James D. Good

James D. Good, the youngest son of six children born to William and Samantha Jane (Houser) Good, was born June 26., 1875, in Fairfield County, State of Ohio. Having lost his mother (in death) in 1881, he was cared for and raised by his father and older brothers and sisters. In 1881, his father, William, hearing of prosperity in the land of Henry County, sent the four younger children by train, while he and two older sons packed their household items in a wagon, one team, came to settle in territory two miles west of McClure on what is now County Road 6. Here the land was cleared and a two story log house was built. (Page 366, Vol. I). The family lived here and as land was cleared and farmed, he built the family home. The barn was built first, then the frame house. The family went to the Fisher School and the Brethren Church one half mile south of the farm. On April 1, 1896, James D. was married to Metta Foor. They went to housekeeping in the log house, where three children were born. In 1899, they moved to Harrison township. During this time two more children were born. In 1903, they moved to 40 acre farm on U.S. Route 6. Here they lived until 1917, and six more children were born.

During the period of 1903-1917 he farmed his 40 acres and helped his father farm his 80 acres. In 1917 his parents moved into the town of McClure. James and his family moved onto the home place. The family attended the Fisher School and went to Olive Branch Church. After the closing of the school and church, the family went into McClure School and attended the McClure United Brethren Church. James served on the school board many years, and was superintendent of Sunday School for some time. They joined with neighbors to help one another at any special time, such as butchering for winter, threshing, etc. Many early years, they cut ice in the winter and stored it in the neighborhood ice house. James D. and wife were members of Modern Woodman, Royal Neighbor and Grange lodges. They served on many committees and enjoyed the association of many friends.

Mrs. Metta (Foor) Good passed away July 11, 1955 and James D. living on until death March 28, 1965.

The family of 11 children were as follows:

Clair J. Good, born 1896, deceased 1945; Florence Good, born 1897, deceased 1898; Clayton W. Good, born 1899; Mildred E. Good, born 1900; William H. Good, born 1902, Roland

C. Good, born 1904; Leona P. Good, born 1906; Robert K. Good, born 1908, deceased 1945; Doyle B. Good, born 1912; Merle D. Good, born 1913 and Marcella M. Good, born 1917.

The following is a list of children and wives and grandchildren of James D. and Metta (Foor) Good:

Clair J. and Alta (Moser) Good had one child, Eileen. Clayton W. and Queen (Gallagher) Good had two daughters, Elaine and Marcella. Mildred E. (Good) and Cecil Gallagher had four children, James, Melba (page 296 — Vol. I), Jerry and Deanna. William H. and Marie (Houser) Good had four children, Yvonne, William H., Jr., Joanne and Gary. Roland C. and Mildred (Carey) Good had eight children, Arlene, Glenn, Shirley, James, Galen (deceased), Marilyn, Richard and Darla. Leona P. (Good) and Virden H. Moore (deceased) had three children, Audrey, Janis and Beverly. Robert K. and Evelyn (Washington) Good had three children, Thomas, Connie and Sandra. Doyle B. and Frances (Alspaugh) Good had three children, Lou Ann, Sharon and Scott. Merle D. and Murriel (McMillen) Good had two children, Merle D., Jr. (deceased) and Theodore. Marcella M. (Good) and Robert Hull (deceased) had two children, Robert, Jr. and Carolyn.

Mr. and Mrs. Good had a family of 11 children, 32 grandchildren, 62 great grandchildren by the year of 1965 and 49 great, great grandchildren by the year 1978.

In August, 1945, the family was notified by the war department that Robert K. Good, Machinist's Mate 1st Class, had been declared dead in the sinking of the cruiser, Indianapolis on July 30. He was the eighth child of the family. The older brother, Clair of Cincinnati, Ohio, was killed in a gasoline stove explosion, while at Hamilton Lake, Ind. in the following two weeks.

Leona Pauline (Good) Moore was born October 12, 1906 to James and Metta (Foor) Good in Damascus Township, 2 miles west of McClure. My paternal great grandparents were Jacob Good and Margaret (Raider) Good and Jacob Houser and Elizabeth (Fink- bone) Houser, my maternal great- grandparents. All four were from Fairfield County, Ohio. They were of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.

My paternal grandparents were William Good (1846-1930) and Samantha Jane (Houser) Good, (1846?1881) of Fairfield County, Ohio. Samantha Jane died leaving six children. My maternal grandparents were John W. Foor and May C. (Myers) Foor (Page 328, Vol. 1).

Submitted by: Leona (Good) Moore