When Martha Matlack was born on December 14, 1860, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, her father, Guy, was 36 and her mother, Sarah, was 30. She married William Eckley Ebert on March 17, 1879, in her hometown. They prednisone had 10 children during their marriage. She died on December 7, 1936, in her hometown, at the age of 75, and was buried there.