Harriet Ann HERBERT^[1]

1836 - 1901  (64 years)

• Name	Harriet Ann HERBERT
  Nickname	Hattie
  Birth	7 Sep 1836	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 May 1901  [2]
  	Hattie died on 19 May 1901. She was 64 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	21 May 1901	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Her body was interred in the Thomas C. Virnelson family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 21 May 1901.
  Person ID	I71	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis Costin HERBERT,   b. 31 Dec 1807, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 17 Oct 1872, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sarah LANGLEY,   b. 15 Sep 1810   d. 9 Jul 1840 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1832  [1]
  	The Family Bible Record incorrectly notes the year of the marriage as 1831. The inaccuracy of the 1831 date is supported by their marriage bond which is dated 1832.
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas C. A. Buxton VIRNELSON,   b. 12 Nov 1834, Nansemond Co, VA d. 31 Oct 1906, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1857	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [3, 4]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth later that day by Rev. Robert J. Taylor. Their marriage register entry noted that both the bride and the groom were residents of Portsmouth and that Thomas made his living as a ship carpenter.
  Children	1. Clerewood LeClere VIRNELSON,   b. 4 Jun 1858, Portsmouth City, VA d. 25 Mar 1938 (Age 79 years)   2. Claudine Herbert VIRNELSON,   b. 7 Aug 1861, Portsmouth City, VA d. 20 Apr 1952, Richmond City, VA (Age 90 years)   3. Herbert Lee VIRNELSON,   b. 24 Jul 1867, Portsmouth City, VA d. 22 Sep 1867, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 0 years)   4. Leon Herbert VIRNELSON,   b. 27 Dec 1870, Portsmouth City, VA d. 25 Nov 1947, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 76 years)   5. Elizabeth Langley VIRNELSON,   b. 27 Aug 1874, Portsmouth City, VA d. 10 Nov 1909, Virginia (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		Hattie Herbert Virnelson, c.1859. Clear glass ambrotype in leather pinch case.
  		1900 US Census / Virnelson, Thomas C. 445 Glasgow Street, Portsmouth, VA

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1840, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1023] Resided: 1 Sep 1850, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1026] Resided: 20 Jul 1860, Portsmouth City, VA [S1009]

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Francis C. & Elizabeth S. Herbert Family Bible. [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005. [S1860] Thomas C.A.B. Virnelson - Hattie A. Herbert wedding announcement, Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, (Richmond, VA) 12 June 1857., Film 144. [S2958] Thos. Vernelson - Hattie Herbert, Norfolk Co, VA marriage register entry (1857).