When Rachel Hixson was born on 21 May 1814, in Elk MM, Preble, Ohio, United States, her father, William Hixon Sr, was 37 and her mother, Rachel 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.
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Indiana is the 19th state.
Historical Boundaries 1818: Randolph, Indiana, United States
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: variant of Hickson .
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