Clarence H. Goff^1,2 (M)
b. 1905
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     Clarence H. Goff was born in 1905 at Massachusetts.³ [Witness] lived with Charlotte F Goff and Albert W. Goff from 1925 to 1927 at at 257 N Brow Street, East Providence, Rhode Island. Clarence Goff is listed as being employed as (a clerk in 1925, assistant secretary in 1926 and 1927) at the YMCA (at 160 Broad Street). Albert is assumed to be a close relative of Clarence.^4,5,6,7

Clarence married Elizabeth (Lizzy) Strauss, daughter of Adolph Strauss and Frieda Amelia Karndt, in 1928.^1,8 He and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Strauss lived at 75 Peteys Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island from 1929 to 1931. Clarence is listed as being employed as (assistant secretary in 1929 thru 1931) at the YMCA (at 160 Broad Street) living with wife Elizabeth.^9,10,11 Clarence became the father of Mildred E. Goff in March 1930 at Providence.⁸

Clarence H. Goff is shown as head of household on the US census of 14 April 1930 at Providence as Clarence H. Goff. Listed as 25 years old, home renter at $25 per month with a radio and does not live on a farm, married at age 23 years, has not attended school or college in last six months, born in Massachusetts as was his mother and father, he can read, write and speak English, currently employed as a YMCA secretary, not a veteran. Spoke Croatian at home before immigrating. Enumerated with the head of household was/were Elizabeth (Lizzy) Strauss and Mildred E. Goff.³
He and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Strauss lived at 235 Lowell Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island from 1940 to 1941. Clarence is listed as being employed as a salesman for Seaconnet Coal Co. at 144 Allen's Avenue in Providence in 1940 then Eastern Coal Co. in 1941.^12,13 He and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Strauss lived at 233 Lowell Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island from 1947 to 1958. Clarence is listed as being the owner of 233 Lowell and being employed as a landscape gardener in 1947 and then as a salesman in 1957.^{14,15,16,17,18,19} He was employed by as a salesman by Caslon, Inc. printers and stationers from 1952 to 1953 at 1 Washington Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, Caslon was run by Roland W. Goff as President, Ruth B.P. Goff as secretary and R. Whitney Goff as treasurer.^15,16 He was employed by Akerman Standard Co. (printers and binders) as a salesman in 1956 at 56 Pine Street, Providence, Rhode Island.²⁰ He was employed by Warwick Associates in 1958 at Providence, Rhode Island.¹⁹

Last Edited=19 Jul 2005