Biographical Sketch of Abraham GOOD (1893); Chester County, PA

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Source: "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsyl-
vania, comprising a historical sketch of the county", by Samuel T. Wiley
and edited by Winfield Scott Garner, Gresham Publishing Company, Phila-
delphia, PA, 1893, page 561.

"ABRAHAM GOOD, a son of John and Barbara (Bruner) Good, was born October 9,
1823, in Honeybrook township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, where he still
lives.  He has been a farmer all his life, as were both his paternal and
maternal grandfathers, who were among the early settlers of the counties
in which they lived.  The former was a resident of Juniata township, Lan-
caster county, and besides engaging in farming dealt in stock to some ex-
tent.  He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics
a republican.  He had five children, two sons and three daughters: Prudence,
who married Samuel Hornish; Katie, Agnes, John and Abraham.  John Good,
father of the subject of this sketch, continued in his father's occupation
of farming in Lancaster county, where he was born and lived many years.
His early religious training and surrounding fitted him to take the promi-
nent place which he long occupied in the Methodist Episcopal church, as he
filled various positions and held offices in his own local church, where
he was successively a class leader, exhorter and steward.  His political
affiliations, as well as his religious beliefs, were those of his father,
he being a member of the Federalist party.  On March 5, 1811, he was
married to Barbara Bruner, a daughter of Owen and Elizabeth Bruner, and
to them were born eight children, four sons and four daughters, in point
of age as follows: Elizabeth Hethery, Owen, Jesse, John, Prudence Kurtz,
Abraham, Mary Climenson and Barbara Bennum.  Owen Bruner, father of Barbara
(Bruner) Good, was a farmer and miller of Berks county, of which place he
was a lifelong resident.  He was also a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and a stanch whig.  He was the father of a large family, of whom
Barbara was the oldest.  Others were Abraham, Owen, Jacob, John, Isaac,
Elizabeth, Daniel and Frances.

"Abraham Good comes of a line of farmers on the part of both parents, and
is still so occupied, living on the old homestead - the farm held so long
in his family, - consisting of one hundred and eighty acres.  Mr. Good
makes the dairy business something of a specialty.  He is a republican,
and has held the position of school director of Honeybrook township.  He
continues in the religious faith of his immediate ancestors, being a
member in excellent standing and trustee of his church.  In 1851 he was
married to Elizabeth Rettew, daughter of Charles and Sarah Rettew.  They
have had five children, two of whom - Howard and Emma - still live at home
with their parents.  Frank, married Annie Rettew and is engaged in farming
in the neighborhood of his old home; Fannie, married Samuel Jones, a miller
of Cedar Knoll; and Minnie, became the wife of Elmer Byler, a blacksmith
of Honeybrook."