Name: Mary O'Malley
Born: 1825 in County Mayo, Ireland. Daughter of William Patrick O'Malley and Mary Walsh
Died: 8 Feb 1902 outside of Martinsburg, MO
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, south of Martinsburg, MO
Married: 1850 to Lawrence Gilltrap
Children: Mary Agnes, George, John, Ann
Little is known of Mary and her family. Family records state that they (parents and 10 children) came to the US around 1850. They were living in the Keokuk as this was where their first daughter, Mary Agnes was born in 1853. Shortly after that they left for Jersey County, IL. In the 1870 census they are farming in Audrain County. They owned a 40 acre farm south of Martinsburg. The farm was two farms west of the Corder farm. On 6 Feb 1902, Mary's husband, Lawrence died. Mary died two days later. They are buried in St. Joseph Cemetery which is south of Martinsburg, MO.