The Crofton and Shubrick families were descendants of a prominent French American diplomat and businessman, Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827), and represent middle-class American women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Gabrielle Josephine Crofton (1873-1952) was the daughter of Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick (1835-1894) and Robert Erskine Anderson Crofton (1834-1898), and the great-granddaughter of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827), a prominent French American diplomat and businessman. Her father was an army officer and the family traveled frequently to various posts. Gabrielle Josephine Crofton never married.

Mary Ethel Crofton (1875-1962) was born August 24, 1875 in New York City to Robert E.A. Crofton and Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick. She married Lieutenant Henry Jackson Hunt (1869-1935) in 1898, while he was stationed at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. The couple had three children: Henry Jackson Jr., Ethel Crofton, and Lewis Cass.

Julia du Pont Crofton (1866-1948) was born September 12, 1866 in Philadelphia to Robert E.A. Crofton and Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick. Because her father was in the military, her early life was spent moving around to different forts, including time in the Dakota Territory and Washington, DC. In 1891, Crofton married Lieutenant Charles Carroll Walcutt Jr. (1861-1946), then stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Like in her childhood, with Walcutt's military service, the couple lived in a variety of locations including Columbus, Ohio; Manila, Philippines; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Washington, DC. The couple is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.