Sackett, Burley Thomas

Sackett, Burley Thomas

Male 1915 - 1985  (69 years)

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  • Name Sackett, Burley Thomas 
    Born 2 Jul 1915  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 5 Jun 1917  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 12 Jan 1920  Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 4 Apr 1930  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1935  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 5 Apr 1940  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 26 Jul 1969  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 27 May 1985  Emigrant, Park County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Died 27 May 1985  Livingston, Park County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    Buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I11556  Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2020 

    Father Sackett, James Adam,   b. 21 May 1890, Macon, Macon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1969, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Nelson, Lucille Hannah,   b. 26 Mar 1893, Macon, Macon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1947, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1912  Macon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 3 children 
     1. Sackett, Marie Lela,   b. 13 Sep 1913, Ten Mile, Macon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 2003, Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Sackett, Burley Thomas,   b. 2 Jul 1915, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1985, Livingston, Park County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Sackett, Mark Denver,   b. 22 Dec 1916, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1995, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     
    Family ID F4594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Leatherman, Sarahetta,   b. 11 Jul 1915, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1977, Park County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1935  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Children 
    +1. Sackett, Gary Thomas,   b. 31 Jul 1937, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 2018  (Age 80 years)
     2. Sackett, Elmo A.,   b. 7 Aug 1942, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1991, Anchorage, Anchorage Borough, Alaska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F4597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Owens, Barbara,   d. Unknown 
    Married 25 Aug 1978  Emigrant, Park County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F4598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jul 1915 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Jun 1917 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 12 Jan 1920 - Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 4 Apr 1930 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Dec 1935 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sackett, Gary Thomas - 31 Jul 1937 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 5 Apr 1940 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sackett, Elmo A. - 7 Aug 1942 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Jul 1969 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Aug 1978 - Emigrant, Park County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 27 May 1985 - Emigrant, Park County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 May 1985 - Livingston, Park County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sunset Memorial Gardens, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Social Security Death Index (Reliability: 3).
      Age 70
      Given Name Burley
      Surname Sackett
      Birth Date 02 Jul 1915
      State Montana
      Last Place of Residence Park, Montana
      Previous Residence Postal Code 59027
      Event Date May 1985

      "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5HL-149 : 19 May 2014), Burley Sackett, May 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

      Researched by Ted Smith

    2. [S2338] Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 9 Jul 2020.
      Name: Burly Thomas Sackett
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 2 Jul 1915
      Birth Place: Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
      Father: James W. Sackett
      Mother: Lucile Sackett

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S902] United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (https://familysearch.org/) (Reliability: 3), 10 May 2019.
      Name James Adam Sackett
      Event Type Draft Registration
      Event Date 5 Jun 1917
      Event Place Yellowstone County, Montana, United States
      Residence 602 Sixt SW, Billings, Montana
      Gender Male
      Nationality United States
      Birth Date 21 May 1890
      Birthplace Macon, Missouri, United States
      Occupation Warehouse clerk
      Dependents Wife & three children

      "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QK-YTC : 13 March 2018), James Adam Sackett, 1917-1918; citing Yellowstone County, Montana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,711,533.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    4. [S999] 1920 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 10 May 2019.
      1920 Census, enumerated 12 Jan 1920 in School District 2 (excluding City of Billings), Yellowstone County, Montana, United States

      James A Sackett Head M 49 Missouri
      Lucille Sackett Wife F 47 Missouri
      Vaughan Huffman Son-in-law M 26 Missouri
      Marie Huffman Daughter F 26 Missouri
      Norma J Huffman Granddaughter F 5 Montana
      Nancy A Huffman Granddaughter F 0 Montana
      All but Nancy lived in same place in 1935

      "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQF-VSH : 13 March 2018), James A Sackett, Ward 2, Billings, School District 2 Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-5B, sheet 1A, line 2, family 5, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2234.

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    5. [S937] 1930 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 10 May 2019.
      1930 Census, enumerated 4 Apr 1930 in School District 2 (excluding City of Billings), Yellowstone County, Montana, United States

      Jas A Sackett Head M 39 Missouri
      Lucile H Sackett Wife F 37 Missouri
      Marie Sackett Daughter F 16 Missouri
      Burley T Sackett Son M 14 Montana
      Denver M Sackett Son M 13 Montana

      "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC97-BP2 : accessed 10 May 2019), Jas A Sackett, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 2A, line 9, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1264; FHL microfilm 2,340,999.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    6. [S814] 1940 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 14 Apr 2018.
      1940 Census, enumerated 5 Apr 1940 at 2009 Glenn White Ave in Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, United States

      Burley Seckett Head M 24 Montana
      Sarahetta Seckett Wife F 24 Montana
      Gary Seckett Son M 2 Montana
      Both parents lived in Billings in 1935

      "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQF-KPH : accessed 14 April 2018), Burley Seckett, Ward 1, Billings, School District 2 Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-4, sheet 4B, line 55, family 88, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2234.

