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George S. Good | |
|---|---|
 George S. Good circa ~1895 | |
| Born | George Smith Good April 10, 1844 |
| Died | October 14, 1913 (aged 69)
Lock Haven,
Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Highland Cemetery Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dickinson Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | Railroad, industrialist |
| Title | President, George S. Good & Co President, George S. Good Firebrick Co. |
| Spouse |
Catherine Angelica Baker Good
(
m. 1867; died 1931) |
| Children | 7 |
| Signature | |
 | |
George Smith Good (April 10, 1844 – October 14, 1913) was a Union Army officer during the United States Civil War [1] , and later became a significant railroad contractor [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and industrialist in the firebrick [7], electrical [8] [9] , and clay industries in late 19th and early 20th century America [10].
Good was one of the founders of the town of Patton, Pennsylvania along with James Kerr and Senator John Patton [11]
George Smith Good was born April 10, 1844 [12] , in Turbotville, Pennsylvania, as the youngest son of 9 children born to George Good and Mary Smith Good [13] [14] . He received a common school education and enrolled in Dickinson Seminary [15] where his education was interrupted by the United States Civil War [15].
Good served in Company I, 84th Pennsylvania Regiment during the civil war achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant [16]. He participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville & Mile Run. At the battle of Chancellorsville Virginia, he received a gunshot wound in the right hand & was taken prisoner & confined to Libby prison for 3 weeks [15] where his education was interrupted by the United States Civil War [15]. In 1863 he was taken prisoner again at the battle of Mine Run and was one of the prisoners who escaped Libby Prison Escape [17] .
After the war, Good was released from military service on December 31, 1864 [18] when he relocated to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and entered the grocery business in Williamsport, Pennsylvania [19] [15]
Through his companies Good Construction Company and Pennsylvania Construction Company, Good was a contractor on the following railroads:
- Arizona and New Mexico Railway [20]
- Beech Creek Railroad [3] [21] [20]
- Buffalo and Rochester Railroad [20]
- Chihuahua-Pacific Railway [20]
- Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf_Railroad [20]
- Clearfield and Mahoning Railway [4]
- Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad [22]
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (DN&P) Railway [23]
- Frisco Railroad [20]
- El Paso and Northeastern Railroad [5] [24] [17]
- El Paso and Southwestern Railroad [20]
- New York Central Railroad [25]
- Pennsylvania Railroad [20]
- Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway [6] among others
By the early 1890s, Good had expanded his business activites into large city sewer installations [26], banking [27] as well as the manufacture of sewer pipe, fire brick and coal mining [28]. Good entered into the clay industry with the founding of the Patton Clay Manufacturing Company [29] .
Good was also founded and served as president of the following companies:
- George S. Good Fire Brick Company [28]
- Clearfield Sewer Pipe Company [28]
- The Good Clay & Coal Company [28]
- Margaret Smokeless Coal Company [28]
On 1867, Good married Catherine Angelica Baker of Milton, Pennsylvania and together they had 9 children [15]: Sarah Baker "Sally" Good Church, Mary Worth Good, Georgeanna "Georgie" Good, Catherine A "Katie" Good, Edward M Good, Blanche Beatrice Good Lark, Henry F. Good, Ralph E. Good, George S. Good II
Good passed away peacefully at his home in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania on October 14, 1913 [15].
- ^ Reports of the Departments, Transmitted To The Governor of Pennsylvania in Pursuance of Law, Year for the Ending November 30, 1863. State of Pennsylvania. 1863. p. 96.
- ^ "El Paso & Northeastern". Railroad Gazette. 30: 300. 1898.
- ^ a b "Beech Creek". Railroad Gazette. 24: 15. 1892.
- ^ a b "Clearfield & Mahoning". Railroad Gazette. 24: 483. 1892.
- ^ a b Myrick, David F. (1991). New Mexico's Railroads: A Historical Survey. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 76, 91.
- ^ a b "Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo". Railroad Gazette: 524. August 2, 1895.
- ^ Yearbook of the Pennsylvania Society of New York. 1914. p. 96.
-
^ National Electric Light Association, Thirty Third Convention, Volume I, General Sessions, Papers, Reports and Discussions. St. Louis, Missouri. May 23–27, 1910. p. lxxxiii.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format ( link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ "An illustrated Weekly Journal of Scientific and Electrical Progress". Electrical Review. 33. New York: 254. July 6, 1898.
- ^ "Brick and Clay Record". Brick and Clay Record. XLIII (1). Chicago: 924. November 4, 1913.
- ^ "About Us". Patton Borough. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (1906–1968). "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970" (Document). Harrisburg, PA, USA: Pennsylvania (State).
- ^ "George Smith Good (1844-1913) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
- ^ Records of the Bureau of the Census (2009). "1850 United States Federal Census". Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census. Provo, UT, USA: National Archives in Washington D.C.; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. p. 52b. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g Good, George Smith (October 15, 1913). "George S. Good Claimed By The Grim Reaper". The Lock Haven Express. p. 4.
- ^ Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. November 30, 1893. p. 96.
- ^ a b "George S. Good, Contractor, dies". El Paso Herald. El Paso, Texas. November 12, 1913. p. 11.
-
^ Swoope, Roland D., Jr. Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. p. 63.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Boyd's Williamsport City Directory. 1885. p. 382.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hitchcock; Tinkler (1927). The Contractor's Story of The Moffat Tunnel. Hitchcock & Tinkler, Inc. p. 4.
- ^ "Beech Creek". Railroad Gazette. 24: 912. 1892.
- ^ "Coudersport & Port Allegheny". Railroad Gazette: 321. May 17, 1895.
- ^ "Surveying For The Moffat Railroad". The Colorado Magazine. XXIV. The State Historical Society of Colorado: 213. 1947.
- ^ "Railroad Items of Interest". Railway International Passenger and Ticket Agents Journal: 17. 1898.
- ^ "George S. Good Passes Away". The Clearfield Progress. Vol. VIII, no. 54. October 15, 1913. p. 1.
- ^ Ordinances and Joint Resolutions of the Select and Common Councils of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA ORDINANCE. October 25, 1893. p. 1.
- ^ "Annual Election Of Bank Officers". The Patton Courier. January 18, 1893. p. 1.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e "Brick and Clay Record". 42–43. Chicago, IL: Kenfield Leach Company. November 4, 1913: 924.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ "Destructive Fire At Patton,PA". Clay Record. VIII: 29. January 14, 1896.
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George S. Good | |
|---|---|
George S. Good circa ~1895 | |
| Born | George Smith Good April 10, 1844 |
| Died | October 14, 1913 (aged 69)
Lock Haven,
Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Highland Cemetery Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dickinson Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | Railroad, industrialist |
| Title | President, George S. Good & Co President, George S. Good Firebrick Co. |
| Spouse |
Catherine Angelica Baker Good
(
m. 1867; died 1931) |
| Children | 7 |
| Signature | |
| |
George Smith Good (April 10, 1844 – October 14, 1913) was a Union Army officer during the United States Civil War [1] , and later became a significant railroad contractor [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and industrialist in the firebrick [7], electrical [8] [9] , and clay industries in late 19th and early 20th century America [10].
Good was one of the founders of the town of Patton, Pennsylvania along with James Kerr and Senator John Patton [11]
George Smith Good was born April 10, 1844 [12] , in Turbotville, Pennsylvania, as the youngest son of 9 children born to George Good and Mary Smith Good [13] [14] . He received a common school education and enrolled in Dickinson Seminary [15] where his education was interrupted by the United States Civil War [15].
Good served in Company I, 84th Pennsylvania Regiment during the civil war achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant [16]. He participated in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville & Mile Run. At the battle of Chancellorsville Virginia, he received a gunshot wound in the right hand & was taken prisoner & confined to Libby prison for 3 weeks [15] where his education was interrupted by the United States Civil War [15]. In 1863 he was taken prisoner again at the battle of Mine Run and was one of the prisoners who escaped Libby Prison Escape [17] .
After the war, Good was released from military service on December 31, 1864 [18] when he relocated to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and entered the grocery business in Williamsport, Pennsylvania [19] [15]
Through his companies Good Construction Company and Pennsylvania Construction Company, Good was a contractor on the following railroads:
- Arizona and New Mexico Railway [20]
- Beech Creek Railroad [3] [21] [20]
- Buffalo and Rochester Railroad [20]
- Chihuahua-Pacific Railway [20]
- Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf_Railroad [20]
- Clearfield and Mahoning Railway [4]
- Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad [22]
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (DN&P) Railway [23]
- Frisco Railroad [20]
- El Paso and Northeastern Railroad [5] [24] [17]
- El Paso and Southwestern Railroad [20]
- New York Central Railroad [25]
- Pennsylvania Railroad [20]
- Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway [6] among others
By the early 1890s, Good had expanded his business activites into large city sewer installations [26], banking [27] as well as the manufacture of sewer pipe, fire brick and coal mining [28]. Good entered into the clay industry with the founding of the Patton Clay Manufacturing Company [29] .
