Rough draft in hand of John F. Darby of memorial/biographical sketch of his wife, Mary M. Darby, who died July 18, 1875, at age 58. She was born at Old Mines, Washington County, on June 21, 1818. Her father was Waller Wilkinson. She married John F. Darby at her father’s plantation in Perry County on September 20, 1836. They lived in St. Louis thereafter. She was educated at Sacred Heart convent near Perryville. She was devoted to her Catholic religion and family, and she cared for more than ten orphans. [filed in 1875 Jan-July], 1875 July 18

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 10

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists largely of the papers of John F. Darby and his wife Mary F. Darby, and relates mostly to the political, social, and business history of St. Louis. The papers also include family correspondence with relatives in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Missouri, and correspondence regarding legal and business matters. Of special note are the minute books of the Jefferson Society and the St. Louis Debating Club (1827-1828), both regional debating societies of which Darby was a member; letters of Mary F. Darby; correspondence with Montgomery Blair, William T. Sherman, and George Caleb Bingham; and fragments of a history of the Mormons by John Corrill, dated 1839.