Married to Willis P. (Joe) Prescott on March 2, 1876 at her parents' home by Mr. Lea, in Amite County, Mississippi. Daughter of Green N. Bankston and Nancy McElveen. Her parents are buried in the Daniel McDaniel Cemetery. Granddaughter of John Jacques Bankston and Pheriby (Phoebe) Teraly Carter; Moses McElveen, Sr. and Elizabeth Hall. Her great grandfather, John Bankston, and great great grandfather, Jacob Bankston, were revolutionary patriots. Her family goes back many generations in America and were the Mississippi/Louisiana pioneers. Her 4th great grandfather, Andrew Bankson # 66265699, 5th great grandparents, Anders Bengtsson (Bankson), Sr. # 47840751 and Gertrude Rambo # 47845518, and 6th great grandfather, Peter Gunnarson Rambo # 5679385 are buried in the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her and Joe's old home place is located at end of Prescott Road across the street from the cemetery. I have seen her name in legal documents several different ways. She went by Lizzie most of the time and even found one land document using that name. Her nieces and nephews referred to her as Aunt Lizzie. Go to her husband's website (click on link below) to see a photograph of their home. There were 13 children from this union.

1. William Leon Prescott b. 9 FEB 1877
2. Albert Lafayette Prescott b. 4 JUL 1878
3. John Young Prescott b. 14 MAY 1880
4. Thomas Nelson Prescott b. 16 JUL 1882
5. Ella Prescott b. 8 NOV 1883
6. Lena Prescott b. 8 NOV 1883
7. Elizabeth (Betty) Prescott b. 10 FEB 1886
8. Edward Coleman (Bud) Prescott b. 26 JUL 1887
9. Infant Boy b. 8 NOV 1890
10. Infant Boy b. 8 NOV 1890
11. Mary Lelia Prescott b. 26 OCT 1891
12. Lula Elaine Prescott* b. 25 SEP 1893
13. Willis Prescott b. 26 FEB 1896

* Our ancestor

This is her obituary that appeared in the Jackson Daily News:

Jackson Woman Mourns Mother

Mrs. Elizabeth Prescott Laid to Rest After Rites in Amite

MAGNOLIA, Nov. 13 (Special) The funeral service of Mrs. Elizabeth Prescott, 75, widow of W. P. Prescott, was conducted at the old farm home of the family, nine miles west of Magnolia in Amite County, by the Revs. S. A. Williams, Osyka; J. R. Carter and T. W. Green, Magnolia in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends and the body laid to rest in the family cemetery there. Mrs. Prescott's husband died several years ago and she is survived by four sons and five daughters. The sons are: W. L., E. C., and W. R. Prescott, of Magnolia; and John Y. Prescott, of Magnolia. The daughters are: Mrs. V. A. McDaniel and Mrs. A. A. Fairley, of Osyka; Mrs. Clarence Cook, of Amite county; Mrs. Hastings Fendlason, of Norfield; and Mrs. C. J. Roberts, of Jackson.