Jasper Goodykoontz
Jasper Goodykoontz (January 10, 1855, Indiana – September 1, 1923, Flint, Michigan) was the creator or Goodykoontz's Perpetual Calendar and General Reference: A Book for the Millions. Each issue was hundreds of pages of hand-drawn and hand-lettered information both almanacky and encyclopedic in nature.[2]
Goodykoontz's was published from 1892 until 1920.[3][4]
Goodykoontz grew up in Indiana's Tipton County as the son of Harvey Goodykoontz and Eliza E. Wood. After earning his M.A. from Terre Haute State Normal, he returned to Tipton and the family's farm. He taught school in winter and other times worked in farming and carpentry.[2][5][6]
Family[edit]
Goodykoontz married Lenora Glenn (1868–1943). At his death, they had nine living children: Joseph, Daniel, Lucina, Harvey, Marion, Newton, Jasper, Franklin and Warren.[6] Lenora remarried in 1925 with Thomas Mogford.
Note[edit]
Several online sources erroneously list Goodykoontz's death to be 1882, ten years before beginning to publish the work he is known for. 1882 was the year his father died.
References[edit]
- ^ "Goodykoontz's perpetual calendar and general reference manual. A book for the millions". N.Y., Amer. News Co., S.F., Bancroft Co.
- ^ a b Collins, Paul (2007). "A Book for the Millions". The Believer (49). McSweeney's: 47–49. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 1, Volume 17. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1920
- ^ "Moving Mountains with Teaspoons Archived 2015-12-15 at the Wayback Machine."
- ^ Mangravite, Andrew (July 10, 2011). "Before Google, there was Goodykoontz". Broad Street Review. Broad Street Review. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Jasper Goodyloontz - Tipton County, Indiana".