Born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1845, the son of Daniel and Margaret (Reedy) Good. Through the period of his boyhood and youth, John L. Good attended the public schools and remained at home until after the outbreak of the Civil War, when his patriotic spirit prompted his enlistment and he became a private of Company I, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was discharged from the service on the 30th day of May, 1865. Following his return home from the war, Mr. Good attended school for a time and later engaged in teaching. He was married to Miss Cassiah Schrefflar on January 17, 1867. He subsequently clerked in a store for about two years but in April, 1869, he came west having resigned his position. In his political views, Mr. Good was a republican and for six years he served as a member of the board of county supervisors, and for four years representing this district in the state legislature. He belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic, the Knights of Pythias, and the Impendent Order of Odd Fellows and his religious faith was manifested in his membership in the Presbyterian Church.

Born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1845, the son of Daniel and Margaret (Reedy) Good. Through the period of his boyhood and youth, John L. Good attended the public schools and remained at home until after the outbreak of the Civil War, when his patriotic spirit prompted his enlistment and he became a private of Company I, 177th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was discharged from the service on the 30th day of May, 1865. Following his return home from the war, Mr. Good attended school for a time and later engaged in teaching. He was married to Miss Cassiah Schrefflar on January 17, 1867. He subsequently clerked in a store for about two years but in April, 1869, he came west having resigned his position. In his political views, Mr. Good was a republican and for six years he served as a member of the board of county supervisors, and for four years representing this district in the state legislature. He belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic, the Knights of Pythias, and the Impendent Order of Odd Fellows and his religious faith was manifested in his membership in the Presbyterian Church.