Aged 85y 11m; "old age"
James and his wife Mary Good have no markers. They are buried in the plot directly behind Jtheir son Jessie W and Mary D Good. Also in the plot with James and Mary are their daughters Ida May and Lydia, sons Peter and Thomas, and Edward and Sarah Rodgers, which is the taller monument as seen in the photo. The area of the Good graves would be to the right of the tall Rodgers marker near the concrete ledge.
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Died, Monday, Aug. 15, 1904, at his residence, south Eleventh street, of infirmities attending old age, James Good, aged 85 years, 11 months.
Mr. Good was one of the oldest native residents of Illinois. He was born in Illinois before her statehood. His father led the band which took Black Hawk prisoner.
For four months Mr. Good had been ill. His illness was in the nature of a complication of diseases and it was the first sickness that he had experienced in his life time. His death had been expected the last three days.
The decedent is survived by four children, Lydia Good, residing at home; William Good, a grocer at Eight street and North Grand avenue; Jesse Good of Farmingdale and George Good of Elgin.
Within thirty days from the time the delegates of the territory of Illinois assembled at Kankaskia, concluded their labors and transmitted to congress a copy of the constitution that had been drafted for the proposed new state of Illinois, the cabin home of Daniel Good and wife, in what is now Montgomery county, was blest by the arrival of a son. It was on Sept. 25, 1818, James Good was born with the new state, and to her he had always been true. Only once did he pass outside the confines of the commonwealth and then he did not stray out of sight of the broad fields he so well loved.
Daniel Good and Major Iles brought their families to Illinois from Lincoln county, Kentucky, when none but a few devoted missionaries had dared to brave the vicissitudes of life on the prairies. While Major Iles pushed on to what is now known as Sangamon county and settled near the site of the present capital, young Dood and his sturdy wife found in the region fifty miles farther south their ideal of a western settlement. They quickly made friends with a band of Indians which inhabited the territory they had chosen for a home, and in the company of these untutored, half-civilized savages, the pioneers found their only society. The papooses of this wandering tribe formed the playmates of little James in after years and the sight of a white was a rarity to the lad until he was 10 years old.
It was when James was yet a small boy that Daniel Good organized the now famous little band of white settlers who captured the notorious chief, Black Hawk, whose atrocious crimes had menaced hte peace and happiness of every white family throughout central Illinois. BEfore James had grown to manhood, his father removed the family from the original settlement to the vicinity of Taylorville, in Christian county. This region had become a white settlement by that congenial society that led the pioneer to part from his red friends.
In his new home, Daniel Good proved himself a prince of entertainers. With that lavish hospitality for which the early settlers were famous, he gathered about him those famous lights whose luster still shines in the history of central Illinois and of the nation. The fame of Daniel Good's annual barbecue spread throughout the Mississippi valley, and his son recounts one occasion on which the orators at the feast were Abraham Lincoln, J. B. Calhoun, E. L. Baker, later minister to the Argentine Republic, whose tragic death occurred six years ago. Judge Benjamin Edwards and Judge James H. Matheny.
The one occasion on which James Good wandered from the confines of his native state was, when a lad of fifteen, he walked with a drove of hogs from his Taylorville home to the market at Alton. From Alton several of the drovers went to St. Louis and James accompanied them, remaining in the Missouri metropolis three days. On the strength of his trip, James built up the reputation of an extensive traveler, and here his honor in that line rested, for he was never afterward on alien soil.
In 1818, shortly after his marriage with Miss Mary Fenstermaker of Taylorville, James Good moved to Springfield and here he had since resided. For fifty-three years the two lived in the same modest little home at 422 South Eleventh street. Eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. Good celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Good's death occurred two years ago.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 8-16-1904 p 6
James and his wife Mary Good have no markers. They are buried in the plot directly behind Jtheir son Jessie W and Mary D Good. Also in the plot with James and Mary are their daughters Ida May and Lydia, sons Peter and Thomas, and Edward and Sarah Rodgers, which is the taller monument as seen in the photo. The area of the Good graves would be to the right of the tall Rodgers marker near the concrete ledge.
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Died, Monday, Aug. 15, 1904, at his residence, south Eleventh street, of infirmities attending old age, James Good, aged 85 years, 11 months.
Mr. Good was one of the oldest native residents of Illinois. He was born in Illinois before her statehood. His father led the band which took Black Hawk prisoner.
For four months Mr. Good had been ill. His illness was in the nature of a complication of diseases and it was the first sickness that he had experienced in his life time. His death had been expected the last three days.
The decedent is survived by four children, Lydia Good, residing at home; William Good, a grocer at Eight street and North Grand avenue; Jesse Good of Farmingdale and George Good of Elgin.
