Ochsner, Fleda Fiske
Biographical Note
Fleda Fiske was born to Eliza "Lida" Robertson Seymour Fiske (c.1856-1922) and Dr. James H. Seymour (c.1825-1862) in Philadelphia in 188. She was the second of four children. Fleda married Albert H. Ochsner (c.1889-1964)—a man she met on a return trip from her (Wellesley College) junior year abroad in Germany—and the couple had two children, Albert (b.1913) and Seymour Fiske(1915-2005). At least one source mentions a third child, but little information is available.
Fleda and Albert moved to Eastover—a large farm in Spring Grove, Virginia—in late 1913. The house was purchased by Albert's father, Dr. Albert J. Ochsner, who was a practicing surgeon in Chicago. While Albert had received both his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Agriculture, the property measured about 700 acres and the main building was in poor condition, providing quite a challenge to the young couple. On a property adjacent to Eastover, a small house was built for William W. Fiske (Fleda's father) that was referred to as "The Fiske Place." William got little use of the house, however, with his wife (Lida) dying in 1923 and him following in the early 1930s. Fleda, herself, passed away in 1935, and Albert remarried.
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Fiske-Seymour Family Papers
This collection contains personal correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from the Fiske and Seymour families. The bulk of the correspondence was written by William Warren Fiske and Eliza "Lida" Robertson Seymour Fiske. The remainder of the collection pertains to William and Lida's children, family, and friends.