Hazlett-Anonymous Family Mysteries

Location: Rockland, Venango County, Pennsylvania 1867-1910
Surnames/tags: Hazlett Eckelberger Smith

Miles A Eckelberger was born in Rockland, Venango County Pennsylvania in 1867 to Ellen Smith Eckelberger. The possible husband and father to Ellen and Miles looks to be James Henry Eckelberger born 1848. James seems the likely father and husband only because Ellen was known to have two surnames Smith and Eckelberger. In an 1870 census of Rockland Venango PA, Miles is 3 years old with 22 yr old Ellen Eckelberger and elders Daniel and Mary Smith. The Eckelberger family are close neighbors and their 22 year old son James Henry is absent. In 1880 Butler County PA Census (which in neighboring county to Venango PA. Miles (Milo) Eckelberger is 12 years old staying with McDowells and Laughlins in an unknown capacity. Miles has on his official documents that his father was James Hazlett and his mother was Ellen Smith . Eckelberger was the name associated with Ellen given by MIles also. There was a James Hazlett living very close to the Smiths and Eckelbergers in the 1870 Rockland, Venango County Pennsylvania Census. There was some talk among family members that Miles was adopted. There is a story that Miles had twin sisters and that one was named Kate. Nothing else has turned up to solve this mystery at this point.