Elizabeth's parents were the Reverend Dr. Benjamin Crispin Lippincott, who was the first superintendent of public instruction in Washington Territory, and New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Church minister; and Deborah Hand Diverty.
Elizabeth's parents consisted of Reverend Dr. Benjamin Crispin Lippincott, who held the position of the first superintendent of public instruction in Washington Territory and served as a minister at the New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Church; and Deborah Hand Diverty.