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to Mary A. Allison at Silver City, Iowa, her birthplace. Two children were born to them, Vera on May 25, 1898, who married Warren L. Strickland, and Mildred, born April 1, 1900, who died February 15, 1925.
Mr. Glassburn has owned and published the Melbourne Record at Melbourne, Iowa, and the Seymour Leader at Seymour, Iowa, in addition to his present paper. A Republican, he was candidate for the legislature in 1930. He was secretary of the Commercial Club in 1929, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Masons. Residence: Exeter.
John Randolph Glassey
John Randolph Glassey, clergyman and educator, was born at Fort Morgan, Colorado, October 19, 1895, son of John Henry and Nell (Fitz-Randolph) Glassey. His father, a native of Markethill, County Armagh, Ireland, born December 11, 1856, is of Protestant Irish stock. He came to America in 1869, and settled in Colorado before the railroads were built, and became a pioneer rancher. His wife, Nell, was born in La Grange, Indiana, October 28, 1869, and died at Fort Morgan, April 3, 1926. She was of early Colonial extraction, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a music teacher of unusual ability.
Educated in the public and high schools of Fort Morgan, Mr. Glassey was graduated from the latter in 1914. He attended the University of Nebraska his freshman year 1914-15, and Rollins College in Florida 1918-19, graduating from Hastings College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921. Mr. Glassey next attended Columbia University for a summer session. He received his Bachelor of Theology degree from Princeton University in 1924 and his Master's degree from New York University later.
Mr. Glassey has been a member of the glee clubs of each school he has attended, was president of his junior class, president of his club at Princeton, and in addition is a member of Phi Alpha (Rollins), and has a letter in the 400 yard canoe race at Rollins. An ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church, Mr. Glassey is a member of the Synod of Nebraska. A member of the Red Cross, also, he has served as divisional chairman in drives of the organization, is a member of the Lions Club, the Young Men's Christian Association, Pi Gamma Mu, and Tri Gamma Literary Society. A resident of Nebraska since 1924, since that time he has been professor of Bible at Hastings College.
On June 2-4, 1930, he was united in marriage to Marion Lucile Fabrique at Wichita, Kansas. Mrs. Glassey was born at Chester, Nebraska, October 10, 1907, of French and Scotch ancestry. A graduate of Hastings College with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1927, she is now working for her master's degree.
Mr. Glassay is a member of the Hillside Golf Club, while his hobby is entertaining. Residence: Hastings.
Alvin Edward Glaze
At the age of thirteen Alvin Edward Glaze left the farm of his father, and went to Allen, Nebraska to learn the printers' trade. He was born at Danbury, Iowa, January 28, 1904, son of Oscar Nathan and Martha (Race) Glaze, the former a pioneer farmer in Wheeler County, now retired. Oscar N. Glaze was born in Kentucky, March 4, 1863, of Yankee ancestry. His wife, Martha, was born in Iowa.
Alvin Edward Glaze attended public school at Allen, Nebraska, and was graduated from high school in May, 1923. After learning the printing trade, Mr. Glaze worked at Allen and Hartington, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa, and in April, 1930, became editor of the Plainview News.
He was married on January 24, 1927, to Eunice Margaret Prouse at Sioux City. Mrs. Glaze was born at Ponca, Nebraska, April 22, 1906. There is one daughter, Marilyn Ann., born at Sioux City, Iowa, November 4, 1927. Mr. Glaze is a Republican. Recently he was elected to life membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Plainview.
Harold Francis Gleason
Harold Francis Gleason, lumber executive, was born at Platte Center, Nebraska, August 24, 1895. His father, Thomas Henry Gleason, was born in Columbus, September 12, 1859. He is of Irish descent, for many years in the general mercantile business, and now retired after twenty-three years as a rural mail carrier. His mother, Margaret Agnes Hennessey, was born at Omaha, March 15, 1870, her parents having come from Ireland.
Mr. Gleason attended St. Joseph's parochial school, from which he was graduated in 1912. For three years thereafter he was engaged in the automobile business, and for the past eighteen years has been in the lumber business, now as manager for G. W. Viergutz.
He is a Republican, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and a member and post commander of the American Legion. During the World War he served eighteen months in the Naval Aviation Service. Mr. Gleason is a member of the Nebraskana Society and the Chamber of Commerce. His favorite sport is golf, and his social club is the Wayside Country Club. Residence: Platte Center.
Jacob Glur
Born at Columbus, Nebraska, May 11, 1896, Jacob Glur is the son of Jacob and Anna Glur. His father, born in Switzerland, came to America as a young man, and was engaged in business at Columbus until his death on December 22, 1913. His mother was also a native of Switzerland.
Jacob Glur, the subject of this sketch, attended the public school at Columbus, and was graduated from Columbus High School. He attended York College 1916-17, where he participated in basketball, football and track.
On August 17, 1926, he was married to Anna W. Witt at Columbus. Mrs. Glur was born at Scribner on June 30, 1905. There are two daughters, Carolyn, born September 8, 1928; and Margaret, born May 11, 1931.
Upon leaving school Mr. Glur entered business, and is now secretary-treasurer of the Glur Cement Works. He held the rank of sergeant first class in the World War, is a member of the Reserve Corps, and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. He is a Mason and an Elk, a member of the Red Cross, the Columbus School Board and the Young Men's Christian Association, and a life member of the Nebraskana Society. His favorite sport is football. Residence: Columbus.
William Joseph Glynn
William Joseph Glynn, a resident of Merrick County, Nebraska, for the past 42 years, was born at Balitore, Ireland, January 13, 1879. His father, Thomas George Glynn, a farmer, was born at Balitore, January 22, 1847, and came to America in 1888. Mary Ann Glynn, his mother, was born at Ridge, County Carlow, Ireland, in 1845, and died at Brule, Nebraska, February 19, 1894.
Mr. Glynn has been successfully engaged in farming for many years. He is affiliated with St. Mark's Episcopal Church and holds membership in the Nebraskans Society. His hobby is carpenter work.
His marriage to Elizabeth Watchorn occurred at Palmer, Nebraska, December 31, 1901. Mrs. Glynn was born at Augharue, Ireland, February 8, 1877. Their three children are: Ernest, born August 3, 1903, who
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married Hazel Stone; Osvil, born October 17, 1907, who married Grace b; and Elizabeth, born September 16, 1912, who is a student in business college. Residence: Palmer.
Elmer Eugene Gockley
Elmer Eugene Gockley, postmaster at Edison, Nebraska, was born at Sycamore, Illinois, March 9, 1878, son of Levi D. and Matilda (Bentz) Gockley. His father, a carpenter and contractor, whose French ancestors came to America in 1732, was born at Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania, January 10, 1835. His death occurred at Haigler, Nebraska, October 17, 1923.
Matilda Bentz, his mother, was born June 3, 1840, at Brabar, Pennsylvania, and died at Haigler, Nebraska, on July 16, 1928. She was a descendent of the early German settlers of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Gockley attended the public schools of Illinois, and in the early 1890's came to Nebraska. He clerked in a general merchandise store at Holbrook, Nebraska, from 1898-1900, and farmed from 1900 until 1915. From that time until 1919 he was a grain buyer at Edison, Nebraska, and since 1919 has served as postmaster. Mr. Gockley is a Republican.
His marriage to Elnora Snyder was solemnized at Cambridge, Nebraska, September 23, 1900, and to them two children were born, Evalyn Fae, and Ralph Eugene. Both children were graduated from the Edison, Nebraska, High School.
Mrs. Gockley was born at Columbia City, Indiana, December 7, 1879. She takes active interest in the Church of Christ, in which the entire family holds membership. She is active in the work of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, but is principally interested in her home.
Mr. Gockley recently was made a life member of the Nebraskana Society in recognition of his efforts toward the development of his community and state. He is at the present time trying to get the information together relative to his ancestors, and has in his possession a chest, originally the property of his French ancestors, brought to America in the 17th century.
Each year the Gockley relatives meet in Hershey Park, Pennsylvania, the reunion lasting several days. At each reunion the attendance increases. Residence: Edison.
Richard Goehring, Jr.
Richard Goehring, Jr., president and general manager of Goehring-Sothman Company, was born at Grand Island, Nebraska, August 18, 1887. His father, Richard Ernest Goehring was born in Saxony in 1850. He was of the German Lutheran faith, coming from Germany in 1869. An early settler in Nebraska, he was a lumber merchant and president of the Equitable Building and Loan Association prior to his death on November 30, 1929. His wife, Pauline Wagoner, was born in Germany in 1863 and died at Grand Island on March 16, 1930.
Educated in the public and high schools of Grand Island, Richard Goehring, Jr., was also a student at Grand Island Baptist College. From 1908-10 he was the director of a popular concert orchestra and from 1910-12 was manager of the George A. Hoagland Lumber Company at Columbus. Removing to Grand Island in 1914 as manager of the same company he continued with the organization until 1919, at which time he founded the Goehring-Sothman Company.
From 1926-29 he was president of the Grand Island Brick Works. He is a member of the traffic committee, the Chamber of Commerce, a charter member of the the Club, an Elk and an Eagle, and a member of Hall County Historical Society and The Nebraskana Society. His religious affiliation is with the Presbyterian Church, his sport is golf and his hobby is mechanics.
Of his marriage to Ina Viola Kayser there is one daughter, Helen, born August 13, 1913. She was graduated from Grand Island High School, studied voice and dancing in New York in the fall of 1930, and in Los Angeles in 1931. Mrs. Goehring, who was born at Hastings, June 4, 1891, was a pianist and teacher of more than average ability. Her death occurred at Grand Island on December 10, 1930. Residence: Grand Island.
Ira Alonzo Goff
Born at Beloit, Iowa, March 20, 1878, Ira Alonzo Goff has resided in Nebraska since 1907.
He is the son of John Frederick and Mary Louisa (Hunt) Goff, the former of whom is now retired. The father was born at Nicholsville, Michigan, July 8, 1854, and is of English descent. The mother was born at Table Rock, Nebraska, September 13, 1858, and died at Aitkin, Minnesota, in September, 1924. Her ancestry was also English.
Mr. Goff received his early education in country and small town schools, and from 1910 until 1916 was a railway station agent and telegraph operator. Since 1916 he has been cashier of the First National Bank of Hay Springs.
On December 24, 1900, he was married to Mary Caroline Albright at Beloit. Mrs. Goff was born at Beloit, November 7, 1880, of German ancestry. They have two children, LaRue E., born September 26, 1907; and Iris A., born June 11, 1911. LaRue is a banker, while Iris is a student in medical school.
Mr. Goff is a Republican. He is affiliated with the Reorganized Church of Later Day Saints at Deloit, is a member of the Red Cross, the Hay Springs and Rural Community Club, the Lions Club, the Masons, and the Camp Sheridan Memorial Association. He is also a member of various educational associations. He enjoys outdoor sports, and is a member of the Izaak Walton League. His favorite sport is golf. Residence: Hay Springs.
LaRue Errol Goff
LaRue Errol Goff, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Hay Springs, was born at Kiron, Iowa, September 26, 1906, son of Ira Alonzo and Mary Caroline (Albright) Goff.
His father was born at Beloit, Iowa, March 20, 1878, and is a banker of English descent. His mother was born at Beloit, November 6, 1880, and is a member of the Delphian Society.
Mr. Goff was graduated from public school at Hay Springs in 1920 and from the Hay Springs High School in 1924. Thereafter, he attended the University of Nebraska, where he is a member of Kappa Rho Sigma. In 1927, Mr. Goff entered the employ of the Hastings Motor Company. During the same year he became associated with the First National Bank of Hay Springs, of which he has been assistant cashier since 1928. He was a member of the Reserve Officers Training Corps for two years, and held the rank of first sergeant. He is a Protestant, a member of the Red Cross, and a member of the Hay Springs and Rural Improvement Club. From 1924 until 1927, he was a member of the National Engineering Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His favorite sports are golf, hunting and fishing, while his hobby is mechanics. Residence: Hay Springs.
Laurence Archibald Goines
Laurence Archibald Goines, city manager of Alliance, was born in New York City, July 23, 1886, and received
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the Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering at the University of Wyoming in 1912.
On July 29, 1911, he was married to Lulu May Mead at Laramie, Wyoming. She was born in Carbon County, Wyoming, October 4, 1888. There are five children, William H., born in 1912; Marguerite K., born in 1913; Laurence A., born in 1915; Patricia E., born in 1918; and Dorothy Jeanne, born in 1922.
For ten years including the period of his university attendance, Mr. Goines was engaged in subordinate engineering and construction work in United States, Canada, and Mexico, for seven and one-half years with the Costilla Estates Development Company in Colorado and New Mexico. During five years of the time he was responsible for engineering work, and for two and one-half years was executive assistant to the general manager of the parent company and its subsidiaries. For nine and one-half months he was engaged in private engineering practice in Ogallala, Nebraska, and for three and one-fourth years was general manager of the Buckfield Plantations in South Carolina. Since June 1, 1925, he has held the position of city manager of Alliance, that position being appointive, non-political, and non-partisan. He is the author of several articles on municipal administration.
Durng the late war Mr. Goines was instructor for draft troops. He served 18 months in Colorado National Guard (Federalized service) with the rank of first sergeant. He is a member of the American Legion.
Mr. Goines' professional organizations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Colorado Society of Engineers, the International Association of City Managers, and the League of Nebraska Municipalities. of which he is vice president.
Mr. Goines is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No. 44 at Alamosa, Colorado, Scottish Rite at Pueblo, Colorado, and the Order of Eastern Star at Alliance, Nebraska. He is a member of the Guardian Council of Job's Daughters at Alliance, and a member of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce. Residence: Alliance.
Joseph Gardner Goings
One of Nebraska's outstanding farmers, Joseph Gardner Goings was born at Bloomington, Illinois, July 19, 1862, the son of Joseph and Mary Ann McCoy Goings. His father, a farmer was born in Virginia in 1812, and died at Minden, Nebraska, in 1891. His mother was born in Woodford County, Illinois, in 1832, and died at Bloomington, Nebraska in 1915.
In 1863, Mr. Goings moved with his parents to Davids County, Missouri, lived in Mills County, Iowa, for a period of three years, and in 1876 moved to Rocks County, Kansas. Since 1882 he has farmed continuously and has taken a prominent part in agricultural projects in Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He served as director of the Farmers Co-operative Association at Kansas City, Missouri, acting as president of the board of that organization for two years. In 1919 he moved to Kearney, Nebraska, and two years later purchased the farm he now occupies at Wilcox, Nebraska, land comprising 960 acres.
Mr. Goings is treasurer of the Pleasant View School Board, is a member of the Nebraskana Society, and holds membership in the Democratic party. His hobby is reading.
Of his marriage to Ida D. Babb one daughter was born, Hazel, October 13, 1899. On December 27, 1913, he married Hattie L. Fulkerson at Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born April 19, 1886, at Warrensburg, Missouri, the daughter of William and Anna (Keen) Fulkerson. Previous to her marriage Mrs. Goings was educated at the Warrensburg Normal School, graduating in 1909. She taught in Washington, Montana, Nevada, and Utah.
Mrs. Goings's paternal grandfather was an extensive land and slave owner in Missouri in the early days and was a physician and surgeon of prominence.
Mr. and Mrs. Goings' children are: Leona, born October 13, 1915; Antha L., July 6, 1917; and Dorris J., born September 21, 1918. Residence: Wilcox.
Nathan Jules Gold
Nathan Jules Gold, one of Nebraska's leading executives, was born at Hampton, Iowa, May 28, 1894, son of William and Pauline (Mayer) Gold. His father who was born at Plattsburg, New York, March 27, 1862, has been president of Gold and Company for many years. He is of German descent. His wife, Pauline, was born in New York City, on July 9, 1863. She was a teacher prior to her marriage, and died at Lincoln, December 29, 1918.
Nathan Gold attended the Lincoln public and high schools and the University of Nebraska, the latter as a special student. Since early youth he has been associated with Gold and Company, and for a number of years has been vice president of the organization. He is also a director of the Security Mutual Life Insurance Company.
On May 25, 1922, he married Evelyn Putzel Baum at Philadelphia, Mrs. Gold's birthplace. There are two children, William II, born March 17, 1925, and Louis; born September 29, 1926.
During the World War Mr. Gold enlisted in the first officer's training camp at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota, later served at Camp Dodge, Iowa, and Madison Barracks, N. Y., and spent fourteen months in France. He is a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Red Cross and Community Chest, and has served as a member of the board of directors of both last mentioned organizations. He is a Mason, and member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine bodies, the Rotary Club, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the National Retail Dry Goods Association and the Nebraskana Society. His clubs are the Lincoln University and Country Clubs, and his sport is riding horses. Residence: Lincoln.
Louis Goldsmith
Louis Goldsmith, son of Bennett and Helena (Olcovich) Goldsmith, was born at West Point, Nebraska, January 19, 1878, and for many years has been a member of the firm of L. Goldsmith and Company. His father was born at Kempen, Germany, July 29, 1844, and came to Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1866. Later he came to Nebraska where he engaged in the mercantile business served as mayor of West Point and state representative in 1893. He died at West Point on August 9, 1893. Helena, his wife, was born in Kempen, Germany, February 20, 1846 and is still living.
Mr. Goldsmith attended the West Point schools and was graduated in June 1895. In 1896 he attended Elliott's Business College at Burlington, Iowa. He is the owner of L. Goldsmith and Company, a member of the Red Cross, the Community Club and the Masons. His political affiliation is with the Republican party. Mr. Goldsmith as fond of reading.
On June 21, 1915, he was united in marriage to Emily Margaret Fisher at Davenport, Iowa. Mrs. Goldsmith was born at Dietikon, Zurich, Switzerland, April 14, 1878, and before her marriage was a nurse. They have no children. Residence: West Point.
Abe Goldstein
Abe Goldstein, one of Omaha's most prominent merchants, was born at St. Paul, Minnesota, December 25, 1880. His father, Reuben Goldstein, was born in Russia, and died at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; he was a merchant. His mother was born in a small town in Germany, and died at Omaha.
Mr. Goldstein attended the public schools of Nebras-
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ka and from 1888 to 1903 worked in stores in Clay Center, Fairbury, and Nebraska City. In 1903 he began his own business at Centerville, Iowa, and stayed there for 17 years. In 1921, he moved to Omaha, where he is now president of Goldstein-Chapman's department store Carman's Silk Shop, Incorporated and Natelson's.
During the late war Mr. Goldstein served as city chairman of the war stamp drives and was chairman of the speakers bureau for Appanoose County, in Iowa. He is a member of the Red Crss (sic), Chamber af (sic) Commerce, the Nebraskana Society, the Highland Club, Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen of America, and the Masons.
His marriage to Anna Chapman was solemnized at Centerville, Iowa. Mrs. Goldstein was born at Des Moines, Iowa. Two children were born to them: Rosaline, born February 20, 1906; and Herman, born May 19, 1914. Residence: Omaha.
