Mary Susan HERBERT^{[1, 2]}

1833 - 1877  (44 years)

• Name	Mary Susan HERBERT
  Birth	20 Feb 1833	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  death2 (conflicting)	23 Dec 1877	Portsmouth City, VA   [3, 4]
  	The inscription on Mary's ledger stone agrees with the 23 December date for her death. According to the Oak Grove Cemetery register, Mary died of "anemia" on 23 December 1877.
  Death	24 Dec 1877	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	Cause of death was noted as "anacuria. This was likely a misspelling of "anemia". Mary died in Portsmouth, Virginia on 24 December 1877. She was 44 years old.
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	Her remains were interred in the old Portlock Cemetery section of Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I99	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  [2]
  	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	William A. DYSON,   b. 21 Jul 1819, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. 11 Apr 1906, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1855-4 Jan 1856	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [5, 6]
  	The couple was married by Rev. Thomas Hume at Court Street Baptist Church between 24 December 1855, the date of their marriage bond, and 4 January 1856, the publication date of their wedding announcement in the Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser.
  Children	1. Eva DYSON,   b. 5 Oct 1856, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA d. Dec 1861, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 5 years)
  Family ID	F3143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 1840, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1023] Resided: 1 Sep 1850, Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA [S1026] Resided: 23 Jul 1870, Portsmouth City, VA [S3867]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1033] Mary Susan Dyson, Virginia death certification (1878). [S104] Francis C. & Elizabeth S. Herbert Family Bible. [S1245] Oak Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005. [S1360] Mary S. Dyson ledger stone, Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA. [S4060] Elizabeth B. Hanbury, compiler, Hanbury, Marriages of Norfolk County, Virginia 1851-1865 Volume V, (Chesapeake, VA: by the compiler, 1997), p. 20. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser (4 Jan 1856), p. 2, c. 6.