Myrtle Elsie Sackett
| Father | John Henry Sackett (1848-1924) |
| Mother | Julia Cordelia Lee (1852-1923) |
Myrtle Elsie Sackett, daughter of John Henry Sackett and Julia Cordelia Lee, was born in Winfield, Cowley County, KansasG, on 13 March 1891.1 She died aged 52 in St Louis, MissouriG, on 8 April 1943 and was buried at Valhalla Cemetery, St LouisG.4,5 She married first in Cowley CountyG on 6 February 1909, Hilton Sidle. (A newspaper report prematurely announced their marriage in December 1908.) They divorced about 1911.2 She married second in Cowley County, KansasG, on 16 December 1912, Ora Francis Finney, son of Abe Finney and Minnie ___.2 Ora was born in Cambridge, Cowley CountyG, on 31 December 1890.6 They divorced sometime before 15 January 1923 when Ora married Helen Seaman. Ora died aged 63 in WinfieldG on 17 September 1954.6 She married third in Maplewood, St Louis County, MissouriG, on 17 September 1927, Oliver Tendick, son of Benjamin Franklin Tendick and Emma Duenkelberg.3
In 1900 Myrtle was living in Tisdale, Cowley County, KansasG, in the household of her parents John and Julia, and was recorded in the census as Myrtle E Sackett, aged nine and born in Kansas.7
In 1910 she was living at 1521 East Eleventh Avenue, Winfield, Cowley CountyG, in the household of her parents John and [Julia] Cordelia, and was recorded as Myrtle E Sackett [an error for Sidle], aged 19. Her husband Hilton Sidle, 19, and their one-year-old daughter Ruby were living with her.8
In 1920 she was living at East 10th Avenue, WinfieldG, in the household of her second husband, Ora Finney, and was recorded as Myrtle E Finney, aged 28. Her daughter Ruby Sidle, 8, by her first marriage was living with them.9
Following her divorce from Ora Finney, Myrtle removed in 1925 from Kansas to Seattle, Washington State, driving there with her daughter Ruby, then 16, and 28-year-old William Hopkins. Some weeks after arrival, William and Ruby married secretly after Myrtle refused to give consent. Myrtle and William had been living as man and wife and she claimed that they were married. She brought charges against William, leading to his arrest (see newspaper reports on Ruby's record).
Myrtle's claim that she and William were legally married was evidently without foundation. Her daughter Ruby and William Hopkins remained married until his death in 1960. Myrtle removed to Missouri where she was married as Myrtle Finney to Oliver Tendick in 1927.
In 1930 she was living at 7008A Southwest, St Louis, MissouriG, in the household of her husband Oliver Tendick, 29, a railroad operator, and was recorded as Myrtle Tendick, aged 38.10
In 1940 she was living at 7116 Robenberg, St LouisG, in the household of her husband Oliver, 39, a railroad signaller, and was recorded as Myrtle Tendick, aged 42 [actually 49]. Oliver's widowed mother Emma was also in the household.11
In 1940 Myrtle's daughter Ruby and Ruby's husband William Hopkins were living just a few miles away in Maplewood, MissouriG, perhaps a sign that they had settled their differences.
In 1900 Myrtle was living in Tisdale, Cowley County, KansasG, in the household of her parents John and Julia, and was recorded in the census as Myrtle E Sackett, aged nine and born in Kansas.7
In 1910 she was living at 1521 East Eleventh Avenue, Winfield, Cowley CountyG, in the household of her parents John and [Julia] Cordelia, and was recorded as Myrtle E Sackett [an error for Sidle], aged 19. Her husband Hilton Sidle, 19, and their one-year-old daughter Ruby were living with her.8
In 1920 she was living at East 10th Avenue, WinfieldG, in the household of her second husband, Ora Finney, and was recorded as Myrtle E Finney, aged 28. Her daughter Ruby Sidle, 8, by her first marriage was living with them.9
Following her divorce from Ora Finney, Myrtle removed in 1925 from Kansas to Seattle, Washington State, driving there with her daughter Ruby, then 16, and 28-year-old William Hopkins. Some weeks after arrival, William and Ruby married secretly after Myrtle refused to give consent. Myrtle and William had been living as man and wife and she claimed that they were married. She brought charges against William, leading to his arrest (see newspaper reports on Ruby's record).
Myrtle's claim that she and William were legally married was evidently without foundation. Her daughter Ruby and William Hopkins remained married until his death in 1960. Myrtle removed to Missouri where she was married as Myrtle Finney to Oliver Tendick in 1927.
In 1930 she was living at 7008A Southwest, St Louis, MissouriG, in the household of her husband Oliver Tendick, 29, a railroad operator, and was recorded as Myrtle Tendick, aged 38.10
In 1940 she was living at 7116 Robenberg, St LouisG, in the household of her husband Oliver, 39, a railroad signaller, and was recorded as Myrtle Tendick, aged 42 [actually 49]. Oliver's widowed mother Emma was also in the household.11
In 1940 Myrtle's daughter Ruby and Ruby's husband William Hopkins were living just a few miles away in Maplewood, MissouriG, perhaps a sign that they had settled their differences.
Myrtle Elsie (Sackett) Tendick (1891–1943), Valhalla Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri
(Src: Find a Grave, Susan Ing)
(Src: Find a Grave, Susan Ing)
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Child of Myrtle Elsie Sackett and Hilton Sidle
- Ruby Mae Sidle+ b. 25 Mar 1909, d. 10 Jun 2003
Sackett–Sidle.
Mr. Hilton Sidle and Miss Myrtle Sackett were married by Probate Judge J.G. Shreves at his home Saturday evening. The young couple succeeded in keeping the marriage a secret until today when the story leaked out.—Free Press.
