Montgomery, Cephas Abraham

Title

Last Name

Montgomery

First and Middle Name

Cephas Abraham

Nicknames or Other Names

Montey

Hometown

Wirtz, Virginia

County and/or State

Franklin

Birth Date

June 1st, 1889

Birthplace

Boones Mill, VA

Death Date

June 21st, 1947

Cause of Death

Lung Cancer

Place of Death

Blacksburg, VA

Parents

Charles William Montgomery, Elizabeth Flora Buchanan

Siblings

Thos F, Rosa B, Lura M, Zaida E, John D, Riley B, Sallie E.

Spouse(s)

Ellie Gibson Montgomery

Children

Mary Jean Montgomery, Elizabeth R Montgomery.

VPI Graduating Class

1916

Undergraduate Major

A.B. degree from Lynchburg College

B.S with honors in agriculture and a M.S in Rural Sociology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Graduated

Yes

Service Branch

Army, Field Artillery

Unit

Member of F.A.C.O.T.S - Field Artillery Central Officer Training School at Camp Taylor

Rank

Second Lieutenant

Retired Rank

Second Lieutenant

Postwar Life

Taught at Virginia Tech and was one of the leaders of the 4-H organization

Occupation

Teacher

Additional Notes

Cephas Montgomery was a Field Artillery Officer in the First World War who rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant. Widely regarded as a strong public speaker and gifted academic, Montgomery graduated with an A.B. degree from Lynchburg College and obtained both a B.S with honors in agriculture and a M.S in Rural Sociology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Cephas was a both a devote teacher and an active member of the Virginia Tech community for much of his life; being both a member of Alpha Zeta honorary agriculture fraternity, and the Assistant Director of the 4-H Extension Services at V.P.I for 15 years.

Files

Cephas Abram Montgomery senior portrait from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Cephas Abram Montgomery picture from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Cephas Abram Montgomery from the 1916 Bugle.jpg

Collection

VPI Class of 1916

Citation

“Montgomery, Cephas Abraham,” VPI in World War I, accessed May 16, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/54.

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