Six children with Chopin: Jean Baptiste, Oscar Charles, George Francis, Frederick, Felix Andrew, and Lelia.
Husband, Oscar Chopin, was of French descent and ran a cotton farm and general store. He died of malaria in 1882.
Spoke English and French.
Father, Thomas O'Flaherty, was born in Ireland and died in 1855 in a railroad accident. Mother, Eliza Faris, was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was of French descent.
On art: To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have been acquired by one's own effort. And moreover, to succeed, the artist must possess the courageous soul...the brave soul. The soul that dares and defies.