Richard Ainsworth HERBERT^[1]

1874 - 1919  (44 years)

• Name	Richard Ainsworth HERBERT
  Birth	26 Nov 1874	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	According to Richard's birth record, he was born on 26 November 1874 in Portsmouth, VA.
  Gender	Male
  birth2 (conflicting)	Conflicting birth dates.  [2, 3]
  	Richard's WWI draft registation card notes that he was born 29 November 1874. His Virginia death certificate lists his birth date as 25 November 1875.
  never married	Richard never married.
  Occupation	12 Sep 1918	Portsmouth, VA   [3]
  	Richard's September 1918 WWI draft registration card notes that he was employed as a policeman with the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Death	25 Nov 1919	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Richard died of "bronchial pneumonia" at 4:25pm on 25 November 1919 at King's Daughters Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Burial	27 Nov 1919	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	His body was interred in the Herbert family plot at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 27 November 1919.
  Person ID	I1786	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   [4]
  	The couple was married by Rev. William H. Christian in Portsmouth, Virginia on 25 May 1869.
  Family ID	F3799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		1900 US Census / Herbert, Richard L. 23 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth, VA
  		Richard Ainsworth Herbert. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry.com. 601 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 9 Jun 1880, Portsmouth City, Norfolk Co, VA [S1003] Resided: 27 Apr 1910, Portsmouth City, VA [S1071]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1066] Richard Herbert, Portsmouth, VA birth certificate (1874). [S2112] Richard Ainsworth Herbert, Virginia death certificate no. 27840 (1919). [S263] Richard Ainsworth Herbert. WWI draft registration card. [S1058] Richard Leander Herbert - Mary Eliza Brown marriage certificate (no file date), Portsmouth City, VA.