Ferebee, Leigh Cason
Title
Ferebee, Leigh Cason
Last Name
Ferebee
First and Middle Name
Leigh Cason
Nicknames or Other Names
"Ferebee" he went by his last name
Hometown
Norfolk, VA
County and/or State
Norfolk, VA
Birth Date
June 3rd, 1895
Birthplace
Norfolk, VA
Death Date
July 6th, 1965
Place of Death
Norfolk, VA
Parents
Father: Samuel D Ferebee (1866-1905) Mother: Margaret Jacocks Sagar (1870-1932)
Siblings
George Emory Ferebee (1898-1942)
Samuel Harrell Ferebee (1893-1966)
Samuel Harrell Ferebee (1893-1966)
Spouse(s)
Ora Ferebee
Children
They had a child but it died in child birth
VPI Graduating Class
1921 (left VPI early and served, then returned after the war was over)
Undergraduate Major
Mining Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
N/a
Rank
N/a
Military Events
In the VPI 1921 yearbook, it said he was active in France during the war. At the beginning of his junior year of college, he went to go serve for the military and spent a lot time in France. After the war was over, he came back and finished his schooling at Tech.
Other Events
In the 1940 census, he did office work in the private sector.
Additional Notes
He was 47 when he entered World War II.
He was part of the Norfolk Club at Virginia Tech
He was part of the Norfolk Club at Virginia Tech
Contributing Researchers
Jane Duncan
Files
Collection
Citation
“Ferebee, Leigh Cason,” VPI in World War I, accessed May 4, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/828.
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