They had no children but Elizabeth's sister Phyllis was married to Frank Anscombe who was also a statistician who sometimes collaborated with Tukey. Phyllis and Frank had four children who were frequent visitors to the Tukey house. Thompson writes:
Sila ay walang mga bata ngunit Elizabeth's Phyllis kapatid na babae ay may-asawa na Frank Anscombe na din ng isang estatistiko na paminsan-minsan collaborated sa Tukey. Phyllis Frank at nagkaroon ng apat na mga bata na ay madalas na mga bisita sa Tukey bahay. Thompson magsusulat: