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Franklin Good Biography

Description
Creator
Little, Ellis, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Articles
Description
This is a handwritten biography of Franklin Good from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
Notes
To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
Date Of Event
1857-1929
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Good, Franklin ; Good, Joel ; Hahn, Mary ; Unger, Magdalena
Local identifier
ELP 51.70
Collection
Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
Language of Item
English
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Location of Original
Ellis Little Papers
Contact
Waterloo Public Library
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35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2

Full Text

Born: 1857, Died 1929
Married: Mary Hahn, Magdalena Unger

Franklin Good was the eldest son of Joel Good and grew up on the home farm. He used his early farm experience when he became a drover. He traveled around the area buying and selling cattle and other farm animals. In later years he became ill and c.1929 traveled to Chicago for an operation. However, it was not a success and he died there at the age of 72.

Sources:
Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery Records
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, October 28, 1929.

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