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Lillian
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(1884 - 1964)
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Sylvanus
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(1843 - 1923)
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"Sawmille Jake"
Setzer
(1804 - 1891)
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(1754 - 1822)
Jacob
Setzer I
(1730 - 1766)
Johannes
Adam
Setzer
(1710 - 1808)
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Patrick Sylvanus Setzer
Born: 11 May 1843, Catawba County, NC
Died: 20 Apr 1923, Catawba County, NC
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer was the son of Jacob "Sawmill Jake" Lanier Setzer and Delila Deal. He was born 11 May 1843 in Catawba County, North Carolina. Patrick was the ninth of Jake & Delila's ten children.
1850 Catawba County Census
First Name Last Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Birth County School Jacob Setzer 44 M Farmer $1500 Catawba Delilah Setzer 42 F