William Hamiton Felton Jr.

b. 20 September 1889, d. 28 May 1956
  • William Hamiton Felton Jr. was born on 20 September 1889 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
  • Wiliam Hamilton Felton and Mary Ellen Johnston appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, at 124 Georgia Avenue and seven servants.. Other members of the household included William Hamiton Felton Jr.
  • He married Luisa MacGill Gibson circa 1915 in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  • The following appeared on 16 January 1915 in The Macon Daily Telegraph: (Baltimore, Md., Jan. 15) The marriage of Miss Luisa Macgill Gibson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George T. M. Gibson of Baltimore, to William Hamilton Felton, Jr., son of Judge and Mrs. William Hamilton Felton, of Macon, will take place at noon tomorrow at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gibson, 514 Park avenue. Owing to the illness of Mrs. Felton the wedding will be very quiet, with only the two families attending. /P/ The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Dr. Arthur B. Kinsolving, rector of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church; The bride will enter the drawing room with her father, by whom she will be given away, and will be met by the bridegroom, accompanied by his best man, his cousin, Dr. John Duncan, of Macon. She will wear a beautiful gown of white satin covered with old family lace and a lace veil worn by her great aunt, the late Mrs. James Birckhead, at her wedding, and will carry a bouquet of lilies of the valley and white orchids. /P/ After a small breakfast the bride and bridegroom will leave for a wedding journey and their future home in Macon, but will return for the marriage of the bride's only sister, Miss Sara T. Gibson, to George Lynde, of New York, which will take place February 16 at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gibson. /P/ The Misses Gibson are two of the most charming girls who have ever grown up in Baltimore and whose family for generations has been prominent in society. /P/ Judge and Mrs. Felton arrived here today and are guests at the Belvidere hotel. Relatives of the bridegroom-elect who are here for the wedding, and who are stayong at the Belvidere, are Mrs. John Little, of Atlanta; Samuel Dunlap, of Macon; Mrs. George W. Duncan, of Macon, and her two sons, George Duncan and Dr. John Duncan, the latter of whom will be his cousin's best man.
  • William Hamiton Felton Jr. registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Bibb County, Georgia, while living with his wife and child at 124 Georgia Avenue in Macon, and self-employed there farming.
  • Wiliam Hamilton Felton and Mary Ellen Johnston appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, at 126 Georgia Avenue and one female domestic servant.. Other members of the household included William Hamiton Felton Jr., Luisa MacGill Gibson and William Hamilton Felton III.
  • He was employed as the president of a retail automobile company, according to the 1920 census.
  • William Hamiton Felton Jr. died on 28 May 1956 at age 66 in Bibb County, Georgia.
  • His wife Luisa MacGill Gibson became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
  • Last Edited: 14 Feb 2010

Family: Luisa MacGill Gibson b. 28 April 1893, d. 11 June 1983