From "History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and 
Representative Citizens," by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer, 1902. 

Typed by Laurie Birks Dean

p. 397

Charles M. NAGLE, known through many states as a ladies' tailor, is 
located at No. 1073 Main street, Wheeling, West Virginia, and has all 
the business he can attend to, besides having made himself a 
reputation for doing the best kind of work, which he supplies to 
parties in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and, in fact, all over 
the Union.  He is a son of Charles and Catherine Nagle, both of whom 
are deceased, and is of foreign birth.  His father led an active life 
as a merchant for many years and died at the advanced age of seventy 
years.
	Charles M. Nagle was born in September, 1864, in Bohemia.  He 
received his early mental training in several places, - last in a 
business college in Wheeling.  He arrived in this country in 1893, 
but his parents never crossed the ocean.
	After landing at New York, where he stayed for a short time, 
Mr. Nagle started for Wheeling, and here opened up his business as a 
ladies' tailor in 1894, doing work first at No. 1113 Main street, but 
later removing to No. 1073 Main street.  He could easily find places 
for a score of persons in his establishment, but cannot get the 
operatives.  He has worked under the best and most wealthy firms in 
Paris, Vienna  and London, as well as other large cities, and has the 
patronage of the best citizens of Wheeling.  He makes only ladies' 
wear and gives the best satisfaction.  He was in Paris during the 
past year in the interests of his business.
	He chose for his life companion Lena Hoffman, who is of German 
decent, and they reside on the Island.  They have one child, Eugene.
	Fraternally, Mr. Nagle is a member of the Uniform Rank of 
Knights of Pythias.  He has become a citizen of Wheeling, Ohio 
county, and helps much in advertising the city by doing excellent 
work, which goes over several states.  His life has been 
characterized by industry, energy and perseverance, and that it has 
been one of usefulness and benefit to others cannot be denied when a 
glance is given to his record.