Family Group Sheet
NameJudge Paul C. Tackett
Birth15 Nov 1909, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death25 Aug 1990, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico
BurialFairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM
FatherTravis Lee Tackett (1863-1936)
MotherJulia Ann Kelley (1862-1919)
MarriageMar 1938, Washington, District of Columbia
SpouseMartha Dee Brownfield
Birth6 Aug 1915, Three Rivers, Otero Co., New Mexico
Death9 Oct 1998, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico
BurialFairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM
Notes for Judge Paul C. Tackett
The SSDI lists Paul Tackett, born 15 Nov 1910, died 25 Aug 1990, SSN issued in New Mexico before 1951.
The year of birth is off by one; he was recorded as 5 months old in the 1910 census, taken in April. (Ages in censuses are often wrong, but they cannot list someone who was born after the census taker visits.)
His memorial at Findagrave.com describes him as “Hon. Paul Tackett, New Mexico Supreme Court, father of Paula Tackett, Dee Tackett O'Neill of Tucson and her husband, Dan, Ann Policastro of Albuquerque, Paul Winston Tackett of Albuquerque and his wife, Mary Todd (Toddy).
Attorney, District Attorney, District Court Judge, Supreme Court Judge. Husband, Father and Grandfather.
Married in March 1938 Washington D.C. to his wife, love of his life.”
The year of birth is off by one; he was recorded as 5 months old in the 1910 census, taken in April. (Ages in censuses are often wrong, but they cannot list someone who was born after the census taker visits.)
His memorial at Findagrave.com describes him as “Hon. Paul Tackett, New Mexico Supreme Court, father of Paula Tackett, Dee Tackett O'Neill of Tucson and her husband, Dan, Ann Policastro of Albuquerque, Paul Winston Tackett of Albuquerque and his wife, Mary Todd (Toddy).
Attorney, District Attorney, District Court Judge, Supreme Court Judge. Husband, Father and Grandfather.
Married in March 1938 Washington D.C. to his wife, love of his life.”
Notes for Martha Dee Brownfield
Her obituary, as posted on Findagrave.com, reported:
“Martha Dee Brownfield Tackett, born August 6, 1915 to Alva Dee Brownfield and Matti Harris Brownfield at the Harris Ranch, next to the A.B. Falls Ranch, Three Rivers, New Mexico, died at her home in Albuquerque on October 9, 1998.
Although she struggled with cancer during the last four months of her life, she remained ever cheerful, and steadfast in her faith, to the end. Although Dee Tackett graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1936, majoring in English, she never stopped learning and studying and remained a student until the day she died. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and the Junior League, but her most important involvement, outside of her family and friends, was her life in the church. She was a longtime member of St. Mark's on the Mesa Episcopal Church, where she served on the vestry, was a member of the altar guild, worked on diocesan projects, and was active in Seniors and many study and prayer groups, especially the Tuesday morning Communion Group, which she attended almost every Tuesday for the last 16 years.
She is survived by her children, Dee Tackett O'Neill of Tucson and her husband, Dan, Ann Policastro of Albuquerque, Paula Tackett of Santa Fe, Paul Winston Tackett of Albuquerque and his wife, Mary Todd (Toddy); several grandsons and granddaughters, Donald Edgar Kilgore IV (Kedin) of New York and his wife, Kimberly Neuhaus, Erin O'Neill and her husband-to-be, Rob Balkind of Greensboro, North Carolina, Christopher Paul Kilgore of Albuquerque, Bonnie Kilgore of Albuquerque, Jennifer O'Neill of Tucson, and Michael Policastro of Albuquerque; two great-grandsons, Jacob and Andrew Kilgore; and countless much cherished cousins, nephews and nieces. All will miss her gentle grace and never-failing love and support.
She was preceded in death by her husband, former Supreme Court Justice, Paul Tackett; her mother and father; and her beloved sisters and brothers, Elizabeth Nunn, Jane Skinner and Alva Dee (Sonny) Brownfield.”
“Martha Dee Brownfield Tackett, born August 6, 1915 to Alva Dee Brownfield and Matti Harris Brownfield at the Harris Ranch, next to the A.B. Falls Ranch, Three Rivers, New Mexico, died at her home in Albuquerque on October 9, 1998.
Although she struggled with cancer during the last four months of her life, she remained ever cheerful, and steadfast in her faith, to the end. Although Dee Tackett graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1936, majoring in English, she never stopped learning and studying and remained a student until the day she died. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and the Junior League, but her most important involvement, outside of her family and friends, was her life in the church. She was a longtime member of St. Mark's on the Mesa Episcopal Church, where she served on the vestry, was a member of the altar guild, worked on diocesan projects, and was active in Seniors and many study and prayer groups, especially the Tuesday morning Communion Group, which she attended almost every Tuesday for the last 16 years.
She is survived by her children, Dee Tackett O'Neill of Tucson and her husband, Dan, Ann Policastro of Albuquerque, Paula Tackett of Santa Fe, Paul Winston Tackett of Albuquerque and his wife, Mary Todd (Toddy); several grandsons and granddaughters, Donald Edgar Kilgore IV (Kedin) of New York and his wife, Kimberly Neuhaus, Erin O'Neill and her husband-to-be, Rob Balkind of Greensboro, North Carolina, Christopher Paul Kilgore of Albuquerque, Bonnie Kilgore of Albuquerque, Jennifer O'Neill of Tucson, and Michael Policastro of Albuquerque; two great-grandsons, Jacob and Andrew Kilgore; and countless much cherished cousins, nephews and nieces. All will miss her gentle grace and never-failing love and support.
She was preceded in death by her husband, former Supreme Court Justice, Paul Tackett; her mother and father; and her beloved sisters and brothers, Elizabeth Nunn, Jane Skinner and Alva Dee (Sonny) Brownfield.”
Census Notes for Paul C. & Martha Dee (Family)
1940 census of Tarrant Co., Texas, Fort Worth ward 16, enumerated 3 April, lists on p. 3A as family #49 at 4021 Linden St:
Tackett, Paul, 29, clerk for government, b. NM, living in Washington, DC in 1935; Martha D., 24, b. NM, living in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM in 1935.
The birth place for Paul is incorrect.
Tackett, Paul, 29, clerk for government, b. NM, living in Washington, DC in 1935; Martha D., 24, b. NM, living in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM in 1935.
The birth place for Paul is incorrect.
