Dr. Robert Herbert WORTHINGTON

1837 - 1887  (50 years)

• Name	Robert Herbert WORTHINGTON
  Title	Dr.
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	c. 1837	Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  death2 (conflicting)	10 May 1886	Norfolk City, VA
  	Civil War organization records note his death as 10 May 1886.
  Death	14 May 1887  [2]
  Burial	Norfolk City, VA   [2]
  	His body was interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I62145	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Dr. Robert Hazard WORTHINGTON,   b. c. 1806, Connecticut
  Mother	Elizabeth James HERBERT,   b. 4 May 1814, Virginia d. 5 Jun 1882 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1835	Norfolk, Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married in St. Paul's Church in Norfolk, Virginia by Rev. Boyden on Thursday, 29 January 1835.
  Family ID	F5066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah J. B. SCOTT,   b. Jan 1841, North Carolina d. 22 Jan 1923 (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth WORTHINGTON,   b. Sep 1872, Princess Anne Co, VA d. 21 Feb 1963 (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F6913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Civil War info in hard file.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2207] 1850 US Census / Worthington, R.H. [S1314] Elmwood Cemetery burial registers, Norfolk, VA. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. American Beacon and Norfolk & Portsmouth Daily Advertiser, 3 February 1835 (p. 2, c. 5).