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Good, a German Mennonite family name, originally Guth. Among the pioneers of the Good family in America were Jacob and Christian Good, who immigrated from the [[p3594.html|Palatinate]] in the early 18th century and settled in eastern [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. In this region there is both a village named Goodville in the western part of the county near [[Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Elizabethtown]], and a [[Goods Mennonite Church (Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, USA)|Good Mennonite Church]] (MC). Christian Good (1772-1839), grandson of the first Christian, served as minister at [[Bowmansville Mennonite Church (East Earl, Pennsylvania, USA)|Bowmansville]], PA. Jacob Good, son of the first Jacob, moved to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where his descendants have been active, including Bishop Daniel (1781-1850) and Bishop Christian (18421916). Descendants of both Lancaster and Virginia Goods have moved to Mennonite congregations in Ontario, Ohio, [[Indiana (USA)|Indiana]], [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]], and [[Missouri (USA)|Missouri]]. Among the latter were Bishop John S. Good (1811-1899) of Page County., Iowa, Bishop A. C. Good (1881- ) of Sterling, IL, Deacon Sol R. Good of Sterling, IL, and Bishop Kenneth Good (1910- ) of [[Morton (Illinois, USA)|Morton, IL.]] Preacher Noah G. Good (1904- ) was dean of the [[Lancaster Mennonite School (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster Mennonite School]], [[Good, Israel B. (1861-1945)|I. B. Good]] was a prominent Lancaster County preacher, and [[Good, Andrew (1838-1918)|Andrew Good]] and [[Good, Cyrus Nathaniel "C. N." (1869-1967)|C. N. Good]] (1869-1967) were outstanding elders in the [[Mennonite Brethren in Christ|Mennonite Brethren in Christ]] Church.

Some Amish Mennonite Guths who immigrated from Alsace-Lorraine in the 19th century to Illinois and [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]] have retained the spelling Guth.

See also [[Guth (Gut) family|Guth (Gut) family]]
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