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The Felton Family
Felton Family - Immigrants:
Generation 1: Peter G. Felton & Johanna Anna Maria Vierow
Felton Family in America:
Generation 2: John E. Felton & Mabel G. Fleming
Generation 3: James William Howard Felton & Elaine Florella Stuempges
There were several Peter Felton living in Chicago in the 1890s and it has been difficult differentiating them from one another. The city directories for Chicago has ultimately been the most helpful set of records with this research, as they annually provided an occupation and home address.
The transcriptions below are of every Peter Felton I could find, with bold entries showing the specific Peter Felton we're researching; bold-red entries reflect other Peter Felton's identified, below.
Year: Name: Occupation: Address:
1864 Michael Felton tailor h N Franklin, nr Schiller
1865 Michael Felten tailor r ws N Franklin, nr Schiller
1866 nil
1867 Michael Felten tailor r 500 N Franklin
1867 Peter Felten trunkmaker bds 500 N Franklin
1867 Peter Felton trunkmaker, Becker & Kopsell r 500 N Franklin
1868 nil
1869 Peter Felden cigarmaker r 113 N Indiana
1870 Peter Felden trunkmaker, Becker r 345 North av
1870 Peter Felter trunkmkr bds 354 North av
1871 nil
1872 nil
1873 Peter Felten trunkmkr, Vogler & Geudtner r 25 Carl
1874 Peter Felten trunkmkr r 25 Carl
1875 Peter Felten blksmith r 84 Mohawk
1875 Peter Felten trunkmaker bds 500 N Franklin
1875 Peter Felton horseshoer r 84 Mohawk
1876 Peter Felten lab. 248 Hurlbut
1877/78 Peter Felten trunkmkr 248 Hurlbut
1879 Peter Felten horseshoer 385 North av
1879 Peter Felton trunkmkr 248 Hurlbut
1880/81 Peter Felden cabinetmkr 446 Milwaukee av
1880/81 Peter Felton blksmith 90 Indiana
1882 Peter Feldon cabinetmkr 446 Milwaukee av
1882 Peter Felten cabinetmkr 446 Milwaukee av
1882 Peter Felten horseshoer 24 N Grover
1882 Peter J. Felton waiter 73 W Lake
1883 Michael Felton tailor 500 N Franklin
1883 Peter Felten trunkmkr r 500 N Franklin
1884 Peter Felton trunkmkr 198 Hudson av
1886 Peter Feldon cabinetmkr bds 89 Cornelia
1886 Peter Felten blksmith al r 279 Orchard
1886 Peter Felton trunkmkr 198 Hudson av
1887 Peter Felden waiter bds 142 Indiana
1887 Peter Felton blksmith 90 W Polk
1888 Joseph Felten trunkmkr bds 500 N Franklin
1888 Michael Felten tailor 500 N Franklin
1888 Michael Felten trunkmkr bds 500 N Franklin
1888 Peter Felten candymkr bds 500 N Franklin
1889 Peter Felton bicyclemkr bds 500 N Franklin
1889 Peter Felton horseshoer 99 Mather
1889 Peter Felton bds Grand Hotel
1890 Peter Felten bicyclemkr 498 N Franklin
1890 Peter Felten carpenter 446 Milwaukee av
1890 Peter Felten painter 1025 Wellington av
1890 Peter Felten trunkmkr bds 404 Cleveland av
1890 Peter Felton horseshoers, Felton & Alois Kirk 37 Kinzie
1890 Felton & Kirk horseshoers 37 Kinzie
1891 Peter Felten painter 1025 Wellington av
1891 Peter Felton shiner r 139 Fry
1892 Peter Felten machinist bds 498 N Franklin
1892 Peter Felten paints 464 Southport av
1892 Peter Felton bartndr 77 Lincoln av
1892 Peter Felton carpenter 430 Bristol
1893 Peter Felten bicyclemkr 498 North Park av
