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

Typed by Polly Oliver.

Pages 814-815


SAMUEL NESBITT, JR, a leading loan and real estate dealer of Wheeling, 
WEST Virginia, was born in this city December 7, 1860, a son of Samuel 
and Eliza (McCleary) Nesbitt.

Samuel Nesbitt, the father of the subject of this biography, ws born 
May 26, 1826, in Ireland, where he lived for a number of years.  He 
followed the career of a blacksmith during his active business live, 
and is now living a retired life in Wheeling, which city has been his 
home ever since coming to this country, in 1848.  He married Eliza 
McCleary, who was also born in Ireland; she came to the United States 
in 1848, and was married in 1851.  Eleven children resulted from this 
union, namely: Mary, born July 4, 1853, is the wife of Robert 
Henderson, of Wheeling; Catherine, deceased, born December 7, 1854; 
John, born July 23, 1856 who is an artisan and live in Allegheny, 
Pennsylvania; Thomas W., born in 1858, died in childhood; the fifth 
child, born in 1859, died in infancy, Samuel; Robert, deceased, born in 
January, 1862; James, deceased, born in 1864; Thomas, born in 1866 who 
lives in Wheeling; William, born in 1868 lives in Allegheny; and 
Charles, born in 1870, who is a blacksmith and succeeded his father in 
the business at the old stand on Sixteenth Street, between Market and 
Main Streets. 

Samuel Nesbitt, Jr., attended the public Schools of Wheeling, and later 
attended the Cincinnati Law School, form which he was graduated.  For 
the past thirteen years has been extensively engaged in the real estate 
and loan business, in which he has been very successful.  He is a man 
of good boniness ability, keen perception and good judgment, and his 
success has been of his own making.  His office is located at No. 1735 
Market Street.

Mr. Nesbitt was united in marriage with Virginia McGill, June 9, 1892.  
She was born in Wheeling, October 8, 1867, and is a daughter of Leander 
and Hester J. (Richey) McGill.  Leander McGill was a native of Ohio, 
and his wife was a native of Virginia.  Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt have one 
child, Samuel, who was born March 20, 1893.  Mr. Nesbitt resides in a 
very comfortable home at No. 2107 Chapline Street.  Both he and his 
wife are members of the Second United Presbyterian Church.  Mr. Nesbitt 
is and Odd Fellow and a member of the A. O. U. W.  Politically, he a 
Republican.  He is highly respected in Wheeling, where he is well known 
and has many friends.