Марфа was born on August 18th, 1901 and her christening took place on August 18th, 1901 in Попадьино. Her godfather was с. Захаровки Иван Алексеевич Фаламов and her godmother was Евдокия Терентьевна Захарова. Марфа's father was Гавриил Алексеевич Галанкин and her mother was Прасковья Ивановна Блинкова (Галанкина). Her paternal grandparents were Алексей Галанкин and <Unknown>. She had a brother named Владимир. She was the younger of the two children.