1893 Peter Felten lab. 54 Hudson av
1893 Peter Felton painter 949 Lincoln av
1893 Peter Felton bartndr 991 N Clark
1893 Peter Felton cabinetmkr 432 Bristol
1894 Peter Felten paints 949 Lincoln av
1894 Peter Felten waiter 989 Clark
1894 Peter Felton carp. 432 Bristol
1895 Peter Felten paints 955 Lincoln av
1895 Peter J. Felten teamster bds 398 North Park av
1895 Peter Felton bartndr 377 Oak
1895 Peter Felton carp. 4556 Princeton av
1896 Peter G. Felden carp. 4526 Princeton av
1896 Peter Felten paints 955 Lincoln av
1897 Peter Felten finisher 498 North Park av
1897 Peter Felten paints 963 Lincoln av
1897 Peter Felten trunkmkr r 154 Hudson av
1897 Henry Felton porter bds 20 Clark
1897 Henry Felton teamster 212 Fletcher
1897 Henry J. Felton lithog. 436 S Western av
1897 Peter Felton trunkmkr 3141 Union av
1898/99 Mrs. Annie Felten 237 W 43rd
1898/99 Peter Felten trunkmkr 154 Hudson av
1898/99 Peter Felton painter 963 Lincoln av
1898/99 Henry Felton teamster 212 Fletcher
1898/99 Henry A. Felton 413 W Jackson boul
1898/99 Henry J. Felton printer 436 S Western av
The Multiple Peter Feltons of Chicago - Identified
1. Peter Felton (m. Margaret Stevens)
b. abt 1848-1849, Wisconsin
d.
Children:
Mary "Minnie" Felton (m. William Armstrong)
b. 26 May 1874, Chicago, IL
d. 18 Mar 1940, Chicago, ILAgnes Aggie" Felton (m. William Houlihan)
b. 5 Nov 1875, Chicago, IL
d. 17 Aug 1944, Oak Park, Cook Co, ILCatharine Felton
b. abt 1877, IllinoisAnna Felton (m. George Jacobsen)
b. abt Nov 1879, Chicago, IL
d. 17 Sep 1925, Chicago, IL
Chronological Timeline:
The 1870 federal census has Peter Felden enumerated on 6 Jun 1870 in the 19th Ward of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was residing in the household of Wolfgang Schies, a fellow blacksmith. The household consisted of the following:
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6FFW-D7D
A newspaper article was published on 12 Nov 1870 in The Chicago Evening Mail of Chicago, Illinois, mentions a marriage license that had been issued on 4 Nov 1870. The Chicago fire occurred several years later and there is no record of their marriage with the county or state.
"51,027 Peter Felten Margaret Stevens"
The Chicago city directories show Peter Felton as a blacksmith or horseshoer throughout several years:
1875 Peter Felten blksmith r 84 Mohawk
1875 Peter Felton horseshoer r 84 Mohawk
1879 Peter Felten horseshoer 385 North av
1880/81 Peter Felton blksmith 90 Indiana
1882 Peter Felten horseshoer 24 N Grover
1886 Peter Felten blksmith al r 279 Orchard
1887 Peter Felton blksmith 90 W Polk
1889 Peter Felton horseshoer 99 Mather
1890 Peter Felton horseshoers, & Alois Kirk 37 Kinzie
1890 Felton & Kirk horseshoers 37 Kinzie
The 1880 federal census has Peter Felton enumerated on 11 Jun 1880 at 90 East Indiana Street in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. His household consisted of the following:
An article was published in The Inter Ocean of Chicago, Illinois on 18 Feb 1890:
"126,087-Margaret Felton vs Peter Felton. Bill for divorce for cruelty and desertion. Wm. M. Johnston and Gray, soirs."
