Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Melinda Martin[1, 2, 3]

Female 1892 - 1978  (85 years)


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  • Name Melinda Martin 
    Born 5 Mar 1892  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Melinda Good 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00097-5454.7 
    Died 8 Jan 1978  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Buried Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Person ID I23490  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Jonathan L. Martin,   b. 8 Aug 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Emma Rudy,   b. 1 Sep 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1908  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1882  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amos C. Good,   b. 25 Feb 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Nov 1917  [9
    Children 
     1. Elma Good,   b. 15 Oct 1918, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 2014, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     2. Nina M. Good,   b. 7 Jul 1920,   d. 28 Dec 2017, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     3. Edward Good,   b. 14 Aug 1922, of, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1980, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     4. Mary Good,   b. 26 Jan 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Martha Good,   b. 26 Jan 1924,   d. 26 Jan 2014, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Vernon Good,   b. 10 Dec 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1926  (Age 0 years)
     7. Pearl Good, R. N.,   b. 3 Oct 1927, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 2020, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     8. Walter M. Good,   b. 12 Jul 1930,   d. 10 Jul 2017, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Good, Martha, daughter of Jonathon and Emma (Rudy) Martin, was born on Mar. 5, 1892; died at K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 8, 1978; aged 85 y. She married Amos C. Good, who died in Oct. 1972. Surviving are 2 sons (Edward and Walter), 4 daughters (Elma Mrs. Gladwin Bender, Nina Mrs. Oren Gimbel, Martha Good, and Pearl Good), 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Irvin and Urias), 2 sisters (Hannah Mrs. Irvin Lichty, Barbara Mrs. Moses Roth), and one stepbrother (Melvin Hunsperger). She was preceded in death by one son (Vernon), one daughter (Mary), one grandchild, 6 brothers, and one sister. She was a member of Nith Valley Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 11, in charge of Amzie Brubacher; interment in church cemetery.

      Gospel Herald- Volume 71, Number 6 - February 7, 1978 - page 126

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 209.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 30.

    3. [S472] News - ON, Bruce, Owen Sound - The Sun Times, Obituary of Joseph Good 17 Jan 2004.

    4. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 10.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 7, 1978 - Obituary of Melinda Martin.

    6. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 9.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, N. (1892). Melinda Martin Good (1892-1978) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 13 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20024052/melinda-good.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011682-82.
      011682-82 (Waterloo Co.) Jonathan MARTIN, 22, farmer, Woolwich Twp, Woolwich Twp, s/o Levi & Mary married Emma RUDY, 19, Waterloo Twp, Wellesley Twp, d/o Christian & Lydia, witn Christian RUDY of Wellesley & Levi MARTIN of Woolwich, 12 November 1882 in Wellesley Twp. (also #011827-82)

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 19, 1972 - Obituary of Amos Good.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Mar 1892 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jan 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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