Résumé

Draftswoman, Roland Perry, Seattle, WA, c. 1947.

Principal, Eugenia Lane, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1954-1957. In 1957, Lane had an office at her residence 3046 Esplanade Drive in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1957, p. 206.)

Draftwoman, Wilkins and Ellison, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1959. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1959, p. 932.)

Her obituary in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer read: "Mrs. Eugenia Lane Fiedler, 61, of 3046 NW Esplanade Drive, died Sunday at Shelby, Mont., while on a train en route to Indiana. Born in Elwood, Ind., she came to Seattle in 1947. She had been employed as an architect with Roland Perry, Seattle architect. She was a member of the American Institute of Architects, and the Audubon Society. Her husband, A.B. Fiedler, died in 1966. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Florence Romero, Mexico City; and a son, Jack Fiedler, Fremont, Calif. Services: None, at her request; cremation directed by Bleitz Funeral Home.” (See "Obituaries: Mrs. Eugenia Lane Fiedler," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 09/27/1967, p. 30.)

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA).

College

She may have been a student at the Marion Business College in 1923. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Marion, Indiana, City Directory, 1923, p. 271.) The 1940 US Census listed Eugenia as having had two years of college coursework. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00932; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 103-349, accessed 03/11/2022.)

Relocation

Eugenia Lane was born in Elwood, IN, in about 1906. Elwood was a town which straddled Madison and Tipton Counties in central Indiana.

By 1910, Eugenia resided with her family in Madison Township, Tipton County, IN, and continued to live here a decade later. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Madison, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0191; FHL microfilm: 1374395 and Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Madison, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 202, accessed 03/11/2022.)

She may have resided in Jonesboro, IN, in 1923, while attending the Marion Business College. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Marion, Indiana, City Directory, 1923, p. 271.)

A 1926 obituary for her mother, indicated that Eugenia and her sister lived in Washington, DC, at that time. (See "Mrs. Jennie M. Lane, Dies in Washington," Elwood Call-Leader, 11/03/1926, p 1.)

It is likely that Eugenia Lane moved to Chicago, IL, by the mid-to-late 1920s. She would marry Alban B. Fiedler by 07/1930, and live in that city for approximately the next 17 years. Eugenia and Alban lived with his two children in a $50-per-month, rented house at 1435 East 66th Place, according to the 1940 US Census and remained here in 1942, when Alban filled out his World War II draft registration card. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00932; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 103-349, accessed 03/11/2022.) He worked for the Chicago Board of Education at the beginning of World War II. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097, accessed 03/11/2022.)

In 1954, the architect lived at 3527 West 60th Street in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1954, p. 798.)

Eugenia Lane migrated to Seattle, WA, in about 1947, as noted in her obituary. She remained at 3046 NW Esplanade Drive in 1956-1957. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1956, p. 857.)

On Sunday, 09/24/1967, he passed away from a heart attach while on an eastbound train in Toole, MT, at the age of 61. According to her obituary, she was travelling back to Indiana at the time. (See "Obituaries: Mrs. Eugenia Lane Fiedler," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 09/27/1967, p. 30.)

Parents

Her parents were Mordecai Lane (born 12/17/1868 in OH-d. 07/26/1920 in Madison, IN) and Jennie M. Waters (born c. 1871 in IN-d. 1926 in Washington, DC). Jennie Waters Lane had connections to Eugenia's hometown of Elwood, IN. Mordecai's death certificate indicated that he died from complications due to a stroke occurring on 07/23/1920 and that Jennie lived on Rural Route #4 in Elwood, IN, at the time of his death on 07/26/1920. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 14, accessed 03/11/2022.) Additionally, while Jennie died in Washington, DC, an article detailing her death was reported in the Elwood Call-Leader, the local newspaper. (See "Mrs. Jennie M. Lane, Dies in Washington," Elwood Call-Leader, 11/03/1926, p 1.)

Mordecai worked with horses, both as a trainer (in 1910) and a jockey (in 1920), while Jennie raised three children. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Madison, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0191; FHL microfilm: 1374395 and Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Madison, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 202, accessed 03/11/2022.)

Mordecai and Jennie's children included: Byron Waters Lane (born 05/03/1898 in Selma, IN-d. 09/01/1940 in Opportunity, WA), Eugenia and Elisabeth Lane Unit (born c. 1912 in IN).

Byron Lane died in WA State, near Spokane at the age of 42.

Spouse

Eugenia Lane wed Alban Bernard Fiedler (born 09/15/1896 in Cuba City, WI-d. 06/29/1966 in Seattle, WA) on 07/29/1930 in Cook County, IL. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008, accessed 03/11/2022.) This was Alban's second marriage. He first wed Modesta Hendricks (born 02/15/1895- d. 05/11/1929 in Aurora, IL) on 06/10/1918 in Grant County, WI.

Earlier in his life, Fiedler worked as a high school teacher in Aurora, IL, in 1924. (See McCoy's Aurora City Directory, 1924, p. 180.) Later, he had a position as a chemistry teacher at Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1939. (See Hyde Park High School, Aitchpe Yearbook, 1939, n.p.)

With Modesta, Alban had two children: Florence Fiedler Hendricks Romero (born c. 1921 in Winona, MN-d. 11/24/1982 in Mexico City, Mexico) and John Alban "Jack" Fiedler (born 03/27/1924 in IL-d. d. 08/17/1988 in Alameda County, CA). John served in the US Navy between 08/01/1941 and 05/11/1947. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, accessed 03/11/2022.)

She continued to use her maiden name "Eugenia Lane" professionally during the 1950s.

Biographical Notes

Member, Audubon Society, Seattle, WA.

SSN: 335-01-9798