Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....HAZEN, Charles E. 1868 - living in 1899
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  CHARLES E. HAZEN is section foreman on the Eagles Mere Railroad and performs his
  work in such manner as to win the respect and confidence of his superior
  officers. Our subject is truly one of the self-made men of the village of
  Sonestown, and his worldly possessions are the result of his own perseverance
  and untiring energy. He was born near his present home in Sullivan County,
  January 25, 1868, and is a son of William C. and Lydia (Whitaker) Hazen, a
  grandson of John F. Hazen, and a great-grandson of Thomas Hazen.
  
    John F. Hazen was a millwright by trade in Davidson township, Sullivan County,
  and was the founder of this well-known family in the county. He was the father
  of the following children: Jacob A.; George; William C., the father of our
  subject; Charles; Hannah; Lucinda; and Mary Ann. John F. Hazen learned the trade
  of a mill-wright and carpenter of his father and he erected nearly all the mills
  in the vicinity at that time, and many of them are still in operation. He spent
  his latter days at Hughesville, Pa., and died there at an advanced age. He was
  the progenitor of nine children, namely: Elizabeth; Catherine; Leah; Sally; Jane
  Ann; William C.; John N.; and George and James, deceased.
  
    William C. Hazen is a retired and much respected citizen of Sonestown and has
  pursued various vocations throughout his active days, and was born at
  Hughesville, March 16, 1838. He was united in marriage with Sarah Whitaker, a
  daughter of William and Lydia (Little) Whitaker; her father was a large
  land-owner of Sullivan County and was a farmer; his farm is now the property of
  A. T. Armstrong. A family of eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hazen,
  namely: George B., who married Minnie Weed by whom he reared a family of five
  children: Stella Belle, who is the wife of Thomas Houseknecht, and five children
  blessed their home, Pearl, Blanche, Cressie, Amy, and Emmens; Charles and
  Thomas, deceased; John Franklin; William B.; Walter; and Harry.
  
    Charles E. Hazen attended the public schools of his native town and his
  remaining boyhood days were spent in assisting his father about the homestead
  thus acquiring a good education in the art of farming. Leaving home after
  attaining manhood he entered the employ of the W. & N. B. R. R. as foreman of
  this section of the railroad and occupied that position some three months, but
  was in the road's employ eight years, when in July, 1898, he accepted a like
  position on the Eagles Mere Railroad. Our subject commands the respect both of
  the men of whom he has charge and of the citizens of the community who recognize
  him as a man of sterling worth. He purchased the Robert Whitaker property, which
  consists of a good house and one acre of land, and has remodeled the house into
  a handsome home.
  
    Mr. Hazen was joined in hymeneal bonds to Carrie B. Phillips, a daughter of
  Griffin Phillips, a prominent farmer of Davidson township, and to this happy
  union one son has been born, Kenneth George, born March 28, 1898. Fraternally
  Mr. Hazen is a member and past president of the P. O. S. of A.; religiously he
  and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Church. Politically our
  subject is an unwavering Democrat and although he takes an active part in local
  politics he has never sought a public office, but in 1897 he served as supervisor.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from:
  
  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
  Published by 
  Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
  
  
  
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