—The Udall News, Udall, Kansas, 18 Dec 1908, p 1
Marriage Licenses.
February 6.
Hilton Sidle, Winfield ... 18
Myrtle E. Sackett ... 17
(Parents consent for both.)
—The Arkansas City Daily News, Arkansas City, Kansas, 10 Feb 1909, p 5
—Winfield Courier, Winfield, Kansas, 11 Feb 1909, p 7
Sackett-Sidle
Miss Myrtle Sackett and Mr. Hilton Sidle, both of Winfield were married by Probate Judge Shreves at his residence in Winfield the evening of Saturday, February 6, 1909.
—Winfield Courier, Winfield, Kansas, 11 Feb 1909, p 7
Marriage Licenses.
Ora F. Finney, Winfield ... 22
Myrtle Elsie Eidle [sic], Winfield ... 21
(Nov. 18.)
—Arkansas City Daily Traveler, Arkansas City, Kansas, 20 Dec 1912, p 10
Deaths
Tendick, Myrtle E. (nee Sackett)—7116 Ravenberg, Thurs., April 8, 1943, beloved wife of Oliver Tendick, mother of Ruby Mae Hopkins, our sister, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother and aunt.
Funeral Sat., April 10, 1 p.m., from Jay B. Smith Funeral Home, 7456 Manchester, to Valhalla Cemetery.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 8 & 9 Apr 1943, p 28
Deaths
Mr. [sic] Myrtle E. Tendick, 52, of 7116 Rabenberg pl., who died Thursday, was buried today in Valhalla Cemetery following funeral services at the Jay B. Smith Funeral Home, 7456 Manchester av., Maplewood.
—The St. Louis Star and Times, Missouri, 10 Apr 1943, p 6
Notes & Citations
- Death record.
- Sackett database.
- "Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805–2002" (Ancestry image), License application, "17 Sep 1927, Oliver Tendick, of Clayton MO, 26, & Myrtle Finney, 23. At Maplewood, St Louis, MO."
- "Missouri, Death Certificates 1910–1969" (Ancestry image), "Tendick, Myrtle E, d. DePaul Hosp., St Louis, Missouri, 8 Apr 1943, 52-0-25, res. 7116 Babenburg P, St Louis, b. Winfield, Kansas, 13 Mar 1891, father unk, mother unk, husband & informant Oliver Tendick, cause uremia due to rt breast carcinoma, bur. Valhalla Cem, 10 Apr 1943."
- Find a Grave.
- Winfield Courier, Winfield, Kansas (Newspapers.com image), 17 Sep 1954, obituary.
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Roll 476, p 4, Enumeration District 0060
Tisdale, Cowley, Kansas
Sackett, John H, head, b. Oct 1848, 51, m. 12 yrs, farmer, b. IL, father b. OH, mother b. IL, home owned free of mortgage, farm
Sackett, Julia C, wife, b. Feb 1852, 48, m. 12 yrs, 4 ch. 4 living, b. KY, father b. VA, mother b. KY
Sackett, Laura B, daughter, b. Aug 1881, 18, at school, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sackett, Bessie E, daughter, b. Sep 1885, 14, at school, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sackett, Anna L, daughter, b. Dec 1889, 10, at school, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sackett, Myrtle E, daughter, b. Mar 1891, 9, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sackett, Bertha C, daughter, b. Jul 1894, 5, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Smalkield, Otto, servant, b. Jul 1876, 23, farm laborer, b. Germany, father b. Germany, mother b. Germany. - 1910 United States Federal Census, Roll T624_436FHL Film 1374449, p 7a, Enumeration District 0070
1521 East Eleventh Avenue, Winfield Ward 2, Cowley, Kansas
Sackett, John H, head, 61, m2, own income, b. IL, father b. USA, mother b. USA, home owned, house
Sackett, Cordelia, wife, 58, m1, 9 ch. 9 living, b. KY, father b. VA, mother b. VA
Sackett, Mary E, daughter, 30, laborer, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sackett, Laura B, daughter, 28, laborer, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sackett, Bessie E, daughter, 23, laborer, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sackett [sic: Sidle], Myrtle E, daughter, 19, m1, 1 ch. 1 living, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sidle [sic: Sackett], Bertha C, daughter, 15, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY
Sidle, Ruby M, granddaughter, 1, b. KS, father b. KS, mother b. KS
Sidle, Hilton, son-in-law, 19, driver, b. KS, father b. KS, mother b. OH. - 1920 United States Federal Census, Roll T625_528, p 18A, Enumeration District 73
East 10th Avenue, Winfield Ward 1, Cowley, Kansas
Finney, Ora F, head, 29, occ. "none", b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY, home rented
Finney, Myrtle E, wife, 28, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KS
Sidle, Ruby, stepdaughter, 10, b. KS, father b. KS, mother b. KS. - 1930 United States Federal Census, FHL Film 2340975, p 13A, Enumeration District 0146
7008A Southwest, St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri
Tendick, Oliver, head, 29, m. at 26, operator RR, b. MO, father b. US, mother b. MO, home rented, $18.00
Tendick, Myrtle, wife, 38, m. at 35, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. KY. - 1940 United States Federal Census, Roll m-t0627-02205, p 11B, Enumeration District 96-591
7116 Robenberg, St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri
Tendick, Oliver, head, 39, signal dept, railroad, b. MO
Tendick, Myrtle, wife, 42, b. Kansas
Tendick, Emma, mother, 65, wd, b. MO.
[Family living in same house in 1935]
| Sackett line | 5th great-granddaughter of John Sackett of New Haven |
| Charts | Line 4 (American) |
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| Last Edited | 5 Aug 2024 |
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