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Jasper Goodykoontz (born January 10, 1855) 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.
Contents
Goodykoontz's was published from 1892 until 1920.
Goodykoontz grew up in Indiana's Tipton County. 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 elsetimes worked in farming and carpentry.
Family
Goodykoontz married Eliza K. Wood. Upon his death, they had nine living children: Joseph, Daniel. Lucina, Harvey, Marion, Newton, Jasper, Franklin and Warren.
Note
Several online sources list Goodykoontz's death as 1882, but if his birth year is correct, he died at age 27 with nine children and four years before beginning to publish the work he is known for.