 1912 - 1999 (87 years)
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| Name |
Sackett, Henry Ackley |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Nickname |
Harry |
| Born |
25 Apr 1912 |
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA  [1] |
| Christened |
3 Dec 1914 |
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
9 Nov 1999 |
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA [2] |
| Person ID |
I38810 |
Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2022 |
| Father |
Sackett, Henry Ackley, b. Sep 1859, New York, USA , d. 28 Jul 1938, Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA (Age ~ 78 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Fetterly, Edith, b. Abt 1884, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Unknown |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
Abt 1911 |
New Jersey, USA |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sackett, Henry Ackley Jr., b. 25 Apr 1912, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA , d. 9 Nov 1999, Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA (Age 87 years) |
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| Family ID |
F13762 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Conliffe, Frances Ruth, b. 3 Jul 1918, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA , d. 19 Sep 1953, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA (Age 35 years) |
| Married |
25 Aug 1937 |
Marshfield, Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon, USA [1, 3] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F13763 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Callaway, Barbara Lou, b. 16 Jul 1932, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA , d. 21 Sep 2012, Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA (Age 80 years) |
| Married |
17 Mar 1954 |
Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon, USA [4] |
| Divorced |
9 Aug 1976 |
Benton County, Oregon, USA [5, 6] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F13764 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 25 Apr 1912 - Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA |
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 | Christened - 3 Dec 1914 - Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA |
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 | Married - 25 Aug 1937 - Marshfield, Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon, USA |
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 | Married - 17 Mar 1954 - Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon, USA |
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 | Divorced - 9 Aug 1976 - Benton County, Oregon, USA |
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 | Died - 9 Nov 1999 - Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Notes |
- X Ackley Sackett's 2nd wife was Edith Fetterly. They had a son, Butler Thomas Sackett, born 25 Apr 1912 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. Evidently X Ackley and Edith separated following the birth of their son. In 1920 Edith was enumerated as Edith Sackett, married, in the household of her Aunt, Maria Fisher. It appears Edith Sackett was in a hospital for the insane in 1930.
Harry's son, Robert Sackett, says that following an appearance of X Ackley Sackett on October 18, 1913 in Frederick, Maryland "Henry came home to find their child on the bed next to a bottle of sleeping pills, and Edith was not there. My guess is she probably went back home to Pennsylvania where her uncle and aunt lived. In her defense, I think it is safe to say that Henry was not an easy man to settle down with. Ironic that Henry, who probably left a spouse to raise children on her own, is left with a child to raise on his own."
"I speculate that Henry and his child then go back to Michigan for a time, where he still has friends and relatives. On December 3, 1914, the Rev. George P.T Sargent at the Grace Episcopal Church of Grand Rapids, baptizes the child with the name Henry Ackley Sackett Jr. His father would always call him "Buddy." We know him better as Harry."
"He traveled the country as a child with his father, Henry (X) Ackley Sackett. He appears in the clown suit at age eight in 1920 as a toy demonstrator. The outfit was made by X. Ackley himself. They were in Michigan in 1923 when they visited X. Ackley's cousins. Young Harry worked as a page boy at the Hotel Fresno in 1924/5 and there is a picture attached from that time. This is very much how Harry would have appeared when he is separated from his father a few months later in Portland, OR. Harry, at thirteen, was in the custody of the Public Welfare Bureau and the plan was for him to ship out with the Merchant Marine. As I understand it, a women at the Bureau saw some promise in Harry, and had a sister in Marshfield,OR whose married name was Anna Huggins. Henry and Anna Huggins take Harry in on what may have been a temporary basis. They write to X. Ackley's cousins to get their opinion of young Harry. They write back, from White Cloud, Michigan, March 23, 1926:
"We all thought Henry Ackley Sackett Jr. a bright, keen boy, whom his father dearly loved. He would be greatly relieved and pleased to know that his son has found friends and can have a good steady home and a chance for an education. I truly hope you will keep him and that he will appreciate his chance for a good life before him, and be worthy of your efforts to befriend him."
"Keep him they do. The Huggins appear in the 1930 Census, and seventeen year old Harry is listed as a lodger."
Following his graduation from high school, in 1934, Harry entered Walla Walla College in South East, Washington. The school is now Walla Walla University, a Seventh Adventist school. The school is located in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington.
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HeritageQuest
1930 Census; Precinct 2, Marshfield, Coos, Oregon
SD No. 6; ED No. 6-21; Sheet No. 4A [stamped 85]; April 7-8, 1930
509 Centeral Avenue
70/112
Huggins, Henry H., Head, M, W, 59, M, 32, Washington, England, Finland, Agent, Life Insurance
Huggins, Anna M., Wife, F, W, 51, M, 43, Iowa, Germany, New Jersey, None
Sackett, Henry A., Ward crossed out/Lodger, M, W, 17, S, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, None
Farley, August F., Lodger, M, W, 68, S, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, Imm. 1884, Janitor, Masonic Temple
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During the time Harry was attending Walla Walla College, he wrote letters to Mrs. Huggins, calling her "Mother." During his time at the college, he was able to visit his father in the facility in Pendleton, Oregon.
Due to the hard times during the Great Depression, Harry left college before graduatiing and went to California where he worked at several different occupations. His letters to his "Mother" in Oregon continued, giving an account of his movements. Near the end of his time in California he was hired to drive a man on an extended journey throughout the western states. During that trip, Harry was able to visit his father in Pendleton for what was probably the last time he saw him.
