Benjamin Franklin Felt (deceased), born at Plattsburg, N. Y., Jan 3, 1821, son of Samuel Webster and Lydia (Wheeler) Felt, both natives of Temple, N. H., the former born Sept. 21, 1777. The paternal grandparents of Mr. Felt were Aaron and Tabitha (Upton) FeIt, the former born at Lynn, Mass., Sept. 1, 1742, and the letter at Temple, N. H., and his great-grandparents, Aaron Felt, born at Casco Bay, Me., and Mary (Wyatt) Felt, born at Lynn, Mass. Mr. Felt was educated in his native town of Plattsburg, N. Y., and on Sept. 11, 1854, married Ann E. Platt, also a native of Plattsburg, and they had children named: Zephaniah Charles, Benjamin Franklin, Anna E. and Mary B. In religious belief he was a Presbyterian and politically a Republican. Mr. Felt died at Galena, Illinois, July 31, 1899. During his life he was one of Galena's most public-spirited citizens. The splendid Public Library was a gift to the city from his generous hand, and in all works of public and private benevolence, he was always in the front rank, assisting in all those measures which tended to the betterment of the city and the elevation of mankind. It can truly be said of him, that "the good he did lives after him"

History of Jo Daviess 1904 - Contributed by Dori Leekley