2. Peter Felton (m. Elisabetha-Elizabeth Carls-Karls)
b. abt 1841-1845, Luxembourg b. ____, Luxembourg
d. 11 Jan 1899, Alexian Brothers Hospital, Chicago, IL d. unknown
bu. 13 Jan 1899, St. Boniface Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Children:
Augusta Felten (m. Peter Streicher)
b. 11 May 1879, Chicago, IL
d. 27 Jan 1936, St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Chicago, IL
bu. 30 Jan 1936, St. Boniface Cemetery,
Chicago, ILElizabeth Margaret Felten (m. Henry Frank Keller)
b. 16 Jun 1881, Chicago, IL
d. 18 Apr 1946, Chicago, IL[daughter] Felten
b. 4 Jul 1884, Chicago, IL
Chronological Timeline:
The Chicago city directories show Peter Felten as a trunkmaker throughout several years, his earliest years being connected to a Michael Felten:
1864 Michael Felton tailor h N Franklin, nr Schiller
1865 Michael Felten tailor r ws N Franklin, nr Schiller
1867 Michael Felten tailor r 500 N Franklin
1867 Peter Felten trunkmaker bds 500 N Franklin
1867 Peter Felton trunkmaker, Becker & Kopsell r 500 N Franklin
1870 Peter Felden trunkmaker, Becker r 345 North av
1870 Peter Felter trunkmkr bds 354 North av
1873 Peter Felten trunkmkr, Vogler & Geudtner r 25 Carl
1874 Peter Felten trunkmkr r 25 Carl
1875 Peter Felten trunkmaker bds 500 N Franklin
1876 Peter Felten lab. 248 Hurlbut
1877/78 Peter Felten trunkmkr 248 Hurlbut
1879 Peter Felton trunkmkr 248 Hurlbut
1883 Michael Felton tailor 500 N Franklin
1883 Peter Felten trunkmkr r 500 N Franklin
1884 Peter Felton trunkmkr 198 Hudson av
1886 Peter Felton trunkmkr 198 Hudson av
1888 Joseph Felten trunkmkr bds 500 N Franklin
1888 Michael Felten tailor 500 N Franklin
1888 Michael Felten trunkmkr bds 500 N Franklin
1888 Peter Felten candymkr bds 500 N Franklin
1889 Peter Felton bicyclemkr bds 500 N Franklin
1890 Peter Felten trunkmkr bds 404 Cleveland av
1893 Peter Felten lab. 54 Hudson av
1897 Peter Felten trunkmkr r 154 Hudson av
1898/99 Peter Felten trunkmkr 154 Hudson av
The 1870 federal census has Peter Felton (25, trunkmaker, born in Louxemburg) enumerated on 12 Jul 1870 in the 17th Ward of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was residing in the household of Charles Roeding. A "Charles Reding" appears in the 1870 city directory for Chicago residing 345 North av. Their household consisted of the following:
On 13 Aug 1874 in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Felten purchased the property of 248 Hurlbut Street from Jacob & wife Catharine Sauer for $825. The deed states Peter Felten could take possession of the property by 1 Sep 1874. The full description of the property was "one story frame building known as No. 248 Hurlbut Street situate on lot No. 98 of Block 51 of the Canal Trustees Subdivision of Section 33 Township 40 N. R[ange] 14 E. in said City of Chicago." The witness to the deed was Frank B. Edelmann. The deed was proven by Jacob & wife Catharine Sauer on 13 Aug 1874 by A. Dubrock, public notary, filed on 14 Aug 1874 and recorded on 25 Aug 1874 as record number 185206.
Later on 25 Feb 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Felten and wife Elisabetha sold the same 248 Hurlbut Street property to Henry Loesch for $1,500. The deed describes the property as the same "Lot number 98 in Block 51 in the Canal Trustees Subdivision of Section 33 Township 40 North of Range 14 East of the 3rd principal meridian." The witness to the deed was Mathias Schmitz, a notary public, who proved the deed on 25 Feb 1878. It was filed on 26 Feb 1878 as record number 170497.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37C-4Z88
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37H-B9T6-N
The 1880 federal census has Peter Felten enumerated on 16 Jun 1880 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. His household consisted of the following:
Peter Felten W M 39 Head Harness Maker Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxemburg
Elizabeth W F 32 Wife Keeping House Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxemburg
Augusta W F 1 Daughter Illinois Luxemburg Luxemburg
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY1-9B1M
A coroner's inquest was conducted on the body of Peter Felten on 11 Jan 1899 at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The inquest states Peter Felten died on the same day of "cerebral hemorrhage due to degeneration and rupture of cerebral artery." The inquest further states the witnesses were the following individuals:
Elizabeth Felton 154 Hudson Av
John Uerdall[sp?] 152 Hudson Av
John Becker 277 Center St
Theo. F. Mueller 100 Mohawk St
A. A. Osborn 334 E. No. Av
E. P. Noel 589 Jackson Bl
Peter Felten was buried on 13 Jan 1899 at St. Boniface Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
The burial cards for St. Boniface Cemetery also show a few other Felten buried within the same lot:
Cath. Felten [blank] bu. 7 Aug 1878 6 years old
John Felton d. 6 Jun 1886 bu. 8 Jun 1886 [no age given]
Elis. Felten d. 15 Jun 1886 bu. 17 Jun 1886 38 years old
Jacob Felten d. 26 Dec 1899 bu. 28 Dec 1899 48 years old
3. Peter Felten (m. Mary Klauk)
b. 23 Jul 1858, Kesten, Bernkastel-Wittlich, b. Dec 1860, IL
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 29 Jun 1927, 1526 Nelson St., Chicago, IL
ba. 25 Jul 1858, Kesten, Bernkastel-Wittlich, bu. 2 Jul 1927, St. Joseph Cemetery,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany River Grove, Cook Co, IL
d. 21 Sep 1938, 1526 Nelson St., Chicago, IL
bu. 24 Sep 1938, St. Joseph Cemetery, Father: Adam Klauk
River Grove, Cook Co, IL Mother: Margaret Franzen
Father: Joseph Felten
Mother: Maria Anna Bierenfeld
Children:
Mary Margaret Felten (m. NN Dernbach)
b. 15 Aug 1887, Chicago, IL
ba. 21 Aug 1887, St. Alphonsus Church,
Chicago, ILBarbara A. Felten (m. John A. Curry)
b. 18 Jan 1889, Chicago, IL
ba. 20 Jan 1889, St. Alphonsus Church,
Chicago, IL
m. 24 Sep 1913, St. Alphonsus Church,
Chicago, IL
d. 11 Dec 1975, Chicago, IL"2 kinder"
b. unknown
d. 1025 Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL
bu. 3 May 1890, St. Alphonsus Church,
Chicago, IL [burial record]Rose A. Felten (m. NN Steiner)
b. 28 Aug 1892, Chicago, IL
d. 2 Jan 1972, Chicago, ILTheresa Felten
b. Jan 1896, Chicago, ILAlexander Peter Felten
b. abt 2 Jan 1900, 963 Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
d. 24 Feb 1900, 963 Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
bu. 26 Feb 1900, St. Boniface Cemetery,
Chicago, ILBertha C. Felten
b. 1 Oct 1902, Chicago, IL
d. 13 Jul 1949, Chicago, IL
Chronological Timeline:
On 20 Jan 1885 in St. Michael's Church in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Felten was married to Maria Klauk. The marriage record states Peter Felten was from "Kesten, Trier" and Maria Klauk was from Chicago, Illinois. The witnesses to the marriage were John Faber and Peter Thomas.
SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT4S-JNX
The Chicago city directories show Peter Felten as a painter throughout several years:
1890 Peter Felten painter 1025 Wellington av
1891 Peter Felten painter 1025 Wellington av
1892 Peter Felten paints 464 Southport av
1893 Peter Felton painter 949 Lincoln av
1894 Peter Felten paints 949 Lincoln av
1895 Peter Felten paints 955 Lincoln av
1896 Peter Felten paints 955 Lincoln av
1897 Peter Felten paints 963 Lincoln av
1898/99 Peter Felton painter 963 Lincoln av
4. Peter Felten (m. NN)
b. abt 1856, Germany
d. 4 Apr 1897, Alexian Brothers Hospital, Chicago, IL
bu. 6 Apr 1897, Calvary Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Children:
Chronological Timeline:
The Chicago city directories show Peter Felten as a bartender, porter and waitor throughout several years:
1882 Peter J. Felton waiter 73 W Lake
1887 Peter Felden waiter bds 142 Indiana
1889 Peter Felton bds Grand Hotel
1893 Peter Felton bartndr 991 N Clark
1894 Peter Felten waiter 989 Clark
1895 Peter Felton bartndr 377 Oak
Peter Felton died on 4 Apr 1897 at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The death certificate states he was a married resident and waiter residing at 569 N. Market St. He was 41 years old and born in Germany. Peter was buried on 6 Apr 1897 in Calvary Cemetery in Chicago.
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