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     Miss F. Adelaide Sackett, who has been with the company for twenty-one years, is the senior attache of the office corps. She holds the position of chief receiving clerk, which involves the original custody of all moneys turned in by the conductors. Miss Sackett began her business career in the actuarial department of the Insurance Commissioner's office, receiving her appointment under the first commissioner, Dr. George S. Miller, now superintendent of agencies of Phoenix Mutual Life. Miss Sackett has a thorough knowledge of business and has met every duty in the positions which she has occupied with competency and success.
     Her business qualifications have demonstrated in more instances than can be pointed out woman's fitness to engage in the active pursuits of life.

—Hartford Daily Times, Hartford, Connecticut, 26 Mar 1899 (The Sacketts of America)

     Miss F. Adelaide Sackett of this city was unanimously elected president of the regimental association. This course was taken on the motion of General Horne. It was in recognition of the fact that Miss Sackett's brother, Captain William H. Sackett, gave up his life for the Union cause at Petersburg. The election was most enthusiastic. Captain Quein spoke of the bravery of the captain, whom he considered one of the most heroic of Connecticut soldiers. He was glad that the sister of Captain Sackett had been elected president.
     Miss Sackett, the new president of the association, has been identified with Grand Army work in this city since the inception of the order, and is widely known throughout the state on account of her identity with the Woman's Relief Corps. She is the past treasurer and president of Robert O. Tyler Corps and has held the office of Junior department president and department treasurer of the State, also aide on the staff of the National President. Miss Sackett is the receiving clerk in the office of the Hartford Street Railway Company, and possesses executive ability of a high order. The election came to her totally unexpected, and her effort to escape the office was overruled by unanimous vote of the old soldiers, who remembered her brother's courage and sacrifice on the field with the proudest comradeship.

—Hartford Daily Times, Hartford, Connecticut, 14 Sep 1899 (The Sacketts of America)

Miss F. Adelaide Sackett
     Miss F. Adelaide Sackett, 85 years old, died yesterday in this city after a long illness. She was a native of Hartford and was a daughter of Loren Sackett and Frances (Smith) Sackett. For thirty-three years she was employed at the office of the Hartford Street Railway Company, resigning as chief receiving clerk at the age of 73. Previous to her connection with the company she was employed in the actuarial department of the state insurance commissioner, having been appointed by Commissioner George S. Miller.
     Miss Sackett was one of the leading members of the Women's Relief Corps of the state and at one time held the office of department treasurer. She was one of the charter members of Robert O. Tyler, W.R.C., and was formerly president of the Eleventh Regiment Veteran Association. She leaves two brothers, Joseph P. Sackett of Licking, Mo., and William L. Sackett of Morris, Ill.

—Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 23 Dec 1917, p 16

Deaths.
Sackett—In this city, December 22, 1917, Miss F. Adelaide Sackett, aged 85 years.
     Services this (Tuesday) morning at 10 o'clock from No. 227 Vine street.

—The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 25 Dec 1917

Joseph T. Sackett, Dead
     Joseph Taintor Sackett was born Nov. 30, 1839, at Westfield Mass., and died Sunday, June 20th, at one o'clock, in his 80th year, at his home in Licking, Mo.
     When a young man he went to Illinois. From there he enlisted in Company C, 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteers and served through the Civil War. He was promoted to Sergent and Color bearer, and later commissioned Captain for brave and meritorious conduct.
     Following the war, he was married at Amboy, Illinois, in Feb., 1866, to Elizabeth Crocker, who survives him. Mr. Sackett followed the business of railroading for many years, and was a locomotive engineer. In the late 80's he went to Brookfield, Mo., engaged in business and later went to Kansas City.
     In 1892 he came to Texas County and has lived here since. He was a member of both the masonic and Odd Fellows fraternal orders, and of John Boone Post, G. A. R.
     Mr. Sackett was a man of forceful character, a leader of men, who regarded his word as his bond. He had the confidence of his neighbors and fellow men everywhere. He always was interested in the affairs of his community, and was, until an illness four years ago, ready to help to his full measure of ability.
     The funeral services were held at the family home at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday. At Mr. Sackett's request the ceremony was very brief—just a few favorite songs, prayer and a brief sketch of his life by Rev. Columbus Bradford, after which the remains were conveyed to the Licking cemetery and laid to rest.
     Thus ends the long and useful life of a man, though not a professed christian, whose walk in life was an example and incentive to those who look beyound the thin crest of materialism and on into the boundless future.
     He was above the petty things of this life, but delighted in discussing the big future possibilities of this country, which he loved dearly, and his great desire was to live to see his predictions of great mineral wealth develop. He was indeed an interestig man to converse with and the better you knew him the better you liked him. He had a big, kind and gentle heart and dearly loved all little children, and will be greatly missed in our village.
     He leaves a grief-stricken wife and one brother to mourn his departure. To those the News joins the host of friends in extending sincere sympathy.—Licking News.

