When Amelia Astry was born on 23 October 1857, her father, William Astry, was 25 and her mother, Mary Ann Weaver, was 21. She married Lyman McArtor on 16 September 1879, in United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Coldwater Township, Grant, Oklahoma, United States in 1900 and Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 February 1948, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, United States.