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Helen Louise Gower, daughter of James Carl Gower and Cora Strong, was born in Wisconsin^G on 22 January 1910.¹ She died in Richland, Benton County, Washington State^G, on 12 September 1985.¹ She married in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho^G, on 20 December 1929, Clement J Sheeran, son of Michael James Sheeran and Ida Henrietta Mueller.¹ Clement was born in Douglas County, Washington State^G, on 30 August 1907¹ and died in Richland, Benton County, Washington State^G, on 12 May 1992.¹

Sarah Louise Heath, daughter of Charles Richard "Chuck" Heath and Sarah "Sally" Sheeran, was born in Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho^G, on 11 February 1964.¹ She married in Palmer, Matanuska Susitna, Alaska^G, on 29 August 1988, Todd Mitchell Palin.¹
     Sarah (Heath) Palin was elected Governor of Alaska in 2006. She was the youngest person (at 42), and the first woman, to hold that office. She resigned in July 2009. She was the Republican vice-presidential candidate, with John McCain running for US president, in 2008.²
     Sarah is a double Sackett descendant following the marriage in her Sackett line of first cousins Homer Strong and Augusta Godfrey.

Sarah "Sally" Sheeran, daughter of Clement J Sheeran and Helen Louise Gower, was born in Richland, Benton County, Washington State^G, on 26 October 1940.¹ She married Charles Richard "Chuck" Heath, son of Charles F Heath and Nellie Marie Brandt.¹ Charles was born in Los Angeles County, California^G, on 24 March 1938.

Cora Strong, daughter of Homer Curtis Strong and Augusta Lodema Godfrey, was born in Chippewa County, Wisconsin^G, on 4 November 1886.¹ She married about 1904, James Carl Gower, son of Arthur Collins Gower and Mary Schmolz.¹ James was born in Wisconsin^G on 22 November 1882¹ and died in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho^G, on 1 August 1954.

Homer Curtis Strong, son of Martin B Strong and Orra Miranda Curtiss, was born in Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut^G, on 30 January 1849.¹ He married in Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois^G, on 4 November 1879, Augusta Lodema Godfrey, daughter of James Ryder Godfrey and Lodema Curtiss.¹

Augusta Lodema Godfrey, daughter of James Ryder Godfrey and Lodema Curtiss, was born in Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois^G, in July 1854.¹ She married in Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois^G, on 4 November 1879, Homer Curtis Strong, son of Martin B Strong and Orra Miranda Curtiss.¹

Myron Rue Smith, son of Charles Smith and Laura Sackett, was born say 1885.