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Vibber Howard Champlin
Male 1875 - 1936

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  • Birth  10 Apr 1875  Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender  Male 
    _UPD  10 NOV 2009 18:34:00 GMT-5 
    Died  19 Dec 1936  Maple Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried  Pine Grove Cemetery, West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID  I10  Alan Donald Vibber
    Last Modified  08 Dec 2009 
     
    Father  Vibber Elisha Wheeler,   b. 15 Jan 1845, Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Dec 1924, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Champlin Mary Elizabeth,   b. 25 Oct 1842, Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Dec 1910 
    Married  05 Feb 1868  Waterford, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F32  Group Sheet
     
    Father  Champlin John W.,   b. 08 Apr 1847, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Bishop Emma C.,   b. Nov 1853, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1871 
    Family ID  F867  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Lane Mary Addie,   b. 09 Jun 1876, Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1944, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  02 Dec 1900  Old South Church, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Vibber Donald Champlin,   b. 12 Oct 1913, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jul 2006, Evergreen Health Care Center, Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Vibber Foster Lane,   b. 04 Jan 1906, Worcester City Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1990, St. Petersburg Beach, Pinellas, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Vibber Alfred Wheeler,   b. 23 Nov 1907, Worcester City Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1986, 23185, Williamsburg, James City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F6  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • "A man of honor and integrity."

      Howard Champlin Vibber, at the age of 16 years, went to Worcester, MA on his bicycle, "with one suit of clothes and $5.00 in his pocket", to find work. He went to the home of his uncle John Champlin and Aunt Emma (Bishop) Champlin, (and two male cousins about his age), near Harrington-Richardson Arms Co., where his Uncle John found him his first job in Worcester. As Howard Champlin said, he laterfound that all "good" jobs were held by men from Worcester Polytechnic Institute; thereby came his wish that his sons attend W.P.I. (which two did).

      After his marriage he opened a general store in Jamesville (area of Auburn-Worcester, MA). Later, after selling the store, he went into building-contracting and real estate, in which he was successful.

      Howard Champlin Vibber, as remembered by his son, Foster, was a quiet, dignified "Father Figure" to his tenants, and his neighbors in Jamesville, who sought his advice and help on many occasions. Twopoint in his time are remembered; one, when newspapers of Worcester carried the controversy that the name of the "Village" should be changed to "South Vibber"; secondly, when he was asked to run for selectman in Auburn, and turned down his bid. Howard was not known to set foot in a church; if however, the local Baptist Church was in financial trouble, his help was sought and always forthcoming. His neighbor and life-time friend, Samuel Flagg Bemis, later became a professor at Yale.

      Howard Champlin Vibber died December 19, 1936 in Maple Hall, Worcester, MA. The cause was recurrence of hypernephroma in situ, where six years previously his kidney had been removed.

      Mary Addie Lane died July 12, 1944 in St. Petersburg FL (a month after her second marriage to Charles Mueller from Ohio), and is buried in Royal Palm Cemetery in St. Petersburg, FL. Cause of Death was a massive coronary. She did not live more than an hour and one half in the hospital.

      he was Boarding with the Hunt family during the 1920 Census (ADV 9/28/09).
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S27] Vibber Family Bible (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S38] 1900 Census, Page 7 (District 1771, Worcester Ward 7, Worcester, Massachusetts) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S176] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S160] Ruth (Staples) Vibber - Research (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S158] Marriage Certificate (Reliability: 4).

  

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