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Bertram Watson Sackett, son of Willis B Sackett and Emma Vahldieck, was born in Illinois^G on 29 September 1885.¹ He married Martha Elizabeth ___.
     In 1900 Bertram was living in Odell, Livingston County, Illinois^G, in the household of his mother Emma and stepfather Abraham Woodbury, and was recorded in the census as Bertram W Sackett, at school, aged 14 and born in Illinois.²
     Bertram completed a World War I draft registration card on 12 September 1918. He was aged 32 and was living at 1045 East Marquette Road, Chicago, Illinois^G, with his wife Martha. He was employed as an electrician at the Pullman Company.¹

Fred Arthur Sackett, son of Willis B Sackett and Emma Vahldieck, was born in Odell, Livingston County, Illinois^G, on 8 March 1890.¹ He died aged 91 in Pontiac, Livingston County^G, in December 1981.² He married Rose L Neff, daughter of Julius Neff and Mary A Moore.³
     In 1900 Fred was living in Odell, Livingston County, Illinois^G, in the household of his mother Emma and stepfather Abraham Woodbury, and was recorded in the census as Fred A Sackett, at school, aged ten and born in Illinois.⁴
     In 1910 he was living at Timber Street, Pontiac, Livingston County^G, in the household of his widowed mother Emma, and was recorded as Fred A Sackett, a laborer in a cement factory, aged 20.⁵
     Fred completed a World War I draft registration card on 5 June 1917. He was aged 27 and was living at 539 East Timber, Pontiac^G, with his wife and two children. He was employed as a gas man at the Public Service Company.¹

Laura Belle Sackett, a legal secretary, daughter of Willis B Sackett and Emma Vahldieck, was born in Odell, Livingston County, Illinois^G, on 23 March 1892.¹ She died aged 70 at Mercy Hospital, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas^G, on 3 February 1963² and was buried at Buena Vista Burial Park, Brownsville^G.⁴ She married first ___ Goodman. They divorced in Cook County, Illinois^G, on 18 June 1920.³ She married second in Cuyahoga County, Ohio^G, on 14 July 1920, Charles O Grissom, son of J L Grissom and Laura Cooper.³ Charles was born in Boliver, Galveston County, Texas^G, about 1887.⁵
     In 1900 Laura was living in Odell, Livingston County, Illinois^G, in the household of her mother Emma and stepfather Abraham Woodbury, and was recorded in the census as Laura B Sackett, at school, aged eight and born in Illinois.⁶
     In 1910 she was living at Timber Street, Pontiac, Livingston County^G, in the household of her widowed mother Emma, and was recorded as Laura B Sackett, a worker in a shoe factory, aged 18.⁷
     In 1930 she was living at Webster Road, Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio^G, in the household of her husband Charles O Grissom, 41, an insurance broker, and was recorded as Laura B Grissom, aged 37.⁸