Within thirty days from the time the delegates of the territory of Illinois assembled at Kankaskia, concluded their labors and transmitted to congress a copy of the constitution that had been drafted for the proposed new state of Illinois, the cabin home of Daniel Good and wife, in what is now Montgomery county, was blest by the arrival of a son. It was on Sept. 25, 1818, James Good was born with the new state, and to her he had always been true. Only once did he pass outside the confines of the commonwealth and then he did not stray out of sight of the broad fields he so well loved.
Daniel Good and Major Iles brought their families to Illinois from Lincoln county, Kentucky, when none but a few devoted missionaries had dared to brave the vicissitudes of life on the prairies. While Major Iles pushed on to what is now known as Sangamon county and settled near the site of the present capital, young Dood and his sturdy wife found in the region fifty miles farther south their ideal of a western settlement. They quickly made friends with a band of Indians which inhabited the territory they had chosen for a home, and in the company of these untutored, half-civilized savages, the pioneers found their only society. The papooses of this wandering tribe formed the playmates of little James in after years and the sight of a white was a rarity to the lad until he was 10 years old.
It was when James was yet a small boy that Daniel Good organized the now famous little band of white settlers who captured the notorious chief, Black Hawk, whose atrocious crimes had menaced hte peace and happiness of every white family throughout central Illinois. BEfore James had grown to manhood, his father removed the family from the original settlement to the vicinity of Taylorville, in Christian county. This region had become a white settlement by that congenial society that led the pioneer to part from his red friends.
In his new home, Daniel Good proved himself a prince of entertainers. With that lavish hospitality for which the early settlers were famous, he gathered about him those famous lights whose luster still shines in the history of central Illinois and of the nation. The fame of Daniel Good's annual barbecue spread throughout the Mississippi valley, and his son recounts one occasion on which the orators at the feast were Abraham Lincoln, J. B. Calhoun, E. L. Baker, later minister to the Argentine Republic, whose tragic death occurred six years ago. Judge Benjamin Edwards and Judge James H. Matheny.
The one occasion on which James Good wandered from the confines of his native state was, when a lad of fifteen, he walked with a drove of hogs from his Taylorville home to the market at Alton. From Alton several of the drovers went to St. Louis and James accompanied them, remaining in the Missouri metropolis three days. On the strength of his trip, James built up the reputation of an extensive traveler, and here his honor in that line rested, for he was never afterward on alien soil.
In 1818, shortly after his marriage with Miss Mary Fenstermaker of Taylorville, James Good moved to Springfield and here he had since resided. For fifty-three years the two lived in the same modest little home at 422 South Eleventh street. Eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. Good celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Good's death occurred two years ago.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 8-16-1904 p 6
Aged 85y 11m; "old age"
James and his wife Mary Good have no markers. They are buried in the plot directly behind Jtheir son Jessie W and Mary D Good. Also in the plot with James and Mary are their daughters Ida May and Lydia, sons Peter and Thomas, and Edward and Sarah Rodgers, which is the taller monument as seen in the photo. The area of the Good graves would be to the right of the tall Rodgers marker near the concrete ledge.
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Died, Monday, Aug. 15, 1904, at his residence, south Eleventh street, of infirmities attending old age, James Good, aged 85 years, 11 months.
Mr. Good was one of the oldest native residents of Illinois. He was born in Illinois before her statehood. His father led the band which took Black Hawk prisoner.
For four months Mr. Good had been ill. His illness was in the nature of a complication of diseases and it was the first sickness that he had experienced in his life time. His death had been expected the last three days.
The decedent is survived by four children, Lydia Good, residing at home; William Good, a grocer at Eight street and North Grand avenue; Jesse Good of Farmingdale and George Good of Elgin.
Within thirty days from the time the delegates of the territory of Illinois assembled at Kankaskia, concluded their labors and transmitted to congress a copy of the constitution that had been drafted for the proposed new state of Illinois, the cabin home of Daniel Good and wife, in what is now Montgomery county, was blest by the arrival of a son. It was on Sept. 25, 1818, James Good was born with the new state, and to her he had always been true. Only once did he pass outside the confines of the commonwealth and then he did not stray out of sight of the broad fields he so well loved.
Daniel Good and Major Iles brought their families to Illinois from Lincoln county, Kentucky, when none but a few devoted missionaries had dared to brave the vicissitudes of life on the prairies. While Major Iles pushed on to what is now known as Sangamon county and settled near the site of the present capital, young Dood and his sturdy wife found in the region fifty miles farther south their ideal of a western settlement. They quickly made friends with a band of Indians which inhabited the territory they had chosen for a home, and in the company of these untutored, half-civilized savages, the pioneers found their only society. The papooses of this wandering tribe formed the playmates of little James in after years and the sight of a white was a rarity to the lad until he was 10 years old.
It was when James was yet a small boy that Daniel Good organized the now famous little band of white settlers who captured the notorious chief, Black Hawk, whose atrocious crimes had menaced hte peace and happiness of every white family throughout central Illinois. BEfore James had grown to manhood, his father removed the family from the original settlement to the vicinity of Taylorville, in Christian county. This region had become a white settlement by that congenial society that led the pioneer to part from his red friends.
