Title: Theodore Fleck Correspondence, 1918-1919
Administrative/Biographical History
Theodore Fleck (1896-1972), son of Jacob and Catherine Fleck, lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin when he enlisted in the Army in 1918. Even though these letters indicate that their relationship was getting serious, Theodore was married to a different Edith between 1922 and 1930 and later a Margaret. He lived in Wisconsin until his death. Edith Mellinger (1897-1941), daughter of Alexander and Emma Mellinger, was born in Covington, KY, and lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Madison County, Kentucky, Toledo, Ohio and Los Angeles, California where she died without ever marrying.