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Joatham Almeron "Joker" Sackett

(1879-1951)
FatherDaniel Webster Sackett (1853-1935)
MotherLua Louisa Burdick (c 1856-before 1920)
Joatham Almeron "Joker" Sackett, son of Daniel Webster Sackett and Lua Louisa Burdick, was born in Hadley, Pike County, IllinoisG, on 11 July 1879.1 He died aged 71 in Pike CountyG on 31 May 1951 and was buried at the Johnson New Philadelphia Cemetery, Pike CountyG.2
     In 1880 Joatham was living in Hadley, Pike County, IllinoisG, in the household of his parents Daniel and Lua, and was recorded in the census as Almeron Sackett, aged one and born in Illinois.3
     In 1900 he was living in Hadley, Pike County, IllinoisG, in the household of his parents Daniel and Lua, and was recorded as Joaham A Sackett, a farm laborer, aged 20, single.4
     In 1910 he was living in HadleyG in the household of his parents Daniel and Lua, and was recorded as Jonathon M Sackett, a farmer on the home farm, aged 30, single.5
     Joatham completed a World War I draft registration card on 12 September 1918. He was then aged 39 and was a self-employed farmer, living at Baylis, Pike County, IllinoisG.6
     In 1920 he was living in HadleyG in the household of his widowed father Daniel, and was recorded as Josephtham A Sackett, a farm laborer, aged 41, single.7
     Joatham completed a World War II draft registration card on 27 April 1942. He was living at Baylis, Pike County, IllinoisG, aged 62, and was a self-employed farmer.8
Joatham A Sackett (1879–1951), Johnson New Philadelphia Cemetery, Pike County, Illinois
(Src: Find A Grave, Alvin Oglesby)

 Notes & Citations

  1. Adaline Horton White, The Hortons of America, published by the author, Seattle, Washington (1929), "Jotham Almeron [Sackett s. Daniel W & Lua L (Burdick) Sackett] born at Hadley, July 11, 1879."
  2. Find a Grave.
  3. 1880 United States Federal Census
    NA T9-0242/482C
    Hadley, Pike, Illinois
    Daniel SACKETT, head, married, 26, b. IL, farmer, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Lua SACKETT, wife, 23, b. IL, keeping house, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Mirt SACKETT, son, 2, b. IL, at home, father b. IL, mother b. IL
    Almeron SACKETT, son, 1, b. IL, at home, father b. IL, mother b. IL.
  4. 1900 United States Federal Census
    Roll: 337; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1240337
    Hadley, Pike County, Illinois, 2 Jun 1900
    Sackett, Daniel, head, b. Mar 1852, 48, m. 22y, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. IL, farmer
    Sackett, Lua L, wife, b. Jan 1857, 43, m. 22y, 12 ch, 7 living, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Sackett, Myrt S, son, b. Sep 1888, 22, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farm laborer
    Sackett, Joaham A, son, b. Jun 1879, 20, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farm laborer
    Sackett, Wallace E, son, b. Jul 1883, 16, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farm laborer
    Sackett, James A, son, b. Apr 1885, 15, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farm laborer
    Sackett, Johnthan H, son, b. Jun 1895, 4, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL
    Sackett, Dewey S, son, b. Jul 1897, 2, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL.
  5. 1910 United States Federal Census
    Roll: T624_318; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374331
    Hadley, Pike County, Illinois, 9 May 1910
    Sackett, Daniel, head, 57, m1. 32y, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. OH, farmer, general farm, own account, home owned on mortgage
    Sackett, Louisa, wife, 53, m1. 32y, 10 ch, 6 living, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Sackett, Mert S, son, 31, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farmer, home farm
    Sackett, Jonathon M, son, 30, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farmer, home farm
    Sackett, John H, son, 15, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL
    Sackett, Dewey S, son, 12, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL.
  6. "US, World War I draft registrations records 1917–1918" (Ancestry image), Illinois, Baylis, Pike, Roll 453, Local Board Pike County.
    "Serial no. 902, Joatham Almeron Sackett, of R.R.D.2, Baylis, Pike, Ill, age 39, b. 11 Jul 1879, white, native born, farmer, self, R.F.D.2, Baylis, Pike,Ill, nok: Daniel Webster Sackett, father, R.F.D.2, Baylis, Pike, Ill. Registrant: med ht, med build, blue eyes, brown hair. Reg 12 Sep 1918."
  7. 1920 United States Federal Census
    Roll: T625_401; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 225
    Farm, Hadley, Pike County, Illinois, 15 Jan 1920
    Sackett, Daniel W, head, home owned on mortgage, 66, wid, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. OH, farmer, general farm, employer
    Sackett, Mert S, son, 43, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, section hand, railroad, worker
    Sackett, Josephtham A, son, 41, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farm laborer, general farm, worker
    Sackett, Johnathan, son, 25, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, farm laborer, home farm
    Sackett, Dewey S, son, 22, single, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL, section hand, railroad, worker.
  8. "US World War II draft registration cards 1942" (Ancestry image), "Serial no. U2174, Joatham A Sackett, Baylis, Pike County, Ill, age 62, b. Baylis, Ill, 11 Jul 1879, contact Richard Campbell, Baylis, employer self, farm, at Baylis, race white, ht 5' 5½", wt 145, eyes blue, hair gray, complexion light. Reg Pittsfield, Pike, Ill, 27 Apr 1942."
Sackett line8th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree9Q.3
Last Edited25 Feb 2017
 

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