Elizabeth Anne McGrath is the daughter of Thomas Joseph McGrath (Sr.) and Joan Mary Lynch. She was born in 1967 in Illinois.

In 1992, she married Michael James Ryan (Jr.) in Illinois. He is the son of Michael James Ryan (Sr.) and Margaret Mary O'Neill. He was born in 1956 in California.

Children of Elizabeth Anne McGrath and Michael James Ryan (Jr.):

1. Mary Catherine Ryan was born in 1995.
2. Hannah Grace Ryan was born in 1998.
3. Michael Xavier Ryan was born in 2000.