Frank E. Golson
Frank E. Golson, prominent Loup County farmer and rancher, was born in Wakesha County, Michigan, March 11, 1872, and for the past fifty-six years has resided in Nebraska.
James Christy Golson, his father, was born on Granden Island, Canada, March 7, 1840, came to the united States as a young man and served three years and three months in the Civil War. He was an early settler in Nebraska, where he was a farmer and ranchman until his death at Brewster, April 21, 1910.
Alice Adela Trainor, wife of James C. Golson, was born in Maryland, April 4, 1845, and died at Milburn, Nebraska, December 16, 1922. She was a typical pioneer homemaker, devoted to her husband and family.
Frank G. Golson was educated in country school, and thereafter followed in his father's footsteps. He has been a farmer and rancher for thirty years, has a ranch of 2420 acres, a farm of about 300 acres, and is joint owner with his brother of another farm and cattle ranch of 380 acres, well improved. His home farm and ranch are well improved, and he employs quite a large number of men. He has bred registered Hereford cattle from the beginning, has Percheron horses and breeds Duroc hogs. In addition to his work in this line, he has filled the office of county surveyor of Loup County for the past thirty years, also.
He is one of the most outstanding men in his locality, and was recently elected to life membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Moulton.
Herbert E. Gooch
Herbert E. Gooch was born in Chicago, Illinois, September 10, 1878, son of Herbert E. and Lotta (Amsden) Gooch. The father was born in England, and came to the United States as a young man settling in Chicago.
After the death of his father, while still a young boy, Mr. Gooch moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, with his mother. At the age of ten he left school and received the balance of his education in the school of experience.
He moved to Nebraska in 1904, establishing a grainbrokerage business. At the present time he is the president of the Gooch Milling & Elevator Company and of the Good Food Products Company which were organized by him.
Mr. Gooch is a Democrat, a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the Lincoln Country Club and the Eastridge Country Club.
He is married to Jessie Holloway of St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a member of the Woman's Club, and the Lincoln and Eastridge Country Clubs. There are three children, Amsden, Herbert E., Jr., and Ann. Residence. Lincoln.
Benjamin F. Good
Benjamin Franklin Good, retired lawyer, was born in Bloomfield, Iowa, April 2, 1860, son of John and Margaret Frances (Bothamer) Good. John Good was born in County Cork, Ireland, about 1820, and died at Bloomfield in October 1878. He was a farmer and livestock breeder of English descent, whose ancestors moved to Ireland in 1620; one was a member of Lord Bandon's colony and lived near Bandon, coming to the United States about 1849.
Margaret Frances Bothamer was born near Bandon, Ireland, about 1820, and died at Bloomfield in August, 1900. She and her husband were pioneers in Wisconsin and Iowa, and resided on farms in both states. Originally English, the family became part of Lord Bandon's colony about 1620.
Educated first in common schools, Benjamin F. Good attended Southern Iowa Normal School at Bloomfield, 2 years, graduating in 1883. He took some special work in languages and history at the State University of Iowa, 1883,-85; attended the law school, receiving his LL. B. in 1885. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi.
On June 11, 1890, he was married to Jennie Jessen, a native of Nebraska City, born in 1864. She was of Danish-American ancestry, and a teacher before marriage. There are two children of this marriage: Anabel, born May 19, 1891, who has two sons and one daughter, and lives at Clinton, Iowa. She attended Smith College and took her degree at the University of Nebraska. Paul F., born March 16, 1893, took his B. A. at Amherst at the age of 20, was a Rhodes Scholar, and attended Oxford University 3 years where he took his degree in 1917. His master's degree was received four years later. He enlisted in the World war as an ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve Force. He is married and has four sons, and is engaged in the practice of law at Lincoln. Jennie Jessen Good died at Lincoln in April, 1916.
On July 28, 1917, Mr. Good was married to Louise M. Allen. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska (1906), M. A., 1907, and a member of Sigma Xi, and Kappa Delta. They have one daughter, Margaret Frances, born November 7, 1918.
