BIO:  Elias Good, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 135

ELIAS GOOD (formerly spelled Guth), the third of five children of Rudolph and 
Elizabeth (Engle) Good, of Manchester Township, was born November 8, 1828, in 
Manchester Township, at the old homestead.  He was reared to farming and has 
always followed that occupation.  September 16, 1852, he married Louisa Baer, 
daughter of George and Sarah (Smyser) Baer, of Spring Garden Township.  Three 
children were born to this marriage:  Adeline, Amanda, deceased; and Annie.  On 
the 21st of January, 1875, Mr. Good married Susan Musser, daughter of Benjamin 
H., and Elizabeth (Rupley) Musser, of Fairview Township.  Our subject’s 
grandfather, Peter Good, was born November 11, 1755, in Martick Township, 
Lancaster County, Penn.; his first wife was Susan Stehman, of Lancaster County; 
eleven children were born to them:  John, Henry, Barbara, Elizabeth, Susanna, 
Anna, Jacob, Peter, Rudolph, Catherine and Abraham.  His second wife was Barbara 
Treigher, of Spring Garden Township; to this union were born two children:  Maria 
and Daniel.  Rudolph Good, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born 
August 23, 1794, on the homestead where David Good now resides.  He died December 
22, 1869, aged seventy-five years three months and twenty-nine days.  Elizabeth 
(Engle) Good, our subject’s mother, was born October 27, 1801, was married to 
Rudolph Good, March 11, 1824, and died March 4, 1853, aged fifty-one years, four 
months and five days.  Their children were Jacob, deceased; Magdaline, deceased; 
Elias, Susanna and David.  Mr. Good, our subject, is a member of the German 
Baptist Church (usually known as Dunkards), and is one of Manchester Township’s 
best citizens.