John Wallace Sackett Sr
(1893-1975)
| Father | Reuben Sackett (1851-1904) |
| Mother | Eliza Branson (1860-1939) |
John Wallace Sackett Sr, son of Reuben Sackett and Eliza Branson, was born near Blue Mound, Stonington, Christian County, IllinoisG, on 20 January 1893.1,2 He died aged 81 in Malta, Phillips County, MontanaG, on 14 January 1975 and was buried at Moccasin Cemetery, Mocassin, Judith Basin County, MontanaG.3,4,5 He married in Lewistown, Fergus County, MontanaG, on 9 April 1943, Lucy Rose Skaggs, daughter of Benjamin F Skaggs and Ollie May Archer.6 Lucy was born in LewistownG on 1 March 1917.7,8 She died aged 55 in a car accident near Windham, Judith Basin CountyG, on 31 May 1972 and was buried at Moccasin CemeteryG.3,9
In 1900 John was living in Stonington, Christian County, IllinoisG, in the household of his parents Reuben and Eliza, and was recorded in the census as John W Sackett, aged seven and born in Illinois.10
In 1910 he was living in StoningtonG in the household of his widowed mother Eliza, and was recorded as John W Sackett, a farm hand, aged 17.11
John completed a World War I draft registration card on 5 June 1917. He was aged 24 and was a self-employed farmer. He was single and was living at Blue MoundG with his mother.12
In 1920 he was living in StoningtonG and was recorded as John Sackett, a farmer, head of household, aged 27, single. His widowed mother Eliza, 59, was living with him. There was also a male farm laborer in the household.13
John removed in 1927 with his brother Oscar and their mother Eliza from Illinois to Moccasin, Montana.
In 1930 he was living in MocassinG in the household of his brother Oscar, and was recorded as John Sackett, a farm laborer, aged 35, single. Both John and Oscar were unemployed at the census date. Their widowed mother Eliza was living with them.14
In 1940 he was living in MocassinG in the household of his brother Oscar, and was recorded as John Sackett, a farmer, aged 47, single.15
John completed a World War II draft registration card on 27 April 1942. He was aged 49 and was employed by the Great Northern Railway. He was living in MocassinG. Next of kin was his brother Oscar.16
Sackett
Lewistown — John W. Sackett, 82, Stanford, died Tuesday night in a Malta hospital after a short illness.
He was born Jan. 1, 1893, near Springfield, Ill., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Sackett. He attended school in Illinois and spent his early life on a farm near Blue Mound, Ill. In 1927 he moved to Montana and farmed near Moccasin until his retirement in 1957. He continued to live on the farm until 1972, when he moved to Stanford.
In 1943, he married Lucy R. Skaggs in Lewistown.
Survivors include a son, John; and a daughter, Nancy Sackett, both of Stanford.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Cloyd Funeral Chapel in Lewistown, with the Rev. Ron Brown of First Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Moccasin Cemetery.
—The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 16 Jan 1975, p 6
Mrs. Sackett
Moccasin — Mrs. Lucy Rose Sackett, 55, Moccasin, was killed in a car accident Wednesday east of Windham.
She was born March 1, 1917, in Lewistown, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Skaggs. She attended school at Lewistown and graduated from Moccasin High School in 1935. She was married to John Sackett in 1933 [sic: 1943] in Lewistown.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cloyd Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Ron McConkey, First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Moccasin Cemetery.
Survivors include the widower; two sons, John Jr., Butte, and Jim, Melstone; a daughter, Nancy, at home; two brothers, Henry, Mountain View, Calif., and Harold, Tanzania, Africa; and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Johnson, Moore, and Mrs. Pete Boettger, Lewistown.
