When Marietta "Etta" Van Matre was born on 9 January 1879, in Indiana, United States, her father, Andrew J Van Matre, was 37 and her mother, Louisa A McClane, was 29. She married Edward Y. Harvey in March 1899, in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910 and Riverside, Riverside, California, United States in 1920. She died in Washington, United States.