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'''Mary Pratt DeBardeleben Percy''' (born [[April 15]], [[1872]] | '''Mary Pratt DeBardeleben Percy''' (born [[April 15]], [[1872]]; died [[1952]]) was the daughter of [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]] and [[Ellen Pratt DeBardeleben]] and the wife of attorney [[John Walker Percy|Walker Percy]]. | ||
Mary was one of seven children born to Henry DeBardeleben by his first wife, Ellen. She married Percy in [[1888]] and produced two children, [[LeRoy Percy|LeRoy]] and [[Ellen Percy|Ellen]]. The family resided in the [[Westover House]] at 2217 [[Arlington Avenue]]. Her husband shot himself shortly after the birth of their grandson, novelist [[Walker Percy]]. There were rumors of infidelity on her part and a history of depression on his side of the family. | Mary was one of seven children born to Henry DeBardeleben by his first wife, Ellen. She was the namesake of her father's second iron furnace, the [[Mary Pratt Furnace]], constructed east of [[Sloss Furnaces]] in [[1883]]. | ||
She married Percy in [[1888]] and produced two children, [[LeRoy Percy|LeRoy]] and [[Ellen Percy|Ellen]]. The family resided in the [[Westover House]] at 2217 [[Arlington Avenue]]. Her husband shot himself shortly after the birth of their grandson, novelist [[Walker Percy]]. There were rumors of infidelity on her part and a history of depression on his side of the family. | |||
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Revision as of 21:58, 23 January 2014
Mary Pratt DeBardeleben Percy (born April 15, 1872; died 1952) was the daughter of Henry F. DeBardeleben and Ellen Pratt DeBardeleben and the wife of attorney Walker Percy.
Mary was one of seven children born to Henry DeBardeleben by his first wife, Ellen. She was the namesake of her father's second iron furnace, the Mary Pratt Furnace, constructed east of Sloss Furnaces in 1883.
She married Percy in 1888 and produced two children, LeRoy and Ellen. The family resided in the Westover House at 2217 Arlington Avenue. Her husband shot himself shortly after the birth of their grandson, novelist Walker Percy. There were rumors of infidelity on her part and a history of depression on his side of the family.
References
- Samway, Patrick S. J. (December 22, 1997) "The union of the DeBardeleben and Percy families." Mississippi Quarterly