Was she orphaned? A note on her death certificate says she wasadopted b y Rev G Franklin White about 1855.
CA Pioneer and Immigrant Files say she was born "Oregon City justafter a rrival of parents at end of Oregon trail trip 1843.
California, Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950
Name: Mrs Martha Ellen Stemmerman White Van Gundy
Birth Place: Oregon City
Birth Date: 1843
Death Place: Estrella, California
Death Date: 4 Jun 1882
Father: Christopher Stemmerman
Mother: Catherine Elizabeth Brontz
Spouse: Hiram Van Gundy
Marriage Date: 1861
Marriage Place: Old Gilroy
Previous Residence: Oregon Territory
Residence: Estrella, California
Index Card Year: 1974
She died of childbirth after delivering Benoni "Owen."