Upon his admission to the bar in June, 1885, Judge Good entered the practice of law at Wahoo. He was a member of the law firm of Good and Good at Wahoo for fifteen years, until his election as judge of the district court (1900-1912). From 1912 to 1925 he practiced at Lincoln where he was associated with his son, Paul F., and with Arthur Richardson, under the firm name of Good, Richardson and Good. In 1925 he retired because of ill health and removed to Beverly Hills, California. Judge Good is a Democrat. He is co-author of Good and Corcoran's Law Digest and Instructions to Juries, (1903).
During the World War he was a four minute speaker and active in war projects. He is a member of Beverly Hills Community Church and The Nebraskana Society. His clubs are the University of Lincoln and the Men's Club of Beverly Hills. Residence: Lincoln.
Edward Ellsworth Good
Edward E. Good, lawyer and justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska, was born at Bloomfield, Iowa, May 13, 1862. His father, William Henry Good, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, February 23, 1797. He was a farmer and stockman and married Mary Ann McCullough. He died at Bloomfield, January 12, 1874. Mary Ann McCullough was a native of Indiana, born in June, 1829, and who died in Bloomfield February 11, 1884.
Judge Good attended country and high school in Iowa and Southern Iowa Normal School at Bloomfield. He received his LL. B. from the State University of Iowa, and was admitted to the practice of law at Iowa City
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June 24, 1885. That year he came to Nebraska and established a practice at Wahoo. From 1885 to 1900 he was a junior member of the law firm of Good and Good; and from 1900 to 1902 senior member of the firm of Good and Slama. During the periods 1902-08 and 1909-12 he was a member of the firm of Simpson and Good.
He is a Republican, and served as county attorney of Saunders County from 1895 and 1896. Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Nebraska during 1908 and 1909, he was elected judge of the District Court from the 5th Judicial District in November, 1911, and was re-elected in 1916 and 1920. He was elected Justice of the Supreme Court of Nebraska for the term 1923-28, and was re-elected and still serves.
His marriage to Orpha Jane Gillilan was solmnized (sic) at Central City, Iowa, July 8, 1885. Mrs. Good was born at Central City, January 10, 1862. They are members of the First Congregational Church at Wahoo. A Mason, he belongs to the Royal Arch and Scottish Rite bodies, and the Eastern Star. His other fraternal memberships include the Modern Woodmen of America, the Knights of Pythias, Elks, and Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is also a Kiwanian. His clubs are the University Club of Lincoln and the Shrine Country Club. Residence: Lincoln.
Ellis Ellsworth Good
Ellis E. Good was born in Nemaha County, May 20, 1863, son of Jacob and Barbara Ellen (Lash) Good. His father was a farmer and in later years was the organizer and president of the Bank of Brock, the Murray State Bank, and the Citizens State Bank of Peru, all Nebraska banks. The son of Salathiel and Eulalia (Templin) Good, he was born in Henry County, Indiana, February 12, 1838, and died at Peru, Nebraska, March 20, 1913.
His mother, the daughter of a pioneer family in Nemaha County, was born at Finley, Ohio, September 26, 1843, and died at Peru, August 7, 1912.
Mr. Good was educated in the country schools and at Peru State Teachers' College where he was graduated in 1887. He has lived all his life in Nebraska and has been prominent in the business and educational activities of the state for many years. From January 1, 1889, to September 1, 1891, he was superintendent of schools at Elmwood after which he was superintendent of the Valentine schools for four years.
One of the organizers of the Lincoln Liberty Insurance Company, he has been a director in that company since its origin. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Bank of Brock, at Brock, Nebraska, and of the Bank of Murray, at Murray. From 1895 to 1913 he was cashier of the Citizens' State Bank of Peru, and has been president of it since that date.
