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him the following children: 1. John J., of whom later. 2. Nicholas, 3 and 4. Margaret and Mary (twins); the former married Jesse Delozier, and the latter E. A. Coulter. 5. Sarah married John Mills. 6. George. 7. Richard K., deceased, married Agnes Burley. 8. Jacob, married Mary Crice. 9. Michael, ran the first engine on the Portage railroad, married (first) Ann Kepler, (second) Mary Soulsby. The mother of this family died about 1852, and thenceforth Mr. Nagle divided his time among the homes of his children, resigning the management of the farm to his son Richard K. His death occurred about 1857.     John J. Nagle son of Jacob and Honor (Baum) Nagle, was born. November 11, 1803, in Cambria county, and was a farmer and lumberman. He settled in Carroll township, whence he moved in 1846 to Elder township and there bought a piece of woodland which he cleared and laid out as a farm, passing thereon the remainder of his days. He was a Democrat in politics and a Roman Catholic in religion. He married Bridget, daughter of Teddy Barnical, of Cambria county, the ceremony performed by Father Gallitzin, who had administered to both the contracting parties in their infancy the rite of baptism. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Nagle consisted of the following children: 1. Sarah, born 1829, wife of James D. McMullen, had five children: Celestine, Allena, Sarah, Marcellus and Joseph. 2. Nicholas, born 1831, married Catharine Nagle had seven children: Elizabeth C., Mary, Thomas, Lucinda, Ida, Aaron and Minnie. 3. Mary A., born 1833, wife of William Gooderham, had seven children: Michael, Celia M., Lydia, Ellen, Henry, Bridget and Mary. 4. Ellen, born 1835, wife of Leonard Hollas, had seven children: John, Mary, Ambrose, Matilda, Allena, deceased; Ambrose, and James. 5. Margaret M., born 1837, wife of William Ruggles, had five children: Elizabeth, deceased; Joseph, Thomas, Nettie, and Cartha. 6. Jane, born 1839, wife of William McNulty, had the following children: William, Henry, deceased; Michael, Mary, Elizabeth, Austin, Pius, Casper, Francis, John and Jane. 7. Michael H., of whom later. 8. Bridget, born 1847, wife of Caleb A. Grey, had ten children: Eleria, Mary E., Edith, Elmira, Margaret, Agnes, John, Edward, Antoinetto and Caleb. Mr. Nagle, the father, died February 24, 1881.     Michael H. Nagle son of John J. and Bridget (Barnical) Nagle, was reared on a farm and early engaged in agricultural labors and in the lumber business. After his marriage he settled on a farm in Elder township, which he still owns. In 1890 he moved to Hastings, where he built a hotel which he conducted for ten years. At the end of that time it was destroyed by fire, and in 1900 he purchased the Susquehanna House, which, by what seemed a fatality, was burned down on August 6 of that year. With indomitable perseverance Mr. Nagle rebuilt on the same site and is still the proprietor of the establishment. He is a Democrat and a Roman Catholic.     Mr. Nagle married (first), February 5, 1865, Lidia Helfrich, by whom he became the father of the following children: 1. Elmer E., born October 19, 1866, married Maggie Gessler, had one child, May Nagle, born July 12, 1894. 2. Martha E., born August 15, 1869, wife of William Plummer, had four children: Nerie, Sylvia, Marie, deceased, and Thomas. 3. Francis E., born November 17, 1874, single, living in Potter county. The mother of these children died November 22, 1874. Mr. Nagle married (second) Catharine, daughter of Philip and Susann Gray, eight children being the issue of the marriage: 1. Magdalene, born May 10, 1877, wife of John McQueeney, has five children: Chester, Jennings, Catharine, Jerrald, and Margaret. 2. Annie, born October 20, 1879,

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