Elizabeth Gladys (Underwood) German was born June 5, 1903 as the son of Amos C. and Rose (VanDeventer) Underwood.

Her first marriage was to Don Cooley. They are married on September 9, 1924 in Monroe, Michigan and were divorced on August 3, 1925 in Lenawee County, Michigan.

She then married Frank German on September 18, 1926 in Wood County, Ohio and they had four children:

  1. May Beverly (German) Lawson

  2. Elizabeth Ann German

  3. Sonya Jean (German) Blade

  4. Jacquelyn Kay (German) Young

Elizabeth died on May 11, 1987 at the age of 83. She resided in Riverside, California at the time of her death.