Nelson Hosea Good: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Nelson Hosea Good was born 20 Jan 1865, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1914; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Occupation: electrician
Eby ID Number: 00041-3300
Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Nelson H. Good
Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist
Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machine agent
Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presvterian
Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; electrician
Invention: 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Automobile - "LeRoy"
Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agent Automobile
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
Occupation: 1991, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultual Laborer

Notes:

Nelson Good, "was born January 20th, 1865. He is a machinist and is engaged in selling all kinds of agricultural implements. He is married to Margaret Sheriffs and resides in Brown City, Mich."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Invention:
This car started life as an idea

This car started life as an idea. But whose idea? Tracing it back, you'll find it actually came out of the mind of R. E. Olds of the Oldsmobile Motor Works in Lansing, Michigan. Two brothers from Berlin (Kitchener), Milton and Nelson Good used the Oldsmobile Curved-Dash as the model for this car, which they named the LeRoy. It is Canada's first production vehicle built in 1902-03.^1a
^1aWaterloo Region Museum Display 2011

Nelson married Margaret Sherriffs 10 Jun 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Alexander S. Sherriffs and Elspet "Elsie" Burnett) was born 18 Nov 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Jean Eloise Good was born 28 Jul 1895, , USA; died 1980; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Elsie Good was born 2 Aug 1896, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Newton Alexander Good was born 12 Sep 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died 1991; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

Jean Eloise Good

(1.Nelson¹) was born 28 Jul 1895, , USA; died 1980; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Eloise Good
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28631
Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Jean Eloise Good
Immigration: 1897, , USA
Immigration: 1899
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

3.	Elsie Good (1.Nelson¹) was born 2 Aug 1896, , USA; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28632 Immigration: 1897, , USA Immigration: 1899 Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Newton Alexander Good

(1.Nelson¹) was born 12 Sep 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died 1991; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Business: 74 King St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Good Appliances
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172252
Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Newton Alexander Good
Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Tony Matlock of Kitchener phoned to say he helped to launch Washerama in downtown Kitchener in 1958 with partners Ralph Meyer and Howard Davis. It sold washing machines and home appliances. The name, he said, was a spin on the General Motors "Motorama" held at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.

One of the firm's early challenges, Matlock said, was that it didn't have the rights to sell Electrohome products. It found a solution in the early 1960s by buying Good Appliances (owner Newton Good) at 74 King St. S., Waterloo, which did hold an Electrohome franchise.

Flash from the Past: King Street shops are now on memory lane - Waterloo Region Record 14 Jun 2013