1981 (Age 68 years)   2. Clay Woodfin HERBERT,   b. 17 Aug 1917, Amelia Co, VA d. 25 Apr 2004, Charlottsville, VA (Age 86 years)   3. Richard Leander HERBERT,   b. 12 Nov 1915, Virginia d. Apr 1979 (Age 63 years)   4. Stanley Harper HERBERT,   b. 14 Jan 1921, Portsmouth, VA d. 3 Jun 1992 (Age 71 years)   5. Pendleton Hargroves HERBERT,   b. 1 May 1924, Portsmouth, VA d. Jul 1977, Portsmouth, VA (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Calder H. Herbert
  		1900 US Census / Herbert, Calder H. B Street, Portsmouth, VA
  		1910 US Census / Herbert, Calder H. 1111 Washington Street, Portmouth, VA
  		1920 US Census / Herbert, Calder 1113 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA
  		1930 US Census / Herbert, Calder H. p. 1. 110 Bruce Place, Portsmouth, VA
  		1930 US Census / Herbert, Calder H. p. 2. 110 Bruce Place, Portsmouth, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S1069] Calder Hargrove Herbert - Rosa Lee Smith, Virginia marriage certificate (p. 61, line 102) (1894). [S4838] Calder Hargrove Herbert - Annie Clay Bates, Portsmouth, VA marriage record (1912). [S4974] Calder H. Herbert obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 7 Apr 1965. [S5203] 1900 US Census / Herbert, Calder. [S5204] 1910 US Census / Herbert, Calder H. [S5205] 1920 US Census / Herbert, Calder . [S5206] 1930 US Census / Herbert, Calder H. [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained in July 2005. [S1058] Richard Leander Herbert - Mary Eliza Brown marriage certificate (no file date), Portsmouth City, VA.