Phineas Edgar Sackett

Phineas Edgar Sackett, son of Phineas Porter Sackett and Emilia Hoffmann, was born in Highland, Madison County, Illinois^G, on 21 December 1907.¹ He died aged 54 in Wood River, Madison County^G, on 22 August 1962.¹ He married in Highland^G on 19 November 1927, Irene Bessie Gilomen.¹ Irene was born in Marine, Madison County^G, on 17 January 1911.¹ She died in Highland^G on 14 January 1986.¹
     In 1940 Phineas was living in Helvetia, Madison County^G, and was recorded in the census as Phineas Sackett, a shoe factory worker, aged 32 and born in Illinois. Living with him were his wife Irene, 29, and their children, Colleen, 12, and Billy, aged nine.²
     In 1950 he was living in Highland^G and was recorded as Phineas Sackett, an office assistant in a cartridge plant, aged 42. Living with him were his wife Irene, 39, and their son Billy, 19.³