Good was also founded and served as president of the following companies:
- George S. Good Fire Brick Company [28]
- Clearfield Sewer Pipe Company [28]
- The Good Clay & Coal Company [28]
- Margaret Smokeless Coal Company [28]
On 1867, Good married Catherine Angelica Baker of Milton, Pennsylvania and together they had 9 children [15]: Sarah Baker "Sally" Good Church, Mary Worth Good, Georgeanna "Georgie" Good, Catherine A "Katie" Good, Edward M Good, Blanche Beatrice Good Lark, Henry F. Good, Ralph E. Good, George S. Good II
Good passed away peacefully at his home in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania on October 14, 1913 [15].
- ^ Reports of the Departments, Transmitted To The Governor of Pennsylvania in Pursuance of Law, Year for the Ending November 30, 1863. State of Pennsylvania. 1863. p. 96.
- ^ "El Paso & Northeastern". Railroad Gazette. 30: 300. 1898.
- ^ a b "Beech Creek". Railroad Gazette. 24: 15. 1892.
- ^ a b "Clearfield & Mahoning". Railroad Gazette. 24: 483. 1892.
- ^ a b Myrick, David F. (1991). New Mexico's Railroads: A Historical Survey. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 76, 91.
- ^ a b "Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo". Railroad Gazette: 524. August 2, 1895.
- ^ Yearbook of the Pennsylvania Society of New York. 1914. p. 96.
-
^ National Electric Light Association, Thirty Third Convention, Volume I, General Sessions, Papers, Reports and Discussions. St. Louis, Missouri. May 23–27, 1910. p. lxxxiii.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format ( link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ "An illustrated Weekly Journal of Scientific and Electrical Progress". Electrical Review. 33. New York: 254. July 6, 1898.
- ^ "Brick and Clay Record". Brick and Clay Record. XLIII (1). Chicago: 924. November 4, 1913.
- ^ "About Us". Patton Borough. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (1906–1968). "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970" (Document). Harrisburg, PA, USA: Pennsylvania (State).
- ^ "George Smith Good (1844-1913) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
- ^ Records of the Bureau of the Census (2009). "1850 United States Federal Census". Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census. Provo, UT, USA: National Archives in Washington D.C.; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. p. 52b. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g Good, George Smith (October 15, 1913). "George S. Good Claimed By The Grim Reaper". The Lock Haven Express. p. 4.
- ^ Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. November 30, 1893. p. 96.
- ^ a b "George S. Good, Contractor, dies". El Paso Herald. El Paso, Texas. November 12, 1913. p. 11.
-
^ Swoope, Roland D., Jr. Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co. p. 63.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Boyd's Williamsport City Directory. 1885. p. 382.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hitchcock; Tinkler (1927). The Contractor's Story of The Moffat Tunnel. Hitchcock & Tinkler, Inc. p. 4.
- ^ "Beech Creek". Railroad Gazette. 24: 912. 1892.
- ^ "Coudersport & Port Allegheny". Railroad Gazette: 321. May 17, 1895.
- ^ "Surveying For The Moffat Railroad". The Colorado Magazine. XXIV. The State Historical Society of Colorado: 213. 1947.
- ^ "Railroad Items of Interest". Railway International Passenger and Ticket Agents Journal: 17. 1898.
- ^ "George S. Good Passes Away". The Clearfield Progress. Vol. VIII, no. 54. October 15, 1913. p. 1.
- ^ Ordinances and Joint Resolutions of the Select and Common Councils of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA ORDINANCE. October 25, 1893. p. 1.
- ^ "Annual Election Of Bank Officers". The Patton Courier. January 18, 1893. p. 1.
- ^
a
b
c
d
e "Brick and Clay Record". 42–43. Chicago, IL: Kenfield Leach Company. November 4, 1913: 924.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ "Destructive Fire At Patton,PA". Clay Record. VIII: 29. January 14, 1896.