William Paul Sackett

(1893-1987)
FatherWilliam O Sackett (1858-)
MotherMartha A Moody (c 1860-)
William Paul Sackett, usually known as Paul, son of William O Sackett and Martha A Moody, was born in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, KansasG, on 26 July 1893.1,2,3 He died aged 93 in Aulander, Bertie County, North CarolinaG, on 23 January 19873,4,5 and was buried at Clarksburg Cemetery, Fort ScottG.2 He married in La Harpe, Allen County, KansasG, on 2 November 1916, Lillian Lorraina Payton, daughter of James L Payton and Mollie ___.3 Lillian was born in Fort ScottG in 1898.6,1,3 She died aged 68 in Garland, Bourbon CountyG, on 24 November 19666,3 and was buried at Clarksburg CemeteryG.2
     In 1900 William was living in Drywood, Bourbon County, KansasG, in the household of his parents William and Martha, and was recorded in the census as Paul Sackett, aged six and born in Kansas.7
     In 1910 he was living in DrywoodG in the household of his parents William and Martha, and was recorded as William Paul Sackett, aged 16.8
     William completed a World War I draft registration card on 5 June 1917. He was married, aged 22 [23], and gave his employment as teaming. He was living in Arcadia, Crawford County, KansasG.9
     In 1920 he was living in DrywoodG in the household of his parents William and Martha, and was recorded as Paul Sackett, a well driller, married, aged 26.10
     In 1930 he was living at 31st Street, Moline, Rock Island CountyG, and was recorded as Paul Sackett, a fireman, head of household, aged 36. He rented his home. Living with him were his wife Lillie, 32, and their children, Georgie, 10, Darold, 8, and Clifford, aged six.11
     In 1940 he was living in South Moline, Rock Island CountyG, and was recorded as Paul Sackett, foreman (or fireman?) in a power company, head of household, aged 46. He rented his home. Living with him were his wife, Lillie, 42, their children, Darold, 17, Clifford, 15, Robert, 9, William, 7, and Georgia, 20, and Georgia's husband Maynard Cook, 24.12
     William completed a World War II draft registration card on 27 April 1942. He was aged 48 and was employed by the Iowa and Illinois Electric Company. He was living at 331 Eighth Street, Rock IslandG, with his wife.13
     William was listed in the Rock IslandG City Directory from 1926 to 1955. For most of this period, he was a fireman at the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Corporation.14
Paul William Sackett (1893–1987), Clarksburg Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas
(Src: Find A Grave, Bone Diggin)

Children of William Paul Sackett and Lillian Lorraina Payton


Thursday evening Mr. Paul Sackett of Arcadia, Kansas, and Miss Lillie Payton of our town were united in marriage by Pastor Smith. Only a few of the immediate friends were present to witness the ceremony. The newly wed couple immediately departed over the Missouri Pacific for their new home in Arcadia.

The La Harpe Enterprise, Kansas, 3 Nov 1916, p 2


William P. Sackett, 93, Aulander, N.C., formerly of Rock Island, died Friday at a hospital in Aulander.
     Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Chaney Funeral Home, Fort Scott, Kan. Burial is in Fort Scott.
     Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
     He was born July 26, 1893, in Fort Scott, Kan. He married Lillian Lorraina Payton Nov. 2, 1916, in LaHarpe, Kan. She died Nov. 24, 1966.
     He worked for Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co., Rock Island, from 1928 until 1958, when he retired.
     Survivors include a daughter, Georgia Cook, Milan; sons, Darrold, Aulander, N.C., with whom he resided, Clifford, Milan, and Robert and William Jr., both of Moline; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

The Dispatch, Moline, Illinois, 25 Jan 1987, p 14


Mrs. Paul Sackett
Mrs. Paul Sackett, 68, of Garland, Kan., formerly of East Moline, died at 4 yesterday morning in her home after a short illness.
     The former Lillie Pyle was born in Fort Scott, Kan., and was married to William Paul Sackett in 1916. They lived in East Moline until his retirement from Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. in 1958.
     Survivors include the widower; a daughter, Georgia in California; and four sons, Darold in North Carolina; Clifford of Fort Scott; Robert of Moline and William of East Moline.
     Services will be at 2 Monday afternoon in the Cheney Chapel, Fort Scott. Burial will be in Clarksburg Cemetery.

The Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, 25 Nov 1966, p 7

Mrs. Sackett
Mrs. William Paul Sackett, 68, of Garland, Kan., mother of two area residents and former resident of East Moline, died Thursday in her home after a brief illness.
     Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Cheney Chapel, Fort Scott, with burial in Clarksburg Cemetery.
     Lillie Pyle was born in Fort Scott, Kan., and was married to Mr. Sackett in 1916.
     The couple lived in East Moline until his retirement from Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. in 1958.
     Mrs. Sackett is survived by her husband; a daughter, Georgia, in California; and sons, Darold, in North Carolina; Clifford, Fort Scott; Robert, Moline, and William, East Moline.

Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa, 26 Nov 1966, p 13

 Notes & Citations

  1. Census.
  2. Find a Grave.
  3. Obituary.
  4. "North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004" (Ancestry transcript), "Sacket, Paul William, 93, widowed, b. Kansas, 26 Jul 1893, res. Bertie, NC, d. Ahoskie, Hertford, NC, 23 Jan 1987."
  5. US Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index" (American Ancestors transcript), "Paul Sackett, b. Jul 26, 1893, d. Jan, 1987, SSN 330-09-6074 issued IL, residence Aulander, North Carolina, 27805, county Bertie."
  6. Gravestone.
  7. 1900 United States Federal Census, Roll 471, p. 2A, Enumeration District 0030, FHL microfilm 1240471
    Drywood, Bourbon County, Kansas
    Sackett, William O, head, b. Mar 1858, 42, m. 21y, b. IL, father b. IN, mother b. IN, farmer, farm owned on mortgage
    Sackett, Martha A, wife, b. Apr 1861, 40, m. 21y, 12 ch, 10 living, b. MO, father b. TN, mother b. KY
    Sackett, Charles, son, b. Dec 1879, 20, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO, farm laborer
    Sackett, Lettie M, dau, b. Feb 1881, 19, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Bertha B, dau, b. Sep 1882, 17, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Deborah L, dau, b. Feb 1884, 16, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Ethel T, dau, b. Sep 1885, 14, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Clyde A, son, b. Feb 1890, 10, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Fontin M, son, b. May 1891, 9, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Paul, son, b. Jul 1893, 6, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Clarence B, son, b. Jun 1895, 4, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Albert L, son, b. Jul 1897, 2, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO.
  8. 1910 United States Federal Census, Roll T624_432, p. 6A, Enumeration District 0036, FHL microfilm 1374445
    Drywood, Bourbon County, Kansas, 26/27 Apr 1910
    Sackett, William O, head, 52, m1. 31y, b. IL, father b. IN, mother b. IN, farmer, home farm, own account, farm owned on mortgage
    Sackett, Martha A, wife, 50, m1. 31y, 14 ch, 12 living, b. MO, father b. TN, mother b. KY
    Sackett, Clyde A, son, 19, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO, laborer, farm
    Sackett, Fontan M, son, 18, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO, laborer, farm
    Sackett, William Paul, son, 16, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Clarence B, son, 14, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Albert L, son, 12, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Fred, son, 10, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Harry C, son, 7, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO.
