Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
1GENEALOGYE

All communications for this depart
mcnt should be addressed to the secro-
tary Of the Genealogical society Elder
Joseph +. Smith. Jr care of the His
torians office, Salt Lake city, Utah.
THE FELT FAMILY.
Among the honorable old Yankee
families which have helped to make
history In Utah as well as In famous
old New England, Is the Felt family
of which the veteran pioneer. Natha-
uici Henry Felt was the founder of this
western branch
Elder Felt was born in Salem on Feb.
G. 1916, and married Eliza Ann Preston.
He went TO Nauvoo In 1si5. and was
participant In all the trying events
which followed that Gate. He came to
Utah In 1850. after having presided over
the ST. Louis conference. numbering
about 10000 souls. for some years. His
family. which were numerous and Wig
orous. are among Utah's best and most
respected citizens.
Among the most prominent In recent
years are the late Joseph H. Felt who
served as the first president of the Y.
NJ. NJ. J. a i'm salt Lake city and for
many years until his death. June l5
1907. in the bishopric OF the Eleventh
ward
Charles b. Felt is n member of the
general Sunday School union board,
having served I'm many capacities prior
TO his elevation to his present position.
both in civil and ecclesiastical positions.
George F. Felt. John 6. and A. w.
Felt arc we'll kncwn business men or
Salt Lake City.
David p Felt. one of the sons is also
a well known journalist and editor,
Ida Felt. that beautiful foster mother
who with her sister Annie took tho
responsibility of rearing family of
six orphan children left by the demise
of Minnie Felt Cutler, and who was
soon after followed by the father, Jo-
seph c. Cutler
Including these well known charac-
ters there are still living OF the origin
III Felt family In Utah. the following
Margaret Felt West, John c., Albert
w. George F., Charles b., Ed H., Ida,
Annie. David p, Nathaniel H.. Mary
Adclla Young.
or the families associated with the
Felt family and well known in Utah.
the Felt genellogy mentions very fire.
quently the following families
Adams. Aldrick. Allen. Anson, An
drcws. Barber. Barnes, Billings. Brown,
Bryant, Chandler, Chase. Clark Gram
dali. Davis. Dudley. Emery. Ferguson.
Fuller, Call. Gates. Goff, Gould, Gray,
Green. Hall. Hale, Hardy, Harris, Hen
ry. Hill. Holly. Howard. Howe, John
son. Jones, Keeler, Kimball Lawrence,
Lewis, Lowry. Lyon. Martin, Mason.
Mile. Morrison, Nelson. Nicholes. Palm
er. Parmelee. Peck. Perkins. Petit,
Pierce, Porter Pratt. Precter, Pulsipher,
Read. Reeves. Richardson, Robbins.
Robinson, Russell. Saunders. Sheldon,
Sherman. Smith. Steele, Stevens, Sy-
monds. Taylor, Thompson, Tucker Tur-
ner, Webb. Wells, West White, Whit
moro. Williams. Wilson. Wood, Wright,
Young.
There has been n large Felt family |
record published. not by a direct de-
sccndant of the Felt family. but by |
n-in-law. John e Morris. This gen. |
tleman has gathered some most inter- |
estIng and valuable information re- |
garding the descendants of the immi- |
grant. George Felt OF Fclch. Casco Bay, |
who was born in 1901 and landed at |
Introduction to the book contains |
rtinent remarks from which we here
U III give copious extracts.
There is a healthy and growing In
tcrest In the subject of genealogy"
Many bright historical minds are now |
interested In this fascinating study. and
are giving to It much valuable time
and attention. The work done by these
and others Of more humble attain
ments, well illustrates the claim of an
Increasing interest. and gives the lie to
the smart assertion that the modern
man lives for the present and strives
for the future only and does not care
q rap who his grandfather was This
same modern, II his ideas should be
carried out by his descendants, might
be somewhat chagrined could he OBJ
serve the mental attitude of his great
grandchildren toward himself. Those
who affect to despise the egotIsm OF