The Valley of Heart's Delight
CHARLES THIEL
Chatterton Bakery
Palo Alto, California
SURNAMES; Lachet
A thoroughly progressive and efficent busienss man of Palo Alto,
Charles Thiel is the enterprising proprietor of the Chatterton Bakery,
located at 527 Ramona Street. He is a native of Germany and was
born December 14, 1861, and when very young learned the baker's trade
in Saarbrucken, Lorraine. When seventeen years old he left for
the United States and landed in New York City and was occupied with his
trade. He lived in several cities and either worked for others or
operated bakeries of his own, but all the time he kept working toward
the Pacific Coast, being employed in St. Louis, Philadelphia, Fort
Smith, Ark., Seattle, Wash., and Portland , Oregon.
Mr. Thiel's marriage occurred in South Manchester, Conn., and united
him with Miss Julia Lachat, born in Canton Berne, Switzeralnd, and they
are the parents of three hildren, Harriet Elizabeth, bookkeeper for the
Winchester Arms Company in San Francisco; Frieda Alice, a senior in the
Palo Alto high school; William J. died at the age of thirteen
years. In March, 1919, Mr. Thiel sold his bakery business in
Ferndale, Washington, and the famliy removed to Palo Alto and purchased
the Chatterton Bakery. Mr. Thierl is an expert in his line; and
sanitation is stricly adhered to an his bakery is modernly
equipped. Mrs. Thiel is a true helpmeet, assisting in the store
besides attending to home duties and the care and education of her
children. Mr. Thiel has prospered in his adopted country and has
ever striven to give back from what which he has thus bountifully
received.
Transcribed by Carolyn Feroben, from Eugene T. Sawyers' History of Santa Clara County,California, published by Historic Record Co. , 1922. page 1606
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