—The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 2 Jun 1972, p 10
In 1900 John was living in Stonington, Christian County, IllinoisG, in the household of his parents Reuben and Eliza, and was recorded in the census as John W Sackett, aged seven and born in Illinois.10
In 1910 he was living in StoningtonG in the household of his widowed mother Eliza, and was recorded as John W Sackett, a farm hand, aged 17.11
John completed a World War I draft registration card on 5 June 1917. He was aged 24 and was a self-employed farmer. He was single and was living at Blue MoundG with his mother.12
In 1920 he was living in StoningtonG and was recorded as John Sackett, a farmer, head of household, aged 27, single. His widowed mother Eliza, 59, was living with him. There was also a male farm laborer in the household.13
John removed in 1927 with his brother Oscar and their mother Eliza from Illinois to Moccasin, Montana.
In 1930 he was living in MocassinG in the household of his brother Oscar, and was recorded as John Sackett, a farm laborer, aged 35, single. Both John and Oscar were unemployed at the census date. Their widowed mother Eliza was living with them.14
In 1940 he was living in MocassinG in the household of his brother Oscar, and was recorded as John Sackett, a farmer, aged 47, single.15
John completed a World War II draft registration card on 27 April 1942. He was aged 49 and was employed by the Great Northern Railway. He was living in MocassinG. Next of kin was his brother Oscar.16
Sackett
Lewistown — John W. Sackett, 82, Stanford, died Tuesday night in a Malta hospital after a short illness.
He was born Jan. 1, 1893, near Springfield, Ill., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Sackett. He attended school in Illinois and spent his early life on a farm near Blue Mound, Ill. In 1927 he moved to Montana and farmed near Moccasin until his retirement in 1957. He continued to live on the farm until 1972, when he moved to Stanford.
In 1943, he married Lucy R. Skaggs in Lewistown.
Survivors include a son, John; and a daughter, Nancy Sackett, both of Stanford.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Cloyd Funeral Chapel in Lewistown, with the Rev. Ron Brown of First Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Moccasin Cemetery.
—The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 16 Jan 1975, p 6
Mrs. Sackett
Moccasin — Mrs. Lucy Rose Sackett, 55, Moccasin, was killed in a car accident Wednesday east of Windham.
She was born March 1, 1917, in Lewistown, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Skaggs. She attended school at Lewistown and graduated from Moccasin High School in 1935. She was married to John Sackett in 1933 [sic: 1943] in Lewistown.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cloyd Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Ron McConkey, First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Moccasin Cemetery.
Survivors include the widower; two sons, John Jr., Butte, and Jim, Melstone; a daughter, Nancy, at home; two brothers, Henry, Mountain View, Calif., and Harold, Tanzania, Africa; and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Johnson, Moore, and Mrs. Pete Boettger, Lewistown.
—The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, 2 Jun 1972, p 10
John Wallace Sackett (1893–1975), Moccasin Cemetery, Judith Basin County, Montana
(Src: Find a Grave, JW)
(Src: Find a Grave, JW)
Lucy Rose (Skaggs) Sackett (1917–1972), Moccasin Cemetery, Judith Basin County, Montana
(Src: Find a Grave, JW)
(Src: Find a Grave, JW)
Children of John Wallace Sackett Sr and Lucy Rose Skaggs
Children who are or may be living are not shown.
- John Wallace Sackett Jr b. 1 Oct 1945, d. 24 May 2011
- James Arthur Sackett b. 18 Sep 1947, d. 3 Apr 1973
Notes & Citations
- Draft.
- Death record.
- Find a Grave.
- "Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, John W, Sr, d. Malta Hospital, Malta, Phillips County, Montana, 14 Jan 1975, age 81, b. Illinois, 20 Jan 1893, widowed, rancher, res. 105 2nd Street, Stanford, Judith Basin, Montana, father Reuben Sackett, mother Eliza Branson, informant John Sackett Jr, 105 2nd Street, cause acute pyelonephritis, bur. Moccasin City Cemetery, 15 Jan 1975."
- US Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index" (American Ancestors transcript), "John Sackett, b. Jan 20, 1893, d. Jan, 1975, SSN 704-01-1159 issued, residence Stanford, Montana, 59479, county Judith Basin."