—Houston Republican, Houston, Missouri, 1 Jul 1920, p 3

Heart Attack Proves Fatal Early Today
Recovering From An Operation of 3 Weeks Ago
     William L. Sackett, publisher of The Morris Herald since 1891, died at 1:15 o'clock this morning in St. Luke’s hospital of pulmonary embolus following an operation November 21.
     About one o’clock he awakened from what was thought to be a refreshing sleep, complained of a pain in his leg and was seized by a heart attack to which he succumbed fifteen minutes later.
     Immediately after the operation three weeks ago Mr. Sackett began to mend rapidly and little doubt was felt over his recovery until two weeks later when he was seized with a sudden severe heart attack which placed him in a critical condition for nearly 48 hours and from which he rallied slowly.
     Overcoming this additional handicap, he kept up indomitably his fight for health and was daily gaining strength. He sat up in bed and read for a short time last night.
     From that he fell into a sleep and his condition was reported as still improving at midnight. About one o'clock he awakened and asked for a drink. Shortly after he was seized by the heart attack and died within a few minutes.
     Funeral services will be held in his home, 316 West Jefferson street, at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon with Rev. Adolph Bohn, of the Federated church, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
     William L. Sackett was born May 21, 1866 in Holyoke. Mass., the son of Loren Sackett and Sarah Downey Sackett. His parents moved to Illinois when he was but a few years old. Death and illness scattered the family and he returned to Hartford, Conn., where he lived with a sister.
     At the age of 12 he became an apprentice in a printing office and there began the long climb up through the printing and newspaper profession. A serious illness broke his health and after a year spent in the Dakotas he returned to Springfield, Illinois.
     In 1883 Mr. Sackett began his first work as a reporter on the Illinois State Journal at Springfield and advanced through the various departments to the position of night editor.
     He became confidential secretary for John R. Tanner who was then state treasurer and continued in that capacity when Tanner came governor. Mr. Sackett later became the private secretary of Chief Justice Simeon R. Shope, of the Illinois State Supreme court, and served in a like capacity for seven years for Attorney General George Hunt.
     While thus engaged he was honored by Governor Richard J. Oglesby in the disposition of the trying of appeals for clemency made in behalf of the condemned Chicago anarchists in 1887 and was highly complimented by Governor Oglesby upon his success in outwitting the hundreds of newspaper correspondents in getting news of the denial of the plea for pardon to the officials in Chicago ten hours before it became known in Springfield, that proper protection might be made to frustrate any plans for assaulting the jail and rescuing the anarchists.
     Mr. Sackett later aided Attorney General Hunt in the preparation and hearing of this case on its appeal to the United States supreme court at Washington.
     In 1887 Mr. Sackett was married to Miss Ida Irene Brown in Springfield, and two sons were born of this union, Loren B., associated with bis father in the publication of the Morris Herald, and Edwin, who died in 1913.
     In 1891 he came to Morris and purchased the Morris Daily Herald which he continued to publish up to the day of his death. Facing the opposition of two newspaper rivals at the time he took over The Herald, Mr. Sackett applied his metropolitan newspaper training with the result that he soon consolidated both rival papers under the name of The Herald.
     Mr. Sackett has been actively engaged in Illinois politics for more than 40 years. In 1896, in the McKinley campaign, he was unanimously nominated presidential elector from the eighth district. He also cast the vote of the twelfth district for Roosevelt when elected after McKinley’s death.
     He was secretary and treasurer of the Grundy County Republican Central Committee for many years, later becoming its chairman. He was appointed chief clerk and paymaster of the Illinois and Michigan canal by Governor Tanner in 1907, and was appointed canal commissioner in 1902 by Governor Yates.
     Mr. Sackett's service on the canal commission continued until 1913 when Governor Dunne appointed a Democrat, but was reappointed by Governor Lowden and succeeded to the office of superintendent of waterways when that office was created.
     Mr. Sackett was considered one of the leading authorities of the state on waterway development problems and was one of the leadIng spirits behind the proposed great lakes to gulf deep waterway via the Illinois river which he advocated wholeheartedly during his entire administration in office.
     He was a Mason, a member of the Eastern Star, Blue lodge, Chapter, Commandery and Mystic Shrine, Medinah Temple and a member of the Knights of Pythias.
     Mr. Sackett's ancestors on both the paternal and maternal sides played a prominent part in the early history of America. They were part of the band of Pilgrim fathers who landed at Plymouth. Mr. Sackett was a great grandson of Lieutenant Adnah Sackett who was a volunteer soldier in the Revolutionary war.
     Several members of the family were engaged with Washington in his campaigns, two being upon his immediate staff. In the civil war one brother of Mr. Sackett, Capt William H. Sackett, met his death while another brother, Joseph T Sackett, had especial mention for heroic deeds on the field of battle at Ringgold Gap.

