My Genealogy Hound

JOHN W. FELTON, a prosperous young farmer and grape-grower of Westfield, is the son of Barnardus and Amelia (Lictus) Felton, and was born in the town of Clymer, Chautauqua county, New York, June 25, 1859. The parents of our subject are thrifty and industrious people from Holland. They came from their native land in 1855, and settled in the town of Clymer, where they resided and where Mr. Felton farmed for a few years, but in 1865 removed to Sherman, where he has since lived and pursued the same calling, being now seventy years of age. Mr. Felton joined his sympathies with the Republican party as soon as he became acquainted with the political system of this great country, and has identified himself with it ever since. In 1862, when the second call for troops was made by President Lincoln, he enlisted in the 154th regt., N. Y. Vol., and served as a private until the suspension of hostilities. His wife died February 5, 1888, when sixty-four years of age. She was possessed of an earnest Christian character and passed away consoled by the faith of the United Brethren church. She was the mother of six children, three sons and three daughters: Garret J., John, Nat, Mary and Ann, living in Clymer, married to G. W. Lictus.

John W. Felton was reared on his father’s farm and was educated at the public schools of Clymer and Sherman towns. He has spent his whole life farming, and now owns a pretty place three miles east of Westfield, consisting of forty-six acres, sixteen acres being planted to grapes.

June 5, 1882, he married Mary A. Inwood, a daughter of William Inwood, a resident of Sugar Grove, Warren county, Pa., and they have one child, a son, Henry, living. William Inwood was a native of England, and came to the United States in 1842. He came to Warren county, Pa., and, buying a farm, engaged in farming. He married and reared a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters: Isaac, resides in California; Thomas, lives in Westfield town, this county; William, makes his home at Freehold, Pa.; Michael, is living in Harmony, this county; Hattie, married Charles Crouch and they are citizens of Sugar Grove, Pa.; Annie, wife of Leonard Gilford, of Westfield town; and Mary A., united to our subject. Mrs. Inwood was born in England June 6, 1814, and died at her husband’s home March 6, 1888. When a young woman she was in service with the family of the Duke of Norfolk. Mr. Inwood died March 7, 1890, aged seventy-three years.

Mr. and Mrs. Felton are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.