- "Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987" (Ancestry image), "9 Apr 1943, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, John W Sackett, of Moccasin, Montana, 50, b. Stonington, Illinois, father Reuben Sackett, mother Eliza Branson; & Lucy Skaggs, of Moccasin, 26, b. Lewistown, father Ben F Skaggs, mother Ollie Acker. By Wallace A Smith, Minister, First Christian Church. Witnesses: Walter Heinrich, Mrs Walter Heinrich, of Moccasin."
- Obituary.
- Marriage record.
- "Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Lucy Rose, d. US Highway #87, 2-Mi E. Windham, Judith Basin County, Montana, 31 May 1972, age 55, b. Montana, 1 Mar 1917, married, spouse John Sackett, res. 2-Mi N Moccasin, father B F Skaggs, mother Ollie M Archer, informant John Sackett, Moccasin, Montan 59462, cause two car head on collision, multiple head injuries, bur. Moccasin Cemetery, 3 Jun 1972."
- 1900 United States Federal Census
Roll 242, p 10, Enumeration District 0021, FHL microfilm
Stonington, Christian County, Illinois
Sackett, Reuben, head, b. Mar 1851, 49, m. 20y, farmer, b. IL, father b. OH, mother b. IL, home rented
Sackett, Eliza, wife, b. Jun 1860, 39, m. 20y, 5 ch, 4 living, b. IN, father b. KY, mother b. IN
Sackett, Oscar C, son, b. Mar 1881, 19, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN
Sackett, Arthur E, son, b. Jun 1886, 13, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN
Sackett, Viola Jane, daughter, b. Mar 1891, 9, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN
Sackett, John W, son, b. Jan 1893, 7, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN. - 1910 United States Federal Census
Roll T624_235, p 8A, Enumeration District 0026, FHL microfilm 1374248
Stonington, Christian County, Illinois
Sackett, Eliza, head, 49, wd, 5 ch, 4 living, farmer, general farm, b. IN, father b. KY, mother b. IN, home rented
Sackett, Arthur E, son, 24, farmer, general farm, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN
Sackett, John W, son, 17, farm hand, home farm, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN. - "US, World War I draft registrations records 1917–1918" (FamilySearch image), Roll 23, Draft Board 2, "John W. Sackett, age 24, of Blue Mound, Ill, b. 20 Jan 1893, natural born, near Blue Mound, Ill, farmer, self employed, sole dependent mother, single, no military service, claim exemption mother, short ht, slender build, brown eyes, dark hair, no disabilities. Reg 5 Jun 1917."
- 1920 United States Federal Census
Roll T625_299, p 1A, Enumeration District 27
Section 12, Stonington, Christian County, Illinois
Sackett, John, head, 27, single, farmer, general farm, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN, home rented
Sackett, Eliza, mother, 59, wd, b. IN, father b. KY, mother b. IN
Day, Hezekiah, servant, m, 63, single, laborer, farm, b. Ireland, father b. Ireland, mother b. England. - 1930 United States Federal Census
Page 1B, Enumeration District 0005, FHL microfilm 2340992
Moccasin, Judith Basin County, Montana
Sackett, Oscar, head, 49, single, laborer (unemployed), general farm, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN, home rented, $15
Sackett, John, brother, 35, single, laborer (unemployed), general farm, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IN
Sackett, Eliza, mother, 69, wd, m. at 19, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. IN. - 1940 United States Federal Census
Roll m-t0627-02221, p 2B, ED 23-2
Moccasin, Judith Basin County, Montana
Sackett, Oscar, head, 59, single, laborer, b. IL, home rented, $10.00
Sackett, John, brother, 47, single, farmer, b. IL. - "US World War II draft registration cards 1942" (Ancestry image), "Serial U490, John W Sackett, Moccasin, Judith Basin, Montana, age 49, b. Blue Mound, Illinois, 20 Jan 1893, contact Oscar Sackett, Moccasin, emp. Great Northern Ry, Moccasin, ht 5' 9", eyes brown, hair brown/gray, wt 145, complexion light. Reg Moccasin, 27 Apr 1942."
| Sackett line | 9th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 10R.3 |
| Last Edited | 30 Apr 2023 |
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American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven