Chicago, Illinois Louis W. Felt was born August 1847 in Sweden and immigrated to the US around 1852. He married Esmerelda Bertrand, born 1856 and an immigrant from Fr-Canada. They had children Blanche, Mildred, Beatrix and Ferande Felt. Louis W. Felt died December 8, 1941 in Chicago. In the 1870 US Census he is listed as a 'shoemaker' living with his mother, Julia, and sister, Julia. he later became a very talented photographer!