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    7. [S1018] Obituary, The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, Monday, July 28, 1969.
      James A. Sackett, 79, 633 Mitchell Ave., died in a Billings nursing home Saturday of natural causes.
      Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Smith's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial is in Mountview Cemetery.

      Mr. Sackett was born in Macon, Mo., May 21, 1890, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sackett. He came to Billings at the age of 14.

      He worked at various places in Billings, including the Great Northern Railroad, where he was a freight house foreman for 36 years.

      He married Hannah Lucile Nelson on Aug. 28, 1912, in Macon. She died in 1947. Mr. Sackett was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and Warehousemen.

      Survivors include two sons, Denver, 1823 Yellowstone Ave., and Burley, No. 8 Carrie Lynn Drive; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Huffman, Macon; a sister, Mrs. Flossie Lyda, Topeka, Kan.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

      [The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, Monday, July 28, 1969]

    8. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 13 Apr 2018.
      The Independent-Record (Helen, Montana), 29 May 1985, Wed, Page 6

      Burley Sackett

      EMIGRANT -- Former Helena resident Burley Sackett worked in Billings for the Big 4 Secondhand Store, Montana Freight and as terminal terminal manager for Consolidated Freightways. In 1948 he moved to Roundup, where he operated a freight company, bus line and ran the Mecca Night Club. In 1952 he moved to Helena and became the northwest sales manager for Buckingham Buckingham Transortation (sic) Co, returning to Billings in 1953 where he manged the Scoop Tavern. In 1967, he returned returned to Helena, whre (sic) he worked for the Department of Public Service Service Motor Carrier Enforcement Bureau, retiring as chief in 1976 and moving to Emigrant.

      Mr. Sackett was a member of the Methodist Church, American Association Association of Retired persons and enjoyed enjoyed hunting, fishing, his yard and story telling.

      Mr. Sackett, 69, died Monday evening evening in Livingston Memorial Hospital.

      A son of James and Lucille Sackett, he grew up in Billings, graduating graduating from Billings Senior High School.

      He married Sarahetta Leatherman on Dec. 7, 1935, in Billings. She died in 1977. He later married Barbara Barbara Owens on Aug. 25, 1978, in Emigrant. Emigrant.

      Survivors include his wife; two sons, Elmo of Anchorage, Alaska, and Gary of Sacramento, Calif.; a brother; a sister, Mrs. Vaughn (Marie) Huffman of Macon, Mo.; and four grandchildren.

      Funeral services will be conducted conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in Smith Downtown Downtown Chapel, Billings. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    9. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2020.
      The Independent-Record (Helena, Montana), 29 May 1985, Page 6

      Burley Sackett

      EMIGRANT -- Former Helena resident Burley Sackett worked in Billings for the Big 4 Secondhand Store, Montana Freight and as terminal manager for Consolidated Freightways. In 1948 he moved to Roundup, where he operated a freight company, bus line and ran the Mecca Night Club. In 1952 he moved to Helena and became the northwest sales manager for Buckingham Transortation Co, returning to Billings in 1953 where he manged the Scoop Tavern. In 1967, he returned to Helena, whre (sic) he worked for the Department of Public Service Motor Carrier Enforcement Bureau, retiring as chief in 1976 and moving to Emigrant.

      Mr. Sackett was a member of the Methodist Church, American Association of Retired persons (sic) and enjoyed hunting, fishing, his yard and story telling.

      Mr. Sackett, 69, died Monday evening in Livingston Memorial Hospital.

      A son of James and Lucille Sackett, he grew up in Billings, graduating from Billings Senior High School.

      He married Sarahetta Leatherman on Dec. 7, 1935, in Billings. She died in 1977. He later married Barbara Owens on Aug. 25, 1978, in Emigrant.

      Survivors include his wife; two sons, Elmo of Anchorage, Alaska, and Gary of Sacramento, Calif.; a brother; a sister, Mrs. Vaughn (Marie) Huffman of Macon, Mo.; and four grandchildren.

      Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in Smith Downtown Chapel, Billings. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    10. [S1018] Obituary, The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, Thursday, November 27, 1947. (Reliability: 4).

    11. [S1041] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950, (https://familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3), 13 Apr 2018.
      Name Burley Thomas Sackett
      Event Type Marriage
      Event Date 07 Dec 1935
      Event Place Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
      Age 20
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
      Father's Name James A. Sackett
      Mother's Name Lucille Hannah Nelson
      Spouse's Name Laraetta Leatherman
      Spouse's Age 20
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
      Spouse's Father's Name A. W. Leatherman
      Spouse's Mother's Name Gertrude Gurgan

      "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3WW-9HH : 17 October 2017), Burley Thomas Sackett and Laraetta Leatherman, 07 Dec 1935; citing Marriage, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,943,765.

      Researched by Ted Smith


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