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James Leslie Hazlett
JAMES LESLIE HAZLETT, principal of the graded school at Worthington,
Armstrong Co., Pa., was born in North Buffalo township, this county, Feb. 25,
1873, a son of Robert and Ellen (Rayburn) Hazlett, and a grandson of John
Hazlett.John Hazlett was a pioneer settler of Butler county, Pa., where he followed
farming. He and his wife, Jane, had the following children: Samuel; Robert;
Reuben; Jane, Mrs. McClelland; Ellen, who married William Leisure; Belle; and
one daughter who became the wife of James Collar.Robert Hazlett, son of John, and father of James Leslie Hazlett, was born
in Butler county, Pa., and for many years was a resident of North Buffalo
township, Armstrong county, where he followed the trade of cabinet maker.
Later in life he moved to Ohio, and died there. He married Ellen Rayburn, a
daughter of James and Jane (Galbraith) Rayburn, of Slate Lick, Armstrong
county, and they had seven children, six of whom grew to maturity: Jane;
Belle, wife of C. Craig Long; Harry; John; Elmer Boyd, and James Leslie.James Leslie Hazlett was reared in Armstrong and Butler counties and
obtained his early education in the public schools, later attending various
educational institutions. He took a summer normal course at the Slate Lick
Academy and also at Worthington, and was graduated from Westminster College in
the class of 1905. Since then he has devoted himself to educational work and
has acceptably filled several important positions. For one year he was
principal of the Mount Jackson high school, in Lawrence county, Pa.; for a
part of one year was principal of the Hickory high school, and also was
supervisor and principal of the township high school there for two years;
served as principal of the South Buffalo township (Armstrong county) high
school for two years, and since 1908 has filled his present position, where he
has two assistants. He ranks high among the educators of Armstrong county.Mr. Hazlett was married June 24, 1911, to Erma Graham, a daughter of
Benjamin and Caroline (Palmer) Graham, of New Wilmington, Lawrence Co., Pa. He
is a member of the United Presbyterian Church. Politically he is a Republican,
and fraternally is associated with Lodge No. 836, Odd Fellows of Craigsville.Source: Page 791, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed October 1998 by James R Hindman for the Armstrong County Beers
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