  9. "US, World War I draft registrations records 1917–1918" (FamilySearch image), "No. 379, no. 195, Paul William Sackett, age 22, Arcadia, Kans, b. 26 Jul 1894, native born U.S.A., Ft. Scott, Kans. Teaming, emp. by W. L. Jones, Arcadia, Kans. married, caucasian, no prev. military service, exemption claimed for support of wife. Medium height, slender build, brown eyes, black hair, not bald, no disabilities. Reg. Arcadia, Crawford Co., Kansas, 6/5/17."
  10. 1920 United States Federal Census, Roll T625_525, p. 11B, Enumeration District 36, Image 28
    Drywood, Bourbon County, Kansas, 24 Jan 1920
    Sackett, W O, head, 62, married, b. IL, father b. IN, mother b. IN, farming, general, own account
    Sackett, Martha, wife, 60, b. MO, father b. TN, mother b. KY
    Sackett, Clarence, son, 24, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO, farming
    Sackett, Albert, son, 22, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO, farming
    Sackett, Ethel, dau, 34, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Fred, son, 19, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Harry, son, 17, single, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO
    Sackett, Paul, son, 26, married, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. MO, driller, well drilling.
  11. 1930 United States Federal Census, Page 6B, Enumeration District 0062, FHL microfilm
    Thirty-First Street A, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, 5 Apr 1930
    Sackett, Paul, head, 36, m. at 23, fireman, public utility, b. KS, father b. KS, mother b. IL, home rented, $14
    Sackett, Lillie, wife, 32, m. at 19, b. KS, father b. US, mother b. US
    Sackett, Georgie, daughter, 10, b. OK, father b. KS, mother b. KS
    Sackett, Darold, son, 8, b. KS, father b. KS, mother b. KS
    Sackett, Clifford, son, 6, b. KS, father b. KS, mother b. KS.
  12. 1940 United States Federal Census, Roll m-t0627-00877, p 4B, ED 81-102
    South Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, 5 Apr 1940
    Sackett, Paul, head, 46, foreman, power co, b. KS, home rented, $15
    Sackett, Lillie, wife, 42, b. KS
    Sackett, Darold, son, 17, clerk, hatchery, b. KS
    Sackett, Clifford, son, 15, b. KS
    Sackett, Robert, son, 9, b. IL
    Sackett, William, Jr, son, 7, b. IL
    Cook, Georgia, daughter, 20, b. OK
    Cook, Maynard, son-in-law, 24, machinist, wholesale co, b. IL.
    [all in same house in 1935]
  13. "US World War II draft registration cards 1942" (Ancestry image), "Paul William Sackett, 331 Eighth St, Rock Island, Illinois, age 48, b. Fort Stock [sic: Scott], Kansas, 26 Jul 1893, nok wif, same address, emp. Iowa & Illinois Electric Co, foot of 4th St, Moline, IL, ht 5 11½, eyes brown, hair brown, wt 170, complexion light. Reg Rock Island, 27 Apr 1942."
  14. "US City Directories, 1822-1995" (Ancestry image), Rock Island City Directory, 1926, "Sackett Paul W blrmkr h427 43d (Lillie L)."; 1930, "Sackett Paul W formn Mol-R I Mfg Co (Mol) r2025 5th av."; 1932, "Sackett Paul W (Lillie) firemn Mol-R I Mfg Co (Mol) r2004 39th."; 1938, "Sackett Paul (Lillie L) firemn Mol-R I Mfg Co (Mol) h es 14th 4 s Blackhawk rd."; 1940, "Sackett Paul (Lillie) firemn Mol-R I Mfg Co (Mol) h es 13th 2 s Grand av (M)."; 1942, "Sackett Paul W (Lillie L) firemn I-I Gas & Elec Co h321 8th (RI)."; 1945, "Sackett Paul W (Lillie) firemn h321 8th (RI)."; 1947, "Sackett Paul W (Lillian L) firemn IllGas&Elec Co h321 8th (RI)."; 1949, "Sackett Paul W (Lillian L) firemn I-I Gas & Elec Co h321 8th (RI)."; 1951, "Sackett Paul W (Lillie) firemn h321 8th (RI)"; 1955, "Sackett Paul W firemn I-I Gas & Elec (Dav) r RD 2 Box 772 East Moline."
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