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GEORGE GOODE, mining engineer, is a native of Ohio, born at Akron, Summit county, Sept 25, 1851. His father, John T. Goode, was born in 1818 near Strasburg, France; his mother was a native of the same place, whose maiden name was Barbara Yost. They came to this country in 1840 and settled in Akron, and were the second family of French-Germans that settled in that place. George, the subject of this sketch, was raised and educated in Akron, and attended the commercial college, from which he graduated in 1869. He studied engineering under Prof. D. W. Steadway, of New York, and has followed mine engineering as a business since. He traveled extensively in the west from 1872 to 1877, visiting the states of Nevada, California, and the territories of New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, and Montana. He owns an interest in rich mining claims at Camp Halleck, Nevada, in connection with Lieut. George E. Iazer, formerly of the Twelfth Infantry, U. S. A. He has seen much of frontier life and had many narrow escapes from Indians. In 1876 he went east and sold an interest in one of their mining claims for a large sum and invested in Virginia City property; when that place burned he lost heavily. In 1878 he came to Joplin and engaged in mining, and in July, 1881, he came to Webb City. In the fall of 1882 he accepted the superintendence of the mines located at Springfield, known as the Camp Lyon mines, situated on the old battle ground of Wilson’s Creek. Mr. Goode was married in Joplin, July 8, 1879, to Miss Jennie McFall. They have one child, Fred Leon, aged two years. He is a member of Joplin Lodge No. 40, K. of P., and has held the office of K. of R. & S. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a man of liberal and progressive views.