Peter Good b. 22 Oct 1863 Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL d. 19 Sep 1946 Fisher, Champaign Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Peter Good

Male 1863 - 1946  (82 years)


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  • Name Peter Good  [1
    Immigration 1831  NYC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence Apr 1831  Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth 22 Oct 1863  Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Sep 1946  Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • At his home
    Burial Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
    Person ID I832  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2017 

    Father Christian Guth (Good),   b. 4 Feb 1833, Burgwalden, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1889, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Jacobina Ehresman,   b. 11 Mar 1834, Wurttemberg, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1903, Minier, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary A. Naffziger (Nofzinger),   b. 31 Mar 1871, Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1957, Dewey, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 4 Feb 1892 
    Children 
     1. Carrie Edna Good,   b. 2 Jan 1893, Cornell, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1993, Eureka, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
     2. Arthur E. Good,   b. 2 Jan 1896, Livingston Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1970, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Leroy E. Good,   b. 22 Aug 1894   d. 5 Mar 1969 (Age 74 years)
     4. Ivan S. Good,   b. 30 Jan 1899   d. 2 Feb 1976 (Age 77 years)
     5. Elsie Good,   b. 16 Oct 1900, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1993, Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     6. Laura Good,   b. 29 Oct 1902   d. 10 Apr 1963 (Age 60 years)
     7. Joseph C. Good,   b. 21 Jan 1906   d. 4 Sep 1987, Goshen, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     8. Alta E. Good,   b. 3 Mar 1910, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1986, Fort Ashby, Mineral Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     9. Bessie Good,   b. 18 Feb 1914, Rantoul, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1987, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1831 - NYC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1831 - Butler Co., OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Oct 1863 - Hopedale, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Sep 1946 - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fisher, Champaign Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obit: Gospel Herald Good.--
      Peter, son of the late Chris and Pheobe Good, was born at Hopedale, Ill., Oct. 22, 1863; died very suddenly at his home in Fisher, Ill., Sept. 19, 1946; aged 82 y. 10 m. 27 d. As a young man he gave his life to Christ and united with the Hopedale Mennonite Church. On Feb. 4, 1892, he was united in marriage to Mary Naffziger. They first lived at Flanagan, and then moved to a farm near Rantoul. There they lived until five years ago, when they retired and moved to Fisher. Surviving are his widow, 4 sons (LeRoy, Ivan, and Joseph, all of Rantoul; and Arthur, Paxton, Ill., 5 daughters (Carrie--Mrs. Ezra Yordy, Eureka, Ill.; ElsieMrs. Emanuel Birkey, Kouts, Ind.; Laura--Mrs. Jesse Heiser, of Fisher; Alta--Mrs. Lester Hershey, Chicago, Ill.; and Bessie--Mrs. Melvin Greiser, Dewey, Ill.), 32 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one sister (Mrs. John Reeser, Metamora, Ill.), and a large number of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sept. 22 at the home, in charge of Harold Zehr, and at the East Bend Church, Fisher, in charge of J. A. Heiser, C. L. Graber, and C. F. Derstine. Burial was made in the East Bend Mennonite Cemetery.


      Four of Peter’s sons sang together for years at East Bend Mennonite Church--many times for funerals. Peter drove the team of horses which pulled the hearse to the cemetery, according to an interview in “By the Bend of the River” video.

      Peter purchased 309 acres of land in Section 13 of East Bend Township from John Wingle on March 7, 1900. August Unzicker had formerly lived on this farm. The Good family came to the area from Livingston County.

  • Sources 
    1. [S458] V. Gordon Oyer, Augspurger Settlement an d Amish Mennonite Immigration.

    2. [S221] East Bend Mennonite Cemetery.


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