[p. 692] proprietor of the Hoagland Steam Laundry, a successful business enterprise of Ellwood City, was born at Greenville, Pa., July 29, 1865, and is a son of Joseph and Jennie (Stover) Hoagland.
Joseph Hoagland died at Youngstown, Ohio, when his son, Charles G., was only four years old. His widow married again, being united to R. S. Shingledecker in 1875, and still survives. The family consisted of three sons and two daughters, namely: Jennie, who is the wife of Penn Perkins, resides at Youngstown, Ohio; Robert, who resides with his family at Youngstown; Hays R., who is associated with his brother in the laundry, having charge of the inside work; Charles G., and one deceased.
In childhood Mr. Hoagland accompanied the family from Greenville to Lowellville, Ohio, and from there to Youngstown, where he remained in school until he was thirteen years of age. Since then he has been uniformly busy, mastering and following a number of trades and residing at different points. He worked as a cooper at Youngstown until he was seventeen years old, then learned the trades of nail feeder and of stove mounter, working at the same for three years, after which he became a glass inspector and followed that business for two years. For three more years he was with the Youngstown Ice Company, for six years was with the Adams and American Express Companies, and then went into the Youngstown Laundry. He remained eight years with that concern, and during that period perfected himself in all the details of the business, and before coming to Ellwood City he conducted a laundry route of his own for six months. Finding a good opening here, Mr. Hoagland established the Hoagland Steam Laundry at Ellwood City on October 3, 1906, installing the most approved laundry machines and modern and sanitary equipments of all kinds. He enjoys a large amount of patronage.
On May 23, 1895, Mr. Hoagland was married to Miss Ada Maud Miller, who is a daughter of Joseph Miller, of Youngstown, and they have two sons, Ralph Shearer and Charles Earl. Mrs. Hoagland is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Ellwood City. In local politics, Mr. Hoagland is an independent, but in affairs concerning the outside world, he votes with the Republican party. For some eighteen years he has been a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, taking a deep interest in the organization during all this period. He belongs also to the Protected Home Circle.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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