Samuel Albert Hazen was born either in Oak Forest, Franklin County, Indiana or Ohio.

In October 1874, Sam married Emily Lanning in Franklin County, Indiana. After the birth of their first two sons, they came in a covered wagon from IN to NE where Emily's uncle owned land.

They lived there for several years before trying to make a run for land in Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip scheduled for 16 September 1893; they arrived the last week in September.

The Hazen's made their home in Ponca City and later in Fairfax where Sam was a carpenter and built several of the homes which remain today.


Children of Sam and Emily Lanning Hazen;

1. Albert Wesley Hazen born 14 Sep 1875 in IN. He died 22 Dec 1952.

2. Charlie Morris Hazen was born 15 Sep 1878 in IN. He died 12 Feb 1963.

3. William Hezekiah "Carl" Hazen was born 21 Oct 1880 possibly in NE and died 22 Jan 1959 in Wichita, Kansas. He married Lillith Lowe of Fairfax, OK, d/o Julia Lowe. They had one adopted son Arnold Hazen who died in 1993 in Wichita, KS.

4. Jessie Myrtle Hazen (Dull) was born in 1882 in NE. She died 18 April 1903 possibly during childbirth.

5. Leatha Ellen Hazen was born 24 May 1884 in Pender, NE and died 8 June 1962. She married Charlie Justice, Alva St. Peters, and John F. Bound.

6. James Walter Hazen was born 13 May 1887 in Pender, NE. He married Beulah Mae Patterson 15 Jan 1912 in Newkirk, Kay, OK, d/o Jacob Eugene Patterson and Anna Cordellia Low(e). James died in Ponca City, Kay, OK and is burried there by his wife.

7. Jennie Elizabeth Hazen (Pierce) was born in 1889 in Pender, NE. She married Clarence E. Pierce Dec 1911 then died in childbirth 22 Aug 1913.

8. Maude Muriel Hazen was born 1 Sep 1891 in Pender, NE. She married Phillip Samuel Harold Johnson 3 Feb 1913 in Newkirk, Kay, OK. They had: Harold Lloyd Johnson born 13 Sep 1920, Florence Lucille Johnson born 21 May 1915, Erna Maudline Johnson born 3 April 1925 in OK, and Robert Morris Johnson born 10 Jan 1929 in OK. Maude Muriel hazen died 15 Jan 1974 in Oklahoma City, OK.

9. Susie Bell Hazen was born in 1895 and died 24 June 1898 at age 3 in OK.


Notes:

It has been suggested by some that Samuel Albert Hazen was the son of Harrison Hazen & Mary Jane Miles. This has been disproved by several prominant sources: Stanley S. Hazen, "Hazens in America," and by the Hazen family association and Marji Hazen, a descendant of Harrison Hazen. Harrison Hazen did have a son named Samuel L. of a differnt birth year who died in Kansas with a different wife. It also has been thought that Samuel's father may have been john Townsend Hazen, son of Daniel Hazen, but no hard verification has been set forth.


Notes:

It is said that Samuel Albert Hazen was raised by Rebecca Hazen Davis-Barr in IN, a sister of John Townsend Hazen. John's other sister was Eleanor Hazen White who raised Mary Ellen Hazen, sister of Samuel Albert Hazen. Eleanor Hazen White is buried in Wolf Creek Cemetery and Mary Ellen Hazen Smith is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, both in Franklin County, Indiana.

The proof that John Townsend Hazen was Sam and Mary Ellen's father comes from Mary Ellen Hazen Smith's Death Certificate and from Daniel Hazen's obituary. Their mother has never been identified. John Townsend Hazen married twice after Samuel Albert and Mary Ellen Hazen were born, but he did not acknowledge either child in his will.

Sam's sister, Mary Ellen Hazen, was born 18 Jan 1849 in Oak Forest, Franklin County, Indiana and lived many years in Brookville, IN. She married William Smith April 19, 1865 in Brookville, IN.

Mary Ellen Hazen Smith died 17 Apr 1926 in Connersville, IN and was buried in Maple Grove cemetery in Brookville. See Find A Grave Memorial# 57287083.

Her death certificate #12538, Registration #85 lists her father as John Hazen with mother unknown, and one of her obits mentions her brother Samuel Hazen of Ponca City, OK.

Sources:
David Lanning of Rushville, IN
Ruth Jones Franklin County, IN