Joseph Edward Sackett
Father | Edward William Sackett (1867-1942) |
Mother | Edith Amelia Powell (1874-1914) |
Joseph Edward Sackett, railroad fireman, son of Edward William Sackett and Edith Amelia Powell, was born in Tucker, Utah County, UtahG, on 4 August 1894.1,2 He died aged 37 as the result of an accident when repairing a car at his home in Thistle, Utah CountyG, on 30 September 19313,4 and was buried at Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah CountyG, on 4 October 1931.3,6 He married in Thistle, Utah CountyG, on 5 February 1920, Florence Edith Hemming.5 Florence was born on 4 November 1900 and died aged 76 on 27 May 1977.7
In 1900 Joseph was living in Tucker, Utah County, UtahG, in the household of his parents Edward and Edith, and was recorded in the census as Joseph E Sackett, aged five and born in Utah.8
In 1910 he was living in TuckerG in the household of his parents Edward and Edith, and was recorded as Joseph E Sackett, aged 15 and born in Utah.9
Joseph completed a World War I draft registration card on 4 June 1917. He was then aged 22 and was a locomotive fireman at the W & RG Railway Company. He was single and was living at Thistle, Utah CountyG.1
In 1920 he was living in Clinton, Utah CountyG, in the household of his father Edward and stepmother Bertha, and was recorded as Joseph Edward Sackett, a railroad fireman, single, aged 25 and born in Utah.10
In 1930 he was living at Soldier Summit, Wasatch County, UtahG, and was recorded as Joseph E Sackett, a fireman on the steam rail road, head of household, aged 35 and born in Utah. He owned his home. Living with him were his wife Florence, 29, and their children, Thela, 9, William, 7, and Ruth, aged five.11
In 1900 Joseph was living in Tucker, Utah County, UtahG, in the household of his parents Edward and Edith, and was recorded in the census as Joseph E Sackett, aged five and born in Utah.8
In 1910 he was living in TuckerG in the household of his parents Edward and Edith, and was recorded as Joseph E Sackett, aged 15 and born in Utah.9
Joseph completed a World War I draft registration card on 4 June 1917. He was then aged 22 and was a locomotive fireman at the W & RG Railway Company. He was single and was living at Thistle, Utah CountyG.1
In 1920 he was living in Clinton, Utah CountyG, in the household of his father Edward and stepmother Bertha, and was recorded as Joseph Edward Sackett, a railroad fireman, single, aged 25 and born in Utah.10
In 1930 he was living at Soldier Summit, Wasatch County, UtahG, and was recorded as Joseph E Sackett, a fireman on the steam rail road, head of household, aged 35 and born in Utah. He owned his home. Living with him were his wife Florence, 29, and their children, Thela, 9, William, 7, and Ruth, aged five.11
Thistle Man Meets Death
J. Sackett, 37, of Thistle, was instantly killed at his home Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 when the body of an automobile he was repairing dropped several inches, crushing his head between the rear right wheel and the fender.
qackett was removing bolts from the rear spring of the car at the time, according to Deputy Sheriffs J.P. Gourley and Walter Durrant, who made an investigation of the death. It is presumed that as he removed one of the bolts the prop that held the body of the car broke with the result that his head was caught between the fender and the wheel.
Hearing the crash, his widow, Mrs. Florence Sackett, ran into the back yard where her husband had been working and found him caught between the fender and the wheel. She screamed for help and D.C. Kirkwood, Harry Lombardi, Frank Edwards and Leslie Kirkwood responded and extricated the body.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by three children, Thela, 11, Billy, 9, and Ruth, 7; also his father, who lives at Clay Springs, Arizona, and three sisters. The body was taken in charge by a Spanish Fork mortician. Funeral announcement will be announced later.
—Provo Daily Herald, Utah, 1 Oct 1931, p 1
Accident Victim's Funeral Announced
Funeral services for J.E. Sackett of Thistle, will be held in the Provo Masonic temple, Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The body may be viewed at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Millie Courture, 185 South Fourth West street, this city, from 12 to 1 o'clock on the day of the funeral. Interment will be in the Provo city cemetery.
Mrs. Courture is a sister to Mrs. Sackett.
Mr. Sackett was instantly killed at his home in Thistle Wednesday afternoon, when the body of an automobile he was repairing dropped several inches, crushing his head.
—Provo Daily Herald, 2 Oct 1931, p 5
J.E. Sackett Laid at Rest
Funeral services for J.E. Sackett, resident of Thistle, were held in the Masonic temple in Provo Sunday afternoon, with William Cornaby of Spanish Fork in charge.
Mr. Sackett was instantly killed at his home Wednesday afternoon, when a car which he was repairing dropped several inches, crushing his head.