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1940 Census; Marshfield, Election Precinct 20 Marshfield Central 2, Coos, Oregon
SD No. 4; ED No. 6-10, Sheet No. 5B; April 8-13, 1940
Line 41
509 Central Avenue
Household 133
Huggins, Henry, Head, M, W, 69, M, Washington, Same house in 1935, ---
Huggins, Anna M., Wife, F, W, 61, M, Iowa, Same house in 1935, ---
Line 58; 137 South 4th Street
Household 140
Sackett, Harry, Head, M, W, 27, M, New Jersey, Same Place in 1935, Mechanic, Typewriter
Sackett, Frances, Wife, F, W, 21, M, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California in 1935, ---
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https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBSS-NTT
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 87
Given Name: Harry
Middle Name: A
Surname: Sackett
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1912
State: Oregon
Last Place of Residence: Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Previous Residence Postal Code: 97333
Event Date: 06 Nov 1999
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99656470
Harry A Sackett
Birth: Apr. 25, 1912; Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Death: Nov. 6, 1999; Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA
Family links:
Spouses:
Frances R Conliffe Sackett (1918 - 1953)
Barbara Lou Callaway Sackett (1932 - 2012)*
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: Sue Wehnert Guss
Record added: Oct 27, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 99656470
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- [S2504] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 15 Mar 2022.
Name: Frances Ruth Conliffe
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1918
Birth Place: Berkely, Calif.
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1937
Marriage Place: Marshfield, Coos, Oregon, USA
Certificate Number: 2 2923
File Number: 1987187
Spouse: Henry Ackley Sackett
Name: Henry Ackley Sackett
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1912
Birth Place: Newark New Jersey
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1937
Marriage Place: Marshfield, Coos, Oregon, USA
Certificate Number: 2 2923
File Number: 1987186
Spouse: Frances Ruth Conliffe
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 15 Mar 2022.
Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon), 8 Nov 1999, Page 3
Harry A. Sackett
April 25, 1912 - Nov. 6, 1999
Harry A. Sackett, a Corvallis resident, died of cancer Saturday at his home. He was 87.
Sackett was born in Newark, N.J., and was raised by his father, Henry A. Sackett, a silhouette artist. They followed the carnivals across the United States until Sackett was 15. He then went to live with foster parents, Anna and Henry Huggins, in Coos Bay.
He graduated from Marshfield High School in 1932. He married Frances Conliffe in 1939. She died in 1953. He married Barbara Callaway in 1954. They divorced in 1976 but remained friends and parents to their large family.
He worked as a radio announcer in Chico, Calif., and Eugene for several years, returning to school at the University of Oregon. He graduated in education in 1951 and completed his master's degree in psychology at the University of Oregon in 1955.
He began his teaching career in Eugene in 1951. He then taught at Myrtle Point High School; Alix High School in Alberta, Canada; and at Corvallis High School from 1958 until his retirement in 1978.
He was a respected and loved teacher at Corvallis High School, with the 1962 Year Book dedicated to him by the students.
He enjoyed community theater and was one of the founders of The Valley Round Theatre in Corvallis. He also starred in productions of the Albany Civic Theater, Corvallis Reader's Theater, and Little Theatre on the Bay in Coos Bay.
At the age of 86, he performed as the judge in "Miracle on 34th Street" at the Little Theatre on the Bay.
He also enjoyed the water and boating and traveling in his purple '86 Cabriolet. He treasured his family as they treasured him.
He is survived by his sons, David H. Sackett of Florence and Phoenix, Ariz., Richard F. Sackett of Portland, Christopher D. Sackett of Ashland, Robert I. Sackett of Portland, and Jeffrey A Sackett of Corvallis; daughters, Margaret R. Segura of Coos Bay, Lee Ann Sackett of Corvallis, and Pamela Brewer of Portland; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by his former wife, Barbara Sackett, at whose home he died.
A memorial celebration will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, at DeMoss-Durdan Garden Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Benton Hospice in care of DeMoss-Durdan, 815 N.W. Buchanan Ave., Corvallis, OR 97330.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 15 Mar 2022.
The World (Coos Bay, Oregon), 28 Aug 1937, Page 5
Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses issued Wednesday and Thursday by Clerk L. W. Oddy of the Coos county circuit court were: . . . Harry A. Sackett, Marshfield, and Frances Conliffe, Los Angeles; . . .
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S2504] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 15 Mar 2022.
Name: Harry Sackett
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1914
Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1954
Marriage Place: Myrtle Point,Coos, Oregon, USA
Certificate Number: 1614
File Number: 401650
Father: Henry A. Sackett
Mother: Edith ___
Spouse: Barbara L. Calaway
Name: Barbara L. Calaway [Barbara L. Callaway]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1932
Birth Place: Salem, Oregon
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1954
Marriage Place: Myrtle Point,Coos, Oregon, USA
File Number: 401651
Father: W. L. Callaway
Mother: Lena ___
Spouse: Harry Sackett
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 22 May 2018.
Corvallis Gazette-Times, 7 Oct 1990, Page 21
She and her ex-husband "divorced 18 years ago)
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1606] Oregon, U.S., Divorce Records, 1961-1985, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 15 Mar 2022.
Name: Harry Sackett
Gender: Male
Divorce Date: 9 Aug 1976
Divorce Place: Benton, Oregon, USA
Spouse: Barbara Callaway
Spouse Gender: Female
Certificate Number: 10017
Researched by Ted Smith
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