She was the second daughter of Lucy Wharton, and Joseph William Drexel, her sister was Elizabeth Wharton Drexel. She married Eric Bernard Dahlgren, Sr. on November 27, 1890 and they sought a divorce after 22 years of marriage in 1912. Eric was the son of John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren. They had a daughter, Katherine Dahlgren; and a son Eric Bernard Dahlgren, Jr. (1900-1929) who was married to Baroness Elizabeth Rosen.