—Morris Herald-News, Morris, Illinois, 16 Dec 1924, pp 1 & 3

Theodore N. Sackett.
     Theodore N. Sackett, aged 78 years died in his home 1239 East Fourth street yesterday from illness incident to old age. Mr. Sackett has not been actively engaged in business for the last few years and had made his home in Long Beach for the last four years. The widow and three sons and one daughter survive. The funeral was held this afternoon with services in Cleveland's undertaking parlors. Interment was in Sunnyside cemetery. The decedent was born in Connecticut and was a blacksmith by trade.

—The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News, Long Beach, California, 23 Aug 1911, p 9

Mrs. Permelia Sackett.
     Mrs. Permelia Sackett, 71, passed. away this morning at her home, 470 Cherry avenue. She was a native of Missouri and had resided 14 years in this city. She belonged to the United Presbyterian church.
     Two sons, H. B. and F. E. Sackett, both residents of this city; two daughters, Mrs. D. M. Powell, of this city, and Mrs. L. L. Ellison of Salt Lake City, and a sister and two brothers survive the decedent.
     The body is at Patterson & McQuilkin's parlors.

—The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News, Long Beach, California, 10 Nov 1920, p 7

Pioneer Utah Woman Dies on the Coast
Special to The Tribune.
     Beaver, Nov. 13.—Mrs. Frank Low has received news of the death of her aunt, Mrs. P. E. Sackett of Long Beach, Cal., who passed away in that city November 11.
     Mrs. Sackett was one of the early pioneers of Utah. She was born in Salt Lake City, February 27, 1849, and was the daughter of Ethan Barrows of that city. She was united in marriage to Theo N. Sackett at Salt Lake in 1868. Mr. Sackett died two years ago.
     Mr. and Mrs. Sackett, for thirty years prior to their departure for California, operated the Southern hotel at Frisco. Mrs. Sackett is survived by two sons, Hugh B. and Frank Sackett, both of Long Beach, Cal; two daughters, Mrs. George Ellison of 453 North, First West street, Salt Lake, and Mrs. David Powell of Long Beach, Cal; one sister, Mrs. Amelia Stewart of Salt Lake, and two brothers, Leonard Barrows of Shelley, Idaho, and B. Y. Barrows of South Paff, Wyo.

—The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 14 Nov 1920, p 3

Pioneer Utah Woman Dies
     Mrs. Frank Low has received news of the death of her aunt, Mrs. P. E. Sackett, of Long Beach, California, who passed away in that city on November 11.
     Mrs. Sackett was one of the early pioneers of Utah. She was born in Salt Lake City, February 27, 1849, and was the daughter of Ethan Barrows of that city. She was united in marriage to Theo N. Sackett at Salt Lake in 1868. Mr. Sackett died 2 years ago.
     Mr. and Mrs. Sackett, for thirty years prior to their departure for California, operated the Southern hotel at Frisco. Mrs. Sackett is survived by two sons, Hugh B. and F. Sackett, both of Long Beach. California; two daughters, Mrs. George Ellison of 453 North First West St., Salt Lake, and Mrs. David Powell of Long Beach, California; one sister, Mrs. Amelia Stewart of Salt Lake, and two brothers, Leonard Barrows of Shelley, Idaho, and B. Y. Barrows of South Paff, Wyo.
     Mrs. Sackett was well known in Beaver county. She was a woman of Stirling qualities and great strength of character. She made a world of friends and always retained them. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. Her hospitality as hotel keeper was widely renowned. She was loved by all who knew her.

—The Beaver County News, Milford, Utah, 17 Nov 1920, p 1