Felton, Jno.

FELTON

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/5/2021 at 12:46:46

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.608

FELTON, JNO., Virginia Township, farmer and book canvasser, New Virginia; was born in Frederick county, Md., January 30, 1804, and removed to Preston county, West Virginia, in 1810, and was raised there; he was engaged in contracting and the stock business; he came to this county in 1854, and entered the land on which he now resides; he owns 106 acres; he has been honored by the citizens of the township with the various offices of assessor, town trustee, justice of the peace, etc.; and is the oldest resident of the township; he married Miss Margaret Wootring in Sept., 1825; she was born in Preston county, West Virginia; they have ten children: Jehu, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Sayrs, Abraham, William, John, Matilda W., now Mrs. Stork, Susan J., now Mrs. Fleming, Zacchariah, Sarah, now Mrs. Jones, and Julia A., now Mrs. Knox; four sons enlisted in the army; Jehu enlisted in the 39th Iowa Infantry; Abraham in the 91st Illinois Infantry; William in the 10th Iowa Infantry; John in the 34th Iowa Infantry.