Some say she was born in Ireland but the 1880 census clearly statesshe a nd both parents were born in Iowa.
She died 8 days after giving birth to twins, one of whom died 3 daysbe fore her, the other died a few months later.
Cemetery Records of Cass County, Missouri Volume I
Name: Martha H. Gundy
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1848
Death Date: 22 Feb 1883
his wife
Cemetery: Austin
Description: Located one mile northeast of Austin, Mo. No inscriptionsa fter 1950.