Mr. Good, who is a Republican, served five sessions in the Nebraska legislature; he was representative from Nemaha and Johnson counties, 1903; was senator from the same district, 1905; and was representative from Nemaha County, 1917, 1919, 1921.
He was united in marriage with Ida Eleanor Church at Auburn, Nebraska, September 12, 1889. Mrs. Good, who was born at Mason City, Iowa, is the daughter of Jarvis and Sabra (Van Patter) Church. Her ancestry is traced to the Revolution.
During the war Mr. Good was active through his bank in liberty loan drives. He is a member of the state and national bankers' associations; the Kiwanis club; the Peru Chamber of Commerce, having served as its president; and the Red Cross. He is a Mason, of which he is a past Master, Peru Lodge number 14, Scottish Rite, Shrine.
He is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. (Deceased).
Jesse S. Good
Jesse S. Good, who has been engaged in the general collection and loan business at Cozad for 40 years, was born at Sandwich, Illinois, August 11, 1867. He is the son of Stephen W. and Rosetta (Hastie) Good. Stephen W. Good was a farmer of English descent, whose death occurred at Fairmont, Nebraska, February 25, 1887. His wife, Rosetta, was a native of New York State, of Scotch ancestry, who died at Cozad in 1922.
Educated in the public schools of Fairmont, Jesse S. Good was graduated from high school there, and on February 21, 1889, was married to Ethel W. Riggs at Cozad. Mrs. Good, who was born at Cincinnati, Ohio died at Cozad on September 23, 1925. There are two children, Robert R., who married Fern Griffith; and Dorothy C., who married Ivan D. Wood.
Mr. Good is an independent Republican. He has lived in Nebraska for the past fifty-six years, is vice president of the Cozad Chamber of Commerce, a 32nd degree Mason and a Rotarian. He is president of the Cozad Public Library and was recently made a life member of The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Cozad.
Paul Francis Good
Paul F. Good was born at Wahoo, Nebraska, March 16, 1893, and has lived in this state all his life. His father. Benjamin Franklin Good, who was born near Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, April 2, 1860, is a distinguished lawyer and judge having served as judge of the district court of the fifth judicial district in Nebraska; his ancestry is Irish. Jennie (Jessen) Good, his mother, was born at Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, May 12, 1865, and died at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, April 6, 1916. Before her marriage she was a teacher in the public schools at Wahoo. Her Scotch ancestors came to America before the Revolution; her parents were territorial pioneers of Nebraska.
Mr. Good was graduated from the Wahoo High School in 1909. He holds the following degrees: M. A., Oxford University, England, 1921; A. B. in jurisprudence, Oxford, 1917; B. A., Amherst College, 1913, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a student at the University of Nebraska Law School, 1913-14, and was there a member of Phi Delta Phi. He was admitted to the bar at Lincoln, June 1919, and since that date has been engaged in the practice of law there.
On September 1, 1917, he was united in marriage with Dorothy Frances Collins at Clyst St. George, Devon, England. Mrs. Good was born at Exeter, Devon, England, October 20, 1898. They have four children: John Paul, born August 3, 1918; Robert James, born August 13, 1920; David Martin, born February 20, 1922; and Anthony Jessen, born June 23, 1928.
Mr. Good is a director of the First National Bank at Wahoo. He holds membership in: American Bar Association; Nebraska State Bar Association; Lancaster County Bar Association; Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; and the Nebraskana Society. Since 1924 he has been a director of the Young Men's Christian Association; is a member of the budget committee of the Lincoln Community chest; since May, 1929, has been a member of the Lincoln Board of Education; and holds membership in the Lincoln Kiwanis Club and the Parent Teachers Association.
His social club is the Lincoln University Club; he is affiliated with the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Lincoln. His favorite sport is swimming, while his hobby is reading. During the World War Mr. Good served as an ensign in the United States Naval Reserve Force under Admiral Wilson, commander of the United States Naval Forces at Brest, France.
He is a member of the American Legion. Politically he is a Democrat. Residence: Lincoln.
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