Clearfield County PA Archives - Photos: GOFF, Manley Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ellis Michaels, , Oct 2008 Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ ________________________________________________ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/goff-manley.txt Photo may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/photos/goff-manley.jpg GOFF, Manley, leading citizen of Clearfield County photo scanned from Roland D. Swoopes "Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, PA and Representative Citizens", published 1911, page 459 MANLEY B. GOFF, proprietor of the Brady Street Roller Mills, located at No. 340 South Brady street, DuBois, Pa., is one of the representative business men of the place, with which he has been identified since 1900. He was born March 14, 1867, in Jay township, Elk county, Pa., and is a son of Algenorn E. and Caroline E. (Pearsall) Goff. Algenorn E. Goff was born and reared in Elk county, Pa. he was a son of Potter Goff, and was but a boy when his father died. The latter was one of the pioneers of Elk county, a descendant of Lord William Goff, a native of Ireland. Great-grandfather Goff was a cooper by trade but became blind in his last years and was taken care of by his children. Algenorn E. Goff was reared by his half-brothers and followed farming and lumbering in Elk county for many years. After retiring from active labor he came to DuBois, where he now resides. He married Caroline E. Pearsall, a daughter of Alfred Pearsall, formerly of Elk county, and five children were born to them, namely: Florence E., who is the wife of W. H. Weed, of Weedville, Pa.; Manley B.; Elvira, who is deceased, was the wife of Edward Henry, of Clearfield county; Mary, who is the wife of R. D. Hall, of DuBois; and Carrie, who is the wife of U. G. Green, of DuBois. Manley B. Goff grew to manhood on the home farm and attended the district schools of Jay township and the High School at Penfield, Pa. After spending twenty-eight years on the farm he determined to engage in other business and moved to Caledonia, Elk county, where he embarked in a general mercantile business, in partnership with Fred A. Tozier, which was continued for one year, when Mr. Goff removed to Johnsonburg and bought out the grocery, flour and feed business of E. C. Stanley. Mr. Goff carried on this enterprise for about eighteen months but not being satisfied with results then spent a short time looking about for a better business field, finding promising prospects at DuBois, to which place he came in April, 1900. Here he purchased the Brady Street Roller Mills, from S. J. Schrecongost, and conducted the business alone until July, 1909, when he admitted M. W. Barclay as a partner, the latter of whom was succeeded in December, 1910, by R. L. Hunter. The capacity of the mill is fifty barrels a day of high grade flour, their chief brand being the Lily White, and buckwheat and other grains are also ground. The mill is well equipped and the business is in a very flourishing condition. Mr. Goff was married first in September, 1895, to Miss Lulu V. Terry, whose death occurred three years later. In October, 1900, Mr. Goff was married second to Miss Olive May Rexford, a daughter of T. E. Rexford. Their residence is at No. 337 S. Brady street, opposite the mill. In politics Mr. Goff is a Republican and he has always been an active and interested citizen. While residing in Elk county he served three years as jury commissioner, was auditor of Jay township and three years served as township treasurer. In 1896 he was the Republican candidate for associate judge of Elk county and in the election was defeated by only 200 votes, which was a very close margin, considering that the county is normally Democratic. Since becoming a citizen of DuBois he has served three years as a member of the borough council. His only fraternal connection is with the Patriotic Order of Sons of America. Algenorn Goff's great-grandfather was Guernsey Goff, who was a blind man and cooper by trade, and worked at his trade although blind.