1890 - 1937 (47 years)
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Name |
Sackett, Matthew Gresham |
Born |
14 Mar 1890 |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
15 Jun 1900 |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [2] |
Census |
19 Apr 1910 |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [3] |
Census |
21 Apr 1910 |
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA [4] |
Passport Application |
21 Apr 1917 |
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [1] |
Residence |
1918 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina [5] |
Military Draft Registration |
12 Feb 1918 |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [6] |
Residence |
12 Feb 1918 |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [6] |
Census |
6 Jan 1920 |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [7] |
Census |
5 Apr 1930 |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [8] |
Died |
15 Oct 1937 |
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA |
- Hammond Times (Hammond, Indiana) > 1937 > October > 17
FATAL BLOWOUT KILLS VICTIM
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 16 -(U.P.)- Matthew G. Sackett, 47, Louisville, Ky., was injured fatally last night after a blowout threw his automobile into a utility pole six miles south of here on U.S. highway No. 52.
Sackett, an alumnus of Perdue university and president of a Louisville fuel company, suffered a fractuerd(sic) skull and died in a local hospital.
Miss Ruby Nicolls, 22, Louisville, suffered a fractured shoulder and Mrs. Sackett was hurt only slightly.
The party was en route to the Perdue-Northwestern football game at Evanston, Ill.
Sackett's body will be returned to Louisville this afternoon.
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Buried |
18 Oct 1937 |
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [9] |
Person ID |
I832 |
Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist |
Last Modified |
10 Oct 2015 |
Father |
Sackett, William, b. 7 Apr 1856, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA , d. 1 May 1928, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years) |
Mother |
Long, Huldah, b. Feb 1859, California, USA , d. 5 Mar 1921, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA (Age ~ 62 years) |
Married |
27 Sep 1881 |
Children |
3 children |
+ | 1. Sackett, Henrietta Estelle, b. 26 Nov 1882, Indiana, USA , d. 23 Dec 1964, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA (Age 82 years) | | 2. Sackett, Matthew Gresham, b. 14 Mar 1890, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA , d. 15 Oct 1937, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA (Age 47 years) | | 3. Sackett, Kathryn Maud, b. 28 Jul 1892, Kentucky, USA , d. 27 Sep 1983 (Age 91 years) | |
Family ID |
F333 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 14 Mar 1890 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Census - 15 Jun 1900 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Census - 19 Apr 1910 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Census - 21 Apr 1910 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA |
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| Passport Application - 21 Apr 1917 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Residence - 1918 - Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Military Draft Registration - 12 Feb 1918 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Residence - 12 Feb 1918 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Census - 6 Jan 1920 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Census - 5 Apr 1930 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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| Died - 15 Oct 1937 - Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA |
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| Buried - 18 Oct 1937 - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA |
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Pin Legend |
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Photos |
| Matthew Gresham Sackett (1890-1937) Passport photo from April 1917 application
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-39759-9603-72?cc=2185145
Saved, cropped and straightened by Ted Smith |
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Notes |
- Hammond Times (Hammond, Indiana) > 1937 > October > 17
FATAL BLOWOUT KILLS VICTIM
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 16 -(U.P.)- Matthew G. Sackett, 47, Louisville, Ky., was injured fatally last night after a blowout threw his automobile into a utility pole six miles south of here on U.S. highway No. 52.
Sackett, an alumnus of Perdue university and president of a Louisville fuel company, suffered a fractuerd(sic) skull and died in a local hospital.
Miss Ruby Nicolls, 22, Louisville, suffered a fractured shoulder and Mrs. Sackett was hurt only slightly.
The party was en route to the Perdue-Northwestern football game at Evanston, Ill.
Sackett's body will be returned to Louisville this afternoon.
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Miscellaneous mentions:
The catalog of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity (8th Ed.), 1918, compiled by W.J. Maxwell
https://books.google.com/books?id=7784AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=Matthew+Gresham+sackett+purdue&source=bl&ots=Nn1seKDn3X&sig=kgFU0HBj7KcpZyzuMP0cygzjU6Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIyJqn49y4yAIVF52ICh24uQnb#v=onepage&q=Matthew%20Gresham%20sackett%20purdue&f=false
p. 279 lists as 1912 member Sackett, Matthew Gresham, Avenida de Mayo, 847, Cineo Piso, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, South America
Bulletin of Purdue University, March 1909, The Annual Catalogue, lists Matthew Gresham Sackett as a first and second year mechanical engineering student in 1980 and 1909.
https://books.google.com/books?id=yjVJAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA196&lpg=RA1-PA196&dq=Matthew+Gresham+sackett+purdue&source=bl&ots=OTSIal6JqD&sig=bzSjrxUK0Bph0unIkabIAtkGnkk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAWoVChMIyJqn49y4yAIVF52ICh24uQnb#v=onepage&q=Matthew%20Gresham%20sackett%20purdue&f=false
Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy . . . , vol. 1919, p. 621, lists Matthew Gresham Sackett, b. 14 Mar 1890 as ensign on 7 Oct 1918
The Deck School Log of the Naval Auxialry Reserve, by W. J. Byrne, p. 161, lists Matthew Gresham Sackett, 2028 3rd St., Luisville, Kentucky, as a member of Class 11
Class photos are in the volume, but individuals in the photos do not appear to be identified.
