County of Christian, Kentucky.  Historical and Biographical.  Edited by 
William Henry Perrin.  F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 366-367.

HON. JOHN FELAND was born December 23, 1837, in Barren County, Ky.; his 
father was a native of Virginia and of Scotch descent; was long a farmer 
in Christian County; for ten years Postmaster at Hopkinsville, and one 
of the substantial and valuable men of the community.  The subject of 
this sketch received a liberal education, completing his studies at 
Center College at Danville.  In 1858 he began the study of law with Col. 
James F. Buckner, now of Louisville; he had barely commenced practice 
when the war broke out in 1861; he entered the army as Quartermaster of 
the Third Kentucky (Federal) Cavalry, and remained with that regiment 
until the battle of Shiloh; he was then Quartermaster of the Eighth 
Kentucky Cavalry, with which he served until 1863, when he left the 
army, returned home, and resumed the practice of law at Hopkinsville.  
In the following year he formed a law partnership with Gen. Benjamin H. 
Bristow, which continued until Gen. Bristow's removal to Louisville two 
years later; he then associated with Col. Walter Evans for nine years, 
and then with S. O. Graves and at present is associated with Hunter Wood 
in the law practice.  In 1875 he became a candidate for the Legislature, 
and was elected over his opponent, Hon. James A. McKenzie; was re-
elected in 1877 and in 1879; he was Presidential Elector for the State 
at large on the Republican ticket in 1876.  In the spring of that year he 
was appointed by the State Legislature in connection with Judge Joshua 
F. Bullitt, of Louisville, to edit and publish the new code of practice 
adopted by that body, and to take effect January 1, 1877.  He is a man 
of sound practical ability, a good speaker, a careful, thrifty and 
successful lawyer; a man of great independence of character, espousing a 
cause and maintaining it at all hazards; is a man of fine appearance and 
agreeable manners, and stands deservedly high in the community of which 
he is an active and useful member.  Mr. Feland married February 12, 
1863, to Miss Sallie Kennedy, daughters of the late S. W. Kennedy, of 
Todd County, Ky.

Feland Buckner Bristow Evans Graves Wood McKenzie Bullitt Kennedy
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Barren-KY VA Danville-Boyle-KY Louisville-Jefferson-KY Todd-KY

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