Richard Leander HERBERT^[1]

1915 - 1979  (63 years)

• Name	Richard Leander HERBERT
  Birth	12 Nov 1915	Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1940	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	According to the 1940 census, Richard was employed as a clerk at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Death	Apr 1979  [3]
  	Richard died during April 1979. He was 63 years old. His last residence was Summerville, South Carolina.
  Cremation	Summerville, Dorchester Co, SC   [4]
  	His remains were cremated, and interred in a Columbarium niche at Dorchester Memorial Gardens in Summerville, South Carolina.
  Person ID	I58019	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Calder Hargrove HERBERT,   b. 10 May 1870, Portsmouth City, VA d. 6 Apr 1965 (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Annie Clay BATES,   b. c.1892, Cambridge, Dorchester Co, MD d. 30 Dec 1968
  Marriage	3 Jan 1912	Portsmouth City, VA   [5]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. W. G. Bates, the bride's father, on 3 January 1912.
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean KRAFT,   b. Jan 1919, Portsmouth City, VA d. Jan 1983 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Before Apr 1940  [2]
  	The couple married prior to 4 April 1940, when they were enumerated as husband and wife in the census of that date.
  Notes	According to her son Mike's 2014 obituary, Jean married secondly a man whose surname was "Britt".
  Children	1. George Michael HERBERT,   b. 18 Dec 1942   d. 23 Jun 2014, Pleasant Garden, Guilford Co, NC (Age 71 years)   2. Barbara Meredith HERBERT
  Family ID	F4944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Myrtle Marie TEW,   b. 23 Aug 1914   d. 20 Mar 1999 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1970  [6]
  	There were no children from this marriage.
  Family ID	F4945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		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

  [S5206] 1930 US Census / Herbert, Calder H. [S2729] 1940 US Census / Herbert, Richard L. [S2730] Richard Herbert. SSN 225-09-4661. SSDI. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Richard L. Herbert interment, Dorchester Memory Gardens, Summerville, SC; downloaded 15 September 2014. [S4838] Calder Hargrove Herbert - Annie Clay Bates, Portsmouth, VA marriage record (1912). [S4832] Lawrence M. Herbert, "Richard L. Herbert - Mary Eliza Brown descendants".