The 1912 Year Book of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, vol. 26 (1912), p. 169 lists Matthew Gresham Sackett, 2028 3rd St., Luisville, Kentucky, as a member of the class of 1912.
Cincinnati Enquirer 6 May 1936 p. 28 mentions Matthew Gresham Sackett as President of Sackett Fuel Company
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Sources |
- [S780] United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925, (FamilySearch.org), 10 Oct 2015.
Name Matthew Gresham Sackett
Event Type Passport Application
Event Date 21 Apr 1917
Event Place Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Age 27
Birth Date 14 Mar 1890
Birthplace Louisville, Kentucky
Intends to leave from New York on 28 Apr 1917 on the ship Vauban to visit several [listed] Central and South American countries.
Certificate Number 51210
Citing this Record
"United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-SBCW : accessed 10 October 2015), Matthew Gresham Sackett, 1917; citing Passport Application, Kentucky, United States, source certificate #51210, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, Roll 358, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,532,918.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S954] 1900 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 8 Oct 2015.
1900 Census, enumerated 15 Jun 1900 at 2430 Park Place in Louisville city, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Sackett Head M 44 Indiana b. Dec 1856
Hulda Sackett Wife F 41 California b. Feb 1859
Henrietta Sackett Daughter F 18 Indiana b. Dec 1882
Mathew Sackett Son M 10 Indiana b. Mar 1890
Katherine Sackett Daughter F 8 Kentucky b. Nov 1892
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94G-7QJ : accessed 9 October 2015), Hulda Sackett in household of William Sackett, Magisterial District 6, Precinct 44 Louisville city Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 1528A, family 275, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,530.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S57] 1910 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 8 Oct 2015.
1910 Census, enumerated 19-20 Apr 1910 at 2028 Park Place in Louisville city, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Sackett Head M 54 Indiana
Huldah Sackett Wife F 52 California
Gresham Sackett Son M 20 Kentucky
Kathryn M Sackett Daughter F 17 Kentucky
Blackburn Waller Boarder M 25 Kentucky
Bittie Cissell Servant F 22 Kentucky
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2DP-1M4 : accessed 9 October 2015), Huldah Sackett in household of William Sackett, Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 5B, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,498.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S57] 1910 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 8 Oct 2015.
1910 Census, enumerated 21 Apr 1910 at in Omaha city, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Name M Gresham Sackett
Event Type Census
Event Year 1910
Event Place Omaha Ward 8, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Gender Male
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Lodger
Birth Year (Estimated) 1890
Birthplace Kentucky
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace California
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1068] The catalog of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity (8th Ed.), W.J. Maxwell, 10 Oct 2015.
The catalog of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity (8th Ed.), 1918, compiled by W.J. Maxwell
https://books.google.com/books?id=7784AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=Matthew+Gresham+sackett+purdue&source=bl&ots=Nn1seKDn3X&sig=kgFU0HBj7KcpZyzuMP0cygzjU6Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIyJqn49y4yAIVF52ICh24uQnb#v=onepage&q=Matthew%20Gresham%20sackett%20purdue&f=false
p. 279 lists as 1912 member Sackett, Matthew Gresham, Avenida de Mayo, 847, Cineo Piso, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, South America
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1014] WWI Draft Registration, (https://familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3), 10 Oct 2015.
Name Matthew Gresham Sackett
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 12 Feb 1918
Event Place Louisville City no 4, Kentucky, United States
Gender Male
Residence 2028 Third St., Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality United States
Birth Date 14 Mar 1890
Birthplace Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Occupation Sales agent for Seller Distributing Co., employed in South & Central America
Single, no dependents, Caucasian, medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair, not disabled
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35P-PXN : accessed 10 October 2015), Matthew Gresham Sackett, 1917-1918; citing Louisville City no 4, Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,653,509.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S999] 1920 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 8 Oct 2015.
1920 Census, enumerated 6 Jan 1920 at 202 Park Place in Louisville city, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Sackett Head M 63 Indiana
Huldah Sackett Wife F 62 California
M Gresham Sackett Son M 29 Kentucky
Presley T Atkins Boarder M 33 Kentucky
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGQ-9KN : accessed 9 October 2015), Huldah Sackett in household of William Sackett, Louisville Ward 7, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,580.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S937] 1930 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 8 Oct 2015.
1930 Census, enumerated 5 Apr 1930 at 2028 Confederate Place in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Estelle S Fairleigh Head F 47 Indiana Divorced
George D Fairleigh Son M 23 Pennsylvania
William S Fairleigh Son M 20 Pennsylvania
Gresham Sackett Brother M 40 Kentucky
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMX8-446 : accessed 10 October 2015), Gresham Sackett in household of Estelle S Fairleigh, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0093, sheet 4B, family 131, line 71, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 756; FHL microfilm 2,340,491.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1062] Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970, (FamilySearch.org), 10 Oct 2015.
Name Matthew Gresham Sackett
Gender Male
Burial Date 18 Oct 1937
Burial Place Louisville, Jefferson, Ky
"Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRH-QN5 : accessed 10 October 2015), Matthew Gresham Sackett, ; citing reference pg 291; FHL microfilm 2,022,162.
Researched by Ted Smith
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