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Ethel Theo Chaplin Packard

Birth
Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Death
16 Sep 1973 (aged 86)
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Burial
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Ethel was a daughter of Emma (nee Stobridge) Chaplin and Reverand John Riley Chaplin.

"Berkeley - Ethel Packard

Services for Ethel T Packard 86, a 63-year resident of Berkeley, will be conducted Thursday at 2 pm from the Berkeley Hills Chapel 1600 Shattuck Ave. Dr Fred Stripp will officiate.

Mrs. Packard died in Cork, Ireland Sunday Sept 16. She was the former owner of a print shop called the California Advertising Service which used to [be] located on Grove St near Addison. She also had many interests in real estate in Berkeley.

She is survived by a daughter Patti J Rhode Oakland a son Chappie Packard Orinda, 13 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren"
Publication: The Berkeley Gazette; Location: Berkeley, California; Issue Date: Wednesday, September 26, 1973; Page:25

1889 Washington Census: John R. 39, b. Mich; Emma 29, b. Canada; Emery 10 b. Mich; Grace 6, b. Mich; Gurnsey 4, b. Mich; Ethel 2, b. Mich

1892 Washington Territorial Census [US]
Residence County: Thurston
J. R. Chaplin 41, Mich, Real Estate
Emma S Chaplin 31, Ontario
E S 13, Mich
Grace R 9, Mich
Gurnsey K 7, Mich
Ethel T 5, Mich

1900 census Tacoma city, Pierce, Washington
John R Chaplin 48, Mich, Apr 1851, married 22 years, Clergyman
Ella S Chaplin 38, Canada, Feb 1861, married 22 years, mother of 5 children, 5 children living
Emrry S Chaplin 21, Mich, Aug 1878, at school
Grace R Chaplin 17, Mich, Jun 1882, at school
Gurnsey N Chaplin 15, Mich, Oct 1884, at school
Ethel T Chaplin 13, Mich, Apr 1887, at school
Winthrop L Chaplin 4, Mich, Apr 1896

Mentioned in her father's 1903 biography.

Married Thomas Edwin Gibbs, possible son of Helen Adelaide Benedict (1849 – 1926) and Thomas Gibbs (1833 – 1905) of Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan.

Thomas and Ethel had two children:
Thomas "Tam" Chaplin Gibbs
(1910 - 1957) and Donald Gibbs (1912 - 1962?).

1910 census Olympia Ward 6, Thurston, Washington, USA
J E Gibbs 36, Michigan, married, Butcher, Market
E T Gibbs 23, Michigan, marriage 1, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 1 child living
Thomas Gibbs 0, Washington,

Divorced Thomas Edwin Gibbs, there is a listing for their marriage 11 Jul 1920 in Olympia, Washington. Believe it to be their divorce record, since they were married in the 1910 census, with son Thomas. She signed her name Ethel T Gibbs.

1920 census Olympia Ward 6, Thurston, Washington
Ethel Gibbs 32, Michigan, Divorced, Teacher, Public School
Tom Gibbs 9, Washington
Donald Gibbs 7, California

Married: Harold Marcellous Packard (1895 – 1959) on 17 Nov 1923 in Alameda, California, USA - son of Frederick Eugene Packard (1865 – 1928) and Gertrude Irene Fisk (1871 – 1955)

Children of Harold and Ethel: Harold Chaplin Packard (1925-2011) and Pattie Packard.

1930 census Berkeley, Alameda, California
Harold M Packard 35, Iowa, Proprietor, Printing Shop
Ethel T Packard 38, Michigan
Chaplin Packard 4 9/12, California
Tam Gibbs 19, Washington
Donald Gibbs 17, California

1940 census Berkeley, Alameda, California
Harold M Packard 42, Iowa, Printer, Printing Shop Office
Ethel Packard 50, Michigan, Bookkeeper, Printing Shop Office
Chaplin Packard 14
Patti Packard 7

Death: 16 Sep 1973, Askive Guest House, Donovans Road, Cork, Ireland, while traveling abroad, remains returned to California.
Ethel was a daughter of Emma (nee Stobridge) Chaplin and Reverand John Riley Chaplin.

"Berkeley - Ethel Packard

Services for Ethel T Packard 86, a 63-year resident of Berkeley, will be conducted Thursday at 2 pm from the Berkeley Hills Chapel 1600 Shattuck Ave. Dr Fred Stripp will officiate.

Mrs. Packard died in Cork, Ireland Sunday Sept 16. She was the former owner of a print shop called the California Advertising Service which used to [be] located on Grove St near Addison. She also had many interests in real estate in Berkeley.

She is survived by a daughter Patti J Rhode Oakland a son Chappie Packard Orinda, 13 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren"
Publication: The Berkeley Gazette; Location: Berkeley, California; Issue Date: Wednesday, September 26, 1973; Page:25

1889 Washington Census: John R. 39, b. Mich; Emma 29, b. Canada; Emery 10 b. Mich; Grace 6, b. Mich; Gurnsey 4, b. Mich; Ethel 2, b. Mich

1892 Washington Territorial Census [US]
Residence County: Thurston
J. R. Chaplin 41, Mich, Real Estate
Emma S Chaplin 31, Ontario
E S 13, Mich
Grace R 9, Mich
Gurnsey K 7, Mich
Ethel T 5, Mich

1900 census Tacoma city, Pierce, Washington
John R Chaplin 48, Mich, Apr 1851, married 22 years, Clergyman
Ella S Chaplin 38, Canada, Feb 1861, married 22 years, mother of 5 children, 5 children living
Emrry S Chaplin 21, Mich, Aug 1878, at school
Grace R Chaplin 17, Mich, Jun 1882, at school
Gurnsey N Chaplin 15, Mich, Oct 1884, at school
Ethel T Chaplin 13, Mich, Apr 1887, at school
Winthrop L Chaplin 4, Mich, Apr 1896

Mentioned in her father's 1903 biography.

Married Thomas Edwin Gibbs, possible son of Helen Adelaide Benedict (1849 – 1926) and Thomas Gibbs (1833 – 1905) of Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan.

Thomas and Ethel had two children:
Thomas "Tam" Chaplin Gibbs
(1910 - 1957) and Donald Gibbs (1912 - 1962?).

1910 census Olympia Ward 6, Thurston, Washington, USA
J E Gibbs 36, Michigan, married, Butcher, Market
E T Gibbs 23, Michigan, marriage 1, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 1 child living
Thomas Gibbs 0, Washington,

Divorced Thomas Edwin Gibbs, there is a listing for their marriage 11 Jul 1920 in Olympia, Washington. Believe it to be their divorce record, since they were married in the 1910 census, with son Thomas. She signed her name Ethel T Gibbs.

1920 census Olympia Ward 6, Thurston, Washington
Ethel Gibbs 32, Michigan, Divorced, Teacher, Public School
Tom Gibbs 9, Washington
Donald Gibbs 7, California

Married: Harold Marcellous Packard (1895 – 1959) on 17 Nov 1923 in Alameda, California, USA - son of Frederick Eugene Packard (1865 – 1928) and Gertrude Irene Fisk (1871 – 1955)

Children of Harold and Ethel: Harold Chaplin Packard (1925-2011) and Pattie Packard.

1930 census Berkeley, Alameda, California
Harold M Packard 35, Iowa, Proprietor, Printing Shop
Ethel T Packard 38, Michigan
Chaplin Packard 4 9/12, California
Tam Gibbs 19, Washington
Donald Gibbs 17, California

1940 census Berkeley, Alameda, California
Harold M Packard 42, Iowa, Printer, Printing Shop Office
Ethel Packard 50, Michigan, Bookkeeper, Printing Shop Office
Chaplin Packard 14
Patti Packard 7

Death: 16 Sep 1973, Askive Guest House, Donovans Road, Cork, Ireland, while traveling abroad, remains returned to California.


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