Lee Taylor offered the invocation and the benediction eas pronounced by Grant Robinson of Spanish Fork. Remarks were made by Mr. Bills of Soldier Summit, Lawrence Pace of Thistle and Hawley Cornaby of Spanish Fork.
A vocal solo, "O My Father," was rendered by Eldon Bills of Soldier Summit, and Mrs. Leona James of Helper sang "I'm a Pilgrim." Two vocal solos, "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose," and "Face to Face," were furnished by Ed Williams.
Interment was in the Provo city cemetery. The services were well attended and the floral offerings were many and beautiful.
—Provo Daily Herald, 6 Oct 1931, p 7
Notes & Citations
- "US, World War I draft registrations records 1917–1918" (FamilySearch image), Utah, Utah County. Draft Division# n/a Roll#1894057.
"Serial#2334 Order#11, Joseph E Sackett, Thistle Utah, Age: 22, b. 4 Aug 1894 at Tucker Utah, single, white, native born, locomotive fireman at W & R.G. Ry Co., no nearest relative reported, no prior military experience, exemption claimed "disabled", Registrant: Tall Ht, Slender Build, eyes gray, hair brown, not bald, disability-rupture on right side, Reg: 4 Jun 1917 at Thistle Utah." - Burial record has birthplace as Spanish Fork.
- Thurmon King's database, 20071 Joseph Edward Sackett.
- Website Library of Congress, Internet Archive (http://archive.org), Provo Daily Herald (Provo, Utah), newspaper articles, Oct 1931.
- "Utah Marriages, 1887–1966" (FamilySearch transcript), "5 Feb 1910, at Thistle, Utah, Joseph Edward Sackett, 25, and Florence Edith Hemming, 19."
- "Utah Cemetery Inventory" (Ancestry transcript), "Joseph E Sackett, b. Spanish Fork, 1894, d. Thistle, Utah, 30 Sep 1931, Provo City Cemetery, source: Sexton, location: block 6, lot 104."
- Gravestone, Provo City Cemetery, Utah.
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Roll 1687, p. 4A, Enumeration District 0157, FHL microfilm 1241687
Tucker, Utah County, Utah
Sackett, Edward, head, b. Nov 1868, 31, m. 8y, b. MN, father b. Germany [sic], mother b. MN, farmer, owned home free of mortgage
Sackett, Edith A, wife, b. Mar 1874, 26, m. 8y, 4 ch, 2 living, b. UT, father b. IL, mother b. England
Sackett, Joseph E, son, b. Aug 1894, 5, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Lydia C, dau, b. Sep 1898, 1, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT. - 1910 United States Federal Census, Roll T624_1609, p. 15A, Enumeration District 0187, FHL microfilm 1375622
Tucker, Utah County, Utah
Sackett, Edward W, head, 41, m. 16y, b. MN, father b. US, mother b. US, [occ. blank]
Sackett, Edith A, wife, 35, m. 16y, 9 ch, 7 living, b. UT, father b. IA, mother b. England
Sackett, Joseph E, son, 15, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Ly C, dau, 11, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Hannah V, dau, 9, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Lillian, dau, 7, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Clara, dau, 5, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Alma V, son, 3, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Clifford P, son, 1 1/12, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT. - 1920 United States Federal Census, Roll T625_1868, p. 1B, Enumeration District 194, image 396
Clinton Township, Utah County, Utah
Sackett, Edd, head, 52, married, home owned free of mortgage, b. MN, father b. Mn, mother b. MN, farmer, own account
Sackett, Bertha, wife, 29, b. UT, father b. England, mother b. UT
Sackett, Hanna, dau, 19, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Lillian Edith, dau, 17, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Elmer Vernis, son, 13, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Clifford P, son, 11, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT
Sackett, Joseph Edward, son, 25, single, b. UT, father b. MN, mother b. UT, fireman, D&RERR, worker. - 1930 United States Federal Census, Roll 2424, p. 1A, Enumeration District 0010, image 322.0, FHL microfilm 2342158
Soldier Summit, Wasatch County, Utah
Sackett, Joseph E, head, home owned, value $1,000, 35, m. at 20 [sic], b. UT, father b. US, mother b. US, fireman, steam rail road
Sackett, Florence E, wife, 29, m. at 20, b. UT, father b. UT, mother b. UT
Sackett, Thela M, dau, 9, b. UT, father b. UT, mother b. UT
Sackett, William E, son, 7, b. UT, father b. UT, mother b. UT
Sackett, Ruth V, dau, 5, b. UT, father b. UT, mother b. UT.
Sackett line | 2nd great-grandson of Nathaniel Sackett |
Charts | Line 3a (American) |
Generation.Tree | 10R.3 |
Last Edited | 24 Apr 2024 |