She orated a popular slave narrative about her life, titled Memoir of Old Elizabeth, A Colored Woman, which primarily discussed her faith.
[3] The popularity of her unusual ministry led her to make travels to Virginia, Michigan, Canada, and Pennsylvania.
Following her harassment by authorities in Maryland and Virginia, Elizabeth resided in Michigan for four years where she assisted in the founding of a schoolhouse for Black orphans.
While receiving care from Quakers in Pennsylvania at the age of 97, Elizabeth orated her slave narrative.
Her memoir was republished in 1889 under the title Elizabeth, A Colored Minister of the Gospel, Born in Slavery.