George Feltner (1851-1940)

John George Feltner (1851-1940) aka J. George Feltner; Tailor (b. June 25, 1851; Hamburg, Germany - d. November 13, 1940; Hudson, Columbia County, New York, USA)

Name
His full name was John George Feltner but he referred to himself as J. George Feltner, and sometimes as George Feltner.

Parents
His father was Conrad Feltner, aka Conrad Geifel; and his mother was Katherine Friedrich. They were from Hamburg, Germany.

Birth: He was born on June 25, 1851, in Hamburg, Germany.

Baptism
He was baptized on June 27, 1851 at Entenberg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hamburg, Germany.

Emigration
He emigrated to the United States around 1875.

Marriage
He married Dorothea Schmaus (1848-1936) of Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany on June 25, 1876, in Manhattan, New York City. Their marriage certificate was number "3246".

Children

 * Anna M. Feltner (1877-c1955) who married Melvin J. Yates on December 31, 1907 in the Bronx
 * Augusta F. Feltner (1879-1954) who never married
 * Rosamund Feltner (1880-1952) aka Rose Feltner who married Matthew John Donovan on April 24, 1904 in New York City
 * Alma Feltner (1883-1940) who married Edwin Joseph O'Malley (1881-1953)
 * George Henry Feltner (1884-1958) who married Minnie L. Barmore (1884-?) on June 12, 1907 in Brooklyn
 * Robert H. Feltner (1886-1966)
 * Dorothy Feltner (1889-1948) who married James T. Connors
 * Clarence G. Feltner (1891-1960) who married Helen X on March 6, 1915 in Manhattan

New York City
In 1880 he was listed as a "merchant tailor" in the census and was living in Manhattan.

Death
He died on November 13, 1940, Hudson, Columbia County, New York. He was buried in Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery in Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York.