When Rachel Hixson was born on 21 May 1814, in Ohio, United States, her father, William Hixon Sr, was 37 and her mother, Rachael Stubbs, was 40. She married Benjamin Elliott in 1835, in Preble, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Greensfork Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Randolph, Ward Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States in 1870. She died in 1875, at the age of 61.