Forrest Sackett
(1909-1969)
| Father | Elmer R Sackett (1875-1940) |
| Mother | Lillie May Hamilton (1878-1949) |
Forrest Sackett, son of Elmer R Sackett and Lillie May Hamilton, was born in Nixa, Christian County, MissouriG, on 3 May 1909.1,2 He died aged 59 at the Burge Protestant Hospital, Springfield, Greene County, MissouriG, on 18 January 1969 and was buried at Payne Cemetery, NixaG.3,4 He married on 11 May 1929, Margaret Mae Justice, daughter of Jacob Gilbert Justice and Belle L Ball.1 They later divorced.2 Margaret was born in Iowa Point, Doniphan County, KansasG, on 22 January 1909.4 She died aged 79 in SpringfieldG on 25 November 19885 and was buried at Patterson Cemetery, SpringfieldG.4
In 1910 Forrest was living at Main Street, Porter, Christian CountyG, in the household of his parents Elmer and Lillie, and was recorded in the census as Forest Sackett, aged one and born in Missouri.6
In 1920 he was living in PorterG in the household of his parents Elmer and Lillie, and was recorded as Forest Sackett, aged ten.7
In 1930 he was living at South Douglas Street, SpringfieldG, in the household of his parents Elmer and Lillie, and was recorded as Forrest Sackett, a dishwasher in a restaurant, aged 20. His wife Margaret, 20, was living with him.8
Forrest was listed in the Springfield City Directory from 1929. He was working at the Wilshire Cheese Company by 1946 and continued there until at least 1957.9
Forrest completed a World War II draft registration card on 16 October 1940. He was aged 31 and was unemployed. He was living in NixaG with his wife Margaret May.10
In 1943 Forrest worked as a scrap yard laborer for the St Louis-San Francisco Railway Company in Springfield.11
Forrest Sackett
Forrest Sackett, 59, of 413 South Main, died Saturday afternoon in Burge Protestant Hospital He was employed by Household Services.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Betty Savard, 1618 North Kentwood; two sons, Donald, Billings, and Harold, Eugene, Ore; and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Sullivan, Clever; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are by Ayre-Goodwin.
—Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, 19 Jan 1969, p 43.
Margaret Mae Sackett, 79, Springfield, died at 8:05 a.m. Friday in Cox Medical Center South after a long illness. Arrangements will be announced by Ayre-Goodwin Funeral Home.
—The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 26 Nov 1988, p 10
Margaret Mae Sackett, 79
Graveside memorial services for Margaret Mae Sackett, Springfield, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Patterson Cemetery, south of Springfield, under direction Ayre-Goodwin Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sackett died at 8:05 a.m. Friday in Cox Medical Center South after a long illness.
Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. today in the funeral home.
—The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 27 Nov 1988, p 14.
In 1910 Forrest was living at Main Street, Porter, Christian CountyG, in the household of his parents Elmer and Lillie, and was recorded in the census as Forest Sackett, aged one and born in Missouri.6
In 1920 he was living in PorterG in the household of his parents Elmer and Lillie, and was recorded as Forest Sackett, aged ten.7
In 1930 he was living at South Douglas Street, SpringfieldG, in the household of his parents Elmer and Lillie, and was recorded as Forrest Sackett, a dishwasher in a restaurant, aged 20. His wife Margaret, 20, was living with him.8
Forrest was listed in the Springfield City Directory from 1929. He was working at the Wilshire Cheese Company by 1946 and continued there until at least 1957.9
Forrest completed a World War II draft registration card on 16 October 1940. He was aged 31 and was unemployed. He was living in NixaG with his wife Margaret May.10
In 1943 Forrest worked as a scrap yard laborer for the St Louis-San Francisco Railway Company in Springfield.11
Forrest Sackett
Forrest Sackett, 59, of 413 South Main, died Saturday afternoon in Burge Protestant Hospital He was employed by Household Services.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Betty Savard, 1618 North Kentwood; two sons, Donald, Billings, and Harold, Eugene, Ore; and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Sullivan, Clever; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are by Ayre-Goodwin.
—Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, 19 Jan 1969, p 43.
Margaret Mae Sackett, 79, Springfield, died at 8:05 a.m. Friday in Cox Medical Center South after a long illness. Arrangements will be announced by Ayre-Goodwin Funeral Home.
—The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 26 Nov 1988, p 10
Margaret Mae Sackett, 79
Graveside memorial services for Margaret Mae Sackett, Springfield, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Patterson Cemetery, south of Springfield, under direction Ayre-Goodwin Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sackett died at 8:05 a.m. Friday in Cox Medical Center South after a long illness.
Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. today in the funeral home.
—The Springfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, 27 Nov 1988, p 14.
