John Gregory CLAIBORNE M Augusta CLAIBORNE Anna Maria CLAIBORNE Sarah Joseph ALSTON Gregory Weldon CLAIBORNE Mary Elizabeth WELDON Mini tree diagram
John Herbert CLAIBORNE

John Herbert CLAIBORNE1,1,2

16th Mar 18281,2 - 24th Feb 19051,2

Life History

16th Mar 1828

Born in Brunswick County, Virginia.1,2

3rd Feb 1869

Death of Sarah Joseph ALSTON in Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia.1,2

24th Feb 1905

Died.1,2

after 24th Feb 1905

Buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia.3,2

Other facts

 

Married Sarah Joseph ALSTON

Notes

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    John Herbert Claiborne (1763- ), b 3 May 1763; m Mary, dau of Roger Gregory, of Chesterfield, Virginia, and, by her, had issue:
    1. John Gregory, of whom later.
    1. Maria, m John D Wilkins.
    2. Martha Jane; m Nicholas Lewis.

    John Gregory Claiborne (1798- ), of Roslin, Virginia, b 1798; m Mary E Weldon, and, by her, had issue:
    1. Weldon.
    2. John Herbert, of whom more later.
    1. Augusta; m John G Thomas, of Louisburg, North Carolina.
    2. Anne, m Colonel Daniel Gregory Butte, of Petersburg.

    John Herbert Claiborne (1828 - 1905), b in Brunswick Co, Virginia, 16 March 1828; graduated at the University of Virginia, 1849, and Jefferson Medical College, 1850; settled in Petersburg, Virginia, 1851; Member of the Vvirginia Senate, 1857;  Surgeon and Major in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War;  m Sarah Joseph Alston, and by her (who d 1866), had issue:
    1. John Herbert, of whom we treat.
    1 Maria Louisa, m Herbert W Page, of Pagebrook.
    2. Anna Augusta, m Philip Howell Lightfoot, MD, of Port Royal.
    3. Sarah Joseph Alston, m William B McIlwaine, of Petersburg.
    4 Eliza Weldon, m Bernard Mann, of Petersburg.

    He m (2) Anne Leslie Watson, and, by her, had issue:
    2. Robert.
    3. Donal Waser.
    He d 24 Feb 1905.

    --  Claiborne Family history, Prominent Families of the United States, pp 232-233
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    Dr John Herbert Claiborne
    Birth Mar 10, 1828
    Death Feb 25, 1905

    He received his A.B in 1848 and his A.M. from Randolph-Macon College in 1853, joined the 12th Virginia Infantry on April 19, 1861 as surgeon with the rank of captain. Claiborne left the 12th Virginia before its first battle when he was placed in charge of all Petersburg military hospitals on February 15, 1862, where he remained for the duration of the war. He evacuated with the army and surrendered on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House. Dr. Claiborne was a prominent physician after the war.

    (bio courtesy of George Seitz, via Randolph-Macon's site)

    Spouse Sarah Joseph Alston Claiborne (1834 - 1869)
    Children:
    Mary Louisa Claiborne Page (1855 - 1902)
    John Herbert Claiborne (1861 - 1922)

    Burial Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia, Ward A-OG, Square 183

    Created by Mandy G. Jul 14, 2008
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #28263440, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28263440
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Sources

  • 1. Prominent Families of the Unites States
  • 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • 3. 1850 Federal Census, Madison County, Tennessee
    • 25 October, District 12, Hse/Fam #567

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