Johan Eddgar Wiktar Felt was born on 20 Dec 1895 in West Union as the ninth child of Andrew Peter Anderson Felt and Christina Maria Wänquist. He had eight siblings, namely: Algoth Levin, John Edgar, (Johanna) Josephine, Algoth Levine, Rudolf Victor, Ellen Elisabett, Walfred Andrew, and Emil Edwin. He died on 26 Feb 1912 in St. Joseph’s Hosp. St. Paul, Minnesota.

 His cause of death was complications from operation for appendicitis. He was buried in West Union Cemetery.