Forrest Sackett (1909–1969), Payne Cemetery, Nixa, Missouri
(Src: Find a Grave, William Stearman)
(Src: Find a Grave, William Stearman)
Margaret Mae (Justice) Sackett (1909–1988), Patterson Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri
(Src: Find a Grave, Gomer and Judy)
(Src: Find a Grave, Gomer and Judy)
Children of Forrest Sackett and Margaret Mae Justice
- Donald Eugene Sackett b. 27 Apr 1930, d. 20 Feb 1990
- Harold F Sackett+ b. 24 Feb 1932, d. 30 Nov 1995
- Louise Sackett b. 6 Dec 1934, d. 7 Feb 1952
Notes & Citations
- Thurmon King's database.
- Death record.
- "Missouri, Death Certificates 1910–1969" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Forrest, d. Burge Protestant Hospital, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, 18 Jan 1969, age 59, b. Missouri, 3 May 1909, divorced, occ. household service, maintenance, of 413 S Main, Springfield, father Elmer Sackett, mother Lillie, informant Mrs Betty Savard, 1618 N Kentwood, Springfield, cause cerebrovascular thrombosis, bur. Payne Cemetery, Christian County, Missouri."
- Find a Grave.
- US Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index" (American Ancestors transcript), "Margaret Sackett, b. Jan 22, 1909, d. Nov, 1988, SSN 498-28-2441 issued MO, residence Springfield, Missouri, 65806, county Greene."
- 1910 United States census
Roll T624_776, p 17B, Enumeration District 0040, FHL microfilm 1374789
Main Street, Porter, Christian, Missouri, 5 May 1910
Sackett, Elmer, head, 35, m1 16y, labor, on farm, b. NE, father b. OH, mother b. OH, home rented
Sackett, Lillie, wife, 34, m1 16y, 5 ch, 4 living, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. MI
Sackett, Floyd, son, 15, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. MI
Sackett, Dwain, son, 11, b. MO, father b. NE, mother b. MI
Sackett, Lizzie, daughter, 9, b. MO, father b. NE, mother b. MI
Sackett, Forest, son, 1, b. MO, father b. NE, mother b. MI. - 1920 United States census
Roll T625_911, p 4B, Enumeration District 48
SW Section, Porter, Christian, Missouri, 6 Jan 1920
Sackett, Elmer, head, 44, laborer, farm, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. NE, home owned
Sackett, Lillie, wife, 42, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. MI
Sackett, Forest, son, 10, b. MO, father b. NE, mother b. MI
Sackett, Velma, daughter, 7, b. MO, father b. NE, mother b. MI. - 1930 United States census
Page 1A, Enumeration District 0010, FHL microfilm 2340923
South Douglas Street, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, 2 Apr 1930
Sackett, Elmer, head, 55, m. at 19, laborer, steam railway, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. NE, home rented, $16
Sackett, Lillie M, wife, 53, m. at 16, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. MI
Sackett, Forrest, son, 20, m. at 20, dishwasher, restaurant, b. MO, father b. NE, mother b. MI
Sackett, Margaret, daughter-in-law, 20, m. at 20, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. MO
Ellingsworth, Ethel, boarder, 30, charwoman, department store, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. MO. - "US City Directories, 1822-1995" (Ancestry image), Springfield, Missouri, City Directory, 1929, "Sackett Forrest (Margt) r715 S Douglas av."; 1946, "Sackett Forrest (Margt M) fcty wkr Wilshire Cheese Co h849 S Missouri av."; 1947, "Sackett Forrest (Margt) cooker Wilshire Cheese Co h849 S Missouri av."; 1948, "Sackett Forrest cooker Wilshire Cheese r RD 2 Strafford."; 1950, "Sackett Forrest (Margt) fcty wkr Wilshire Cheese h823 E Division."; 1952, "Sackett Forrest (Margt) whsemn Wilshire Cheese h823 E Division."; 1953, "Sackett Forrest (Margt M) plant emp Wilshire Cheese r1448 N Benton av."; 1956, "Sackett Forrest mtcemn Wilshire Cheese Co h509 S Main."; 1957, "Sackett Forrest whsemn Wilshire Cheese h509 S Main av."; 1958, "Sackett Forrest fcty wkr Wilshire Cheese h509 S Main av."; 1959, "Sackett Forrest h509 S Main av."
- "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947" (Ancestry image), "Serial 427, Forest Sackett, Nixa, Christian, Missouri, age 31, b. Nixa, Missouri, 3 May 1909, nok Margaret May Sackett, wife, emp None, race white, ht 5' 5", eyes hazel, wt 130, hair brown, complexion ruddy. Reg Nixa, Christian, Missouri, 16 Oct 1940." [Draft card signed Forest Sackett]
- "Springfield, Missouri, U.S., St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Employee Cards, 1940-1980" (Ancestry image), "Forrest Sackett, b. Nixa, Christian, MO, 3 May 1909, father Elmer Sackett, mother Lillie Hamilton, res. 26 Jan 1943, 700 S Lexington, Springfield, MO, emp. Frisco Railroad, started Jan 1943, Springfield, scrap yard laborer, St Louis-San Francisco Railway Company."
| 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 | 19 Mar 2022 |
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English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven