Nelson Hosea Good

1865 - 1914  (49 years)

• Name	Nelson Hosea Good
  Born	20 Jan 1865	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelist
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Association
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	machine agent
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presvterian
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	electrician
  Invention	1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Automobile - "LeRoy"
  	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
  		The LeRoy manufactured by the Good Brother in 1902-03 Waterloo Region Museum 2011
  Occupation	electrician  [2]
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Agent Automobile
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Died	7 Mar 1914
  Occupation	1991	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Agricultual Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00041-3300
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Nelson H. Good
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I9096	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joel Good,   b. 29 Dec 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 May 1912  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Agnes Hosea,   b. 23 Jul 1834, Rutherglen, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. 29 Oct 1910  (Age 76 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1855  [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F2635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Sherriffs,   b. 18 Nov 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 89 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Jean Eloise Good,   b. 28 Jul 1895, , USA ,   d. 1980  (Age 84 years)   2. Elsie Good,   b. 2 Aug 1896, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Newton Alexander Good,   b. 12 Sep 1902, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1991  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Nelson and Milton Good riding their automobile Nelson and Milton produced an automobile in their factory (LeRoy Manufacturing)from the Waterloo Historical Society

  
  

• 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 712. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011798-91. Nelson H. GOOD, 26, Machine Agent, Town of Waterloo, same, s/o Joel GOOD & Agnes KOSEA?, married Margaret SHERRIFFS, 23, Woolwich, same, d/o Alexander SHERRIFFS & Elizabeth BURNETT, witn: William MITCHELL, Waterloo Twp., & Elizabeth SHERRIFFS, Woolwich Twp., 10 June 1891 at Woolwich [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 48. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 10. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 50. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 45. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 710. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 48. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 44.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jan 1865 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - machine agent - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presvterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jun 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - electrician - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Invention - Automobile - "LeRoy" - 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agent Automobile - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultual Laborer - 1991 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth