William Davis Churchill

1910 Census: Living in Chicago Illinois, living with and working as a Chauffeur for Charles Mortimer Gates ( owner and president of the CREAMERY PACKAGING CO. a manufacturer of Dairy related packaging. Milk Crates, Butter tubs etc.

occupation : Automobile Mechanic

Chauffeur ( for a Mr. G.M. Hill ) Was married. Wife died before he did

Birth: Aug. 2, 1889 Death: Feb. 4, 1933

Churchill, William D., born Aug. 2, 1889, died Feb. 4, 1933.

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Parents:

 Charles Carrol Churchill (1840 - 1908)

 Alice F Dillon Churchill (1850 - 1932)

Siblings:

 Edward N Churchill (1870 - 1930)*

 Alma P Churchill (1878 - 1879)*

 David Alvin Churchill (1880 - 1927)*

 John L Churchill (1888 - 1888)*

 William D Churchill (1889 - 1933)

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Burial: West Cemetery Harwinton Litchfield County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Feb 22, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 85390688

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more info on Creamery Packaging Co ( Chicago ) where he worked

Creamery Package Mfg. Co. Lockhart, Bill, Pete Schulz, Beau Schriever, Carol Serr, and Bill Lindsey Although the name CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO. appears on various milk bottles, the company was not a bottle maker. As a supplier, Creamery Package had its name embossed on milk bottle bases from ca. 1900 to “the teen years” (Giarde 1980:29-30). We tested Giarde’s dates with local information and discovered more variation in logos and finer date ranges. History Charles M. Gates initiated the Creamery Package Co., Chicago, Illinois, in 1882. Gates incorporated the company in Illinois on January 12, 1883, for “the manufacture and sale of butter tubs, cheese boxes and cooperage” (Creamery Package 1937:6-7). The business was restricted in growth under the original charter, so the firm reorganized as the Creamery Package Manufacturing Co. on September 30, 1887, and began an expansion program (Creamery Package 1937:5, 8; Moody 1918:1519). Although the main company resided in Chicago, by 1888, the firm had factories at Mankato, Minnesota; Morrison, Illinois; Portland, Indiana; and Jackson, Michigan (Figure 1). Expansion continued throughout the early 20th century (Creamery Package 1937:11-20). Although the firm experienced some changes throughout the rest of its existence, the important period for the purposes of our research ended ca. 1920. The St. Regis Paper Co. acquired Creamery Package in 1960 (Jaenicke 1962). Trademarks President C.H. Higgs appointed a committee of employees to develop a trademark in 1907. The group presented an inverted triangle with rounded sides enclosing a CP monogram. The mark was eventually reduced from thick, three-dimensional lines to a thinner version with a 535 more modern shape (Creamery Package 1937:28). Prior to this time, the name of the company was used. According to the firm (Creamery Package 1937:8, 10), “For a number of years the full spelling was used on stationery and printed matter, but for more than thirty years prior to the publication of the history [1937] the abbreviated form has been used in agreement with the certificate of incorporation.” From the company statements and empirical observation (by both Giarde and the BRG), we can extrapolate a possible chronology for the use of three trade marks. It is important to note that only the second trade mark (below) is know to have been embossed on milk bottles. 1. CREAMERY PACKAGE MANUFACTURING CO. (or COMPANY) This name was probably the first identifying logo for the company after the reorganization in 1887. It was almost certainly used on company stationery and packages from 1887 to ca. 1903.1

We have no evidence that Creamery Package used this mark on glass or even offered milk bottles during this early period. 2. CREAMERY PACKAGE MFG. CO. The abbreviated form of the company name began use ca. 1903 and was apparently used until the sale to St. Regis. However, the monogram logo was introduced in 1907, and simple packages, letterheads, and other paper items would likely have been replaced by the monogram shortly after 1907. Although this was the official company change, there is no doubt that the abbreviation was used earlier, and it is equally certain that the full name was sometimes written out later. 1

The ca. 1903 date was arrived at from the statement by the company that the abbreviation was used for “more than thirty years” at the date the book was published (1937). Subtracting 34 years (an arbitrarily chosen number) from 1937 equals 1903. Prior to that time, the full name, Creamery Package Manufacturing Company, was used. 536 Figure 2 – Creamery Package Logos (CP 1935, 1948, 1955) Figure 3 – Creamery Package bottles – 1912 (Creamery Package 1912:204) 3. CP monogram in an inverted triangle. This could not have been used until 1907 and has been used by the company since that time, although in several forms (Figure 2). The CP monogram has only been reported on a single, amber milk bottle in the Al Morin collection. We suspect the mark was not used on bottles until the early 1920s. Containers and Marks It is currently unknown who made bottles for Creamery Package in the early days. However, a 1912 Creamery Package catalog (1912:208) noted: “Having under our control the entire milk bottle output of one of the largest glass works in the United States, we are in a position to guarantee our bottles in all aspects.” In addition, the catalog noted that the bottles had a “slight ‘purplish’ tint, which is especially desired” and that “lettered bottles are furnished in lots of one gross or more” (Figure 3). By 1912, Thatcher was the most prolific milk bottle manufacturer, and the plants produced milk bottles on Owens machines (these often solarized to an amethyst color). However, Owens machines were not particularly adaptable to short orders of one gross (e.g., see Miller & Sullivan 1984:86). Since we have not seen any milk bottles with Owens machine characteristics, it is unlikely that Thatcher was a producer.