Great Grandmother Elizabeth Kingsford Lowe was the 2nd child born to Edward Kingsford and Anna or Ane Peterson Kingsford. She was born Nov. 14, 1867 in Franklin, Idaho.
Later her father sold out and moved just over the state line into Utah where she lived until she met James Galloway Lowe.

James had come to the farm to ask Elizabeth's father, Edward Kingsford, for permission to court his attractive daughter with the striking red hair. Elizabeth came running around the house to hear her father say, "Jim, you can have her for your wife."

At the age of 17, after a brief courtship, Elizabeth married James Galloway Lowe in the Logan, Utah Temple on April 9, 1885 becoming James's second wife. As the marriage was to be kept secret, Elizabeth was taken back to her mother's house where she said she spent many lonely hours. Her first child, Oussien, was born the next May 11, 1886, and two years later Belvia was born April 25, 1888, both at their Grandmother Kingsford's home.

James then moved a one-room house across the Creek next to the road and remodeled it for Elizabeth. A daughter Ivy was born May 21, 1890, Jessie - Sept. 3, 1892, Don Carlos - Dec. 4, 1893, Annie Jan. 16, 1896, Archie - Jan. 7 1897, Erma - Mar. 12, 1898, Rulon - Mar. 9, 1900, Marie -July 9, 1903. James died of pneumonia June 8, 1905, and Elizabeth's last child, Cyril Kingsford was born Nov. 17, 1906, making eleven children in all. All were born in Franklin, Idaho.

After James's death, the land was divided, and Elizabeth received the land east of Maple Creek down to the city ditch, then east of the city ditch. The water, a spring, was piped down to the house in the year 1913.

After James's death, Elizabeth was left with sole support of the family. She took in washings, house cleaning, paper hanging, and was a good seamstress, spending many hours sewing for other people. She sewed clothing for her own family and Eliza's as well. Wherever the children were at mealtime, they sat down and ate. Eliza was called "Aunt Lizey" and Elizabeth was "Aunt Lizzie".

Elizabeth was active in her LDS Church serving as Primary President for several years. She was blessed with foresight and a gift of healing, spending time with illness in other homes as well as her own.

She moved to town to stay in 1923, living in different homes until Oussie bought a lot where a home was built for her, and where she died Feb. 17, 1937 of arteriosclerosis.

She was a good neighbor, always good to help out where there was sickness, a quiet, industrious lady, a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and a faithful member of her LDS Church, a mother of 11 children.

She was buried in the Franklin Cemetery Feb. 20, 1937.

This was written from a History of Elizabeth Kingsford Lowe by her daughter Belvia Lowe Rose.