J. JUDSON MONTAGUE,
Was born in Norfolk county, Virginia, on September 4, 1838, the son of
William V. Montague, and Mary Barrack, his wife. William V. Montague
was born in Middlesex county, Virginia, the son of William and
Mary Montague, and died in 1865, aged sixty-eight years. His wife
was a daughter of William and Eliza Barrack of Middlesex county, and
died in 1840, aged thirty-six years. At Norfolk, Virginia, November 26,
1867, J. Judson Montague married Kate S. Warren, who was born in
Northampton county, Virginia, the daughter of Thomas P. Warren,
now of Norfolk. Her mother, whose maiden name was Eliza Henderson,
died in 1884, aged sixty years. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Montague
are two living, Kate and Carroll H., and four deceased, Maude, Warren,
Percy and Roy.
Mr. Montague received an academic education in Norfolk, then studied
architecture and applied mechanics in Eastern Pennsylvania. He served
through the civil war, a private in Company B, 19th Virginia Artillery,
was captured near Richmond, April 3, 1865, and held at Richmond
until paroled April 15, 1865. He returned to Richmond in June, 1865,
and went into business with Tanner & Ehbets one year, bought them
out in 1867, and has continued the business to the present day, manufacturer
of sash, doors, etc. and dealer in lumber. For ten years he has
been president of the Meherin Lumber Company, is vice-president of the
Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works, president pro tem. of the
Planters National Bank; vice-president of the Mechanics Institute;
president of the North Birmingham Building Association.