In his new home, Daniel Good proved himself a prince of entertainers. With that lavish hospitality for which the early settlers were famous, he gathered about him those famous lights whose luster still shines in the history of central Illinois and of the nation. The fame of Daniel Good's annual barbecue spread throughout the Mississippi valley, and his son recounts one occasion on which the orators at the feast were Abraham Lincoln, J. B. Calhoun, E. L. Baker, later minister to the Argentine Republic, whose tragic death occurred six years ago. Judge Benjamin Edwards and Judge James H. Matheny.
The one occasion on which James Good wandered from the confines of his native state was, when a lad of fifteen, he walked with a drove of hogs from his Taylorville home to the market at Alton. From Alton several of the drovers went to St. Louis and James accompanied them, remaining in the Missouri metropolis three days. On the strength of his trip, James built up the reputation of an extensive traveler, and here his honor in that line rested, for he was never afterward on alien soil.
In 1818, shortly after his marriage with Miss Mary Fenstermaker of Taylorville, James Good moved to Springfield and here he had since resided. For fifty-three years the two lived in the same modest little home at 422 South Eleventh street. Eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. Good celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Good's death occurred two years ago.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 8-16-1904 p 6
James and his wife Mary Good have no markers. They are buried in the plot directly behind Jtheir son Jessie W and Mary D Good. Also in the plot with James and Mary are their daughters Ida May and Lydia, sons Peter and Thomas, and Edward and Sarah Rodgers, which is the taller monument as seen in the photo. The area of the Good graves would be to the right of the tall Rodgers marker near the concrete ledge.
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Died, Monday, Aug. 15, 1904, at his residence, south Eleventh street, of infirmities attending old age, James Good, aged 85 years, 11 months.
Mr. Good was one of the oldest native residents of Illinois. He was born in Illinois before her statehood. His father led the band which took Black Hawk prisoner.
For four months Mr. Good had been ill. His illness was in the nature of a complication of diseases and it was the first sickness that he had experienced in his life time. His death had been expected the last three days.
The decedent is survived by four children, Lydia Good, residing at home; William Good, a grocer at Eight street and North Grand avenue; Jesse Good of Farmingdale and George Good of Elgin.
Within thirty days from the time the delegates of the territory of Illinois assembled at Kankaskia, concluded their labors and transmitted to congress a copy of the constitution that had been drafted for the proposed new state of Illinois, the cabin home of Daniel Good and wife, in what is now Montgomery county, was blest by the arrival of a son. It was on Sept. 25, 1818, James Good was born with the new state, and to her he had always been true. Only once did he pass outside the confines of the commonwealth and then he did not stray out of sight of the broad fields he so well loved.
Daniel Good and Major Iles brought their families to Illinois from Lincoln county, Kentucky, when none but a few devoted missionaries had dared to brave the vicissitudes of life on the prairies. While Major Iles pushed on to what is now known as Sangamon county and settled near the site of the present capital, young Dood and his sturdy wife found in the region fifty miles farther south their ideal of a western settlement. They quickly made friends with a band of Indians which inhabited the territory they had chosen for a home, and in the company of these untutored, half-civilized savages, the pioneers found their only society. The papooses of this wandering tribe formed the playmates of little James in after years and the sight of a white was a rarity to the lad until he was 10 years old.
It was when James was yet a small boy that Daniel Good organized the now famous little band of white settlers who captured the notorious chief, Black Hawk, whose atrocious crimes had menaced hte peace and happiness of every white family throughout central Illinois. BEfore James had grown to manhood, his father removed the family from the original settlement to the vicinity of Taylorville, in Christian county. This region had become a white settlement by that congenial society that led the pioneer to part from his red friends.
In his new home, Daniel Good proved himself a prince of entertainers. With that lavish hospitality for which the early settlers were famous, he gathered about him those famous lights whose luster still shines in the history of central Illinois and of the nation. The fame of Daniel Good's annual barbecue spread throughout the Mississippi valley, and his son recounts one occasion on which the orators at the feast were Abraham Lincoln, J. B. Calhoun, E. L. Baker, later minister to the Argentine Republic, whose tragic death occurred six years ago. Judge Benjamin Edwards and Judge James H. Matheny.
The one occasion on which James Good wandered from the confines of his native state was, when a lad of fifteen, he walked with a drove of hogs from his Taylorville home to the market at Alton. From Alton several of the drovers went to St. Louis and James accompanied them, remaining in the Missouri metropolis three days. On the strength of his trip, James built up the reputation of an extensive traveler, and here his honor in that line rested, for he was never afterward on alien soil.
In 1818, shortly after his marriage with Miss Mary Fenstermaker of Taylorville, James Good moved to Springfield and here he had since resided. For fifty-three years the two lived in the same modest little home at 422 South Eleventh street. Eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. Good celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Good's death occurred two years ago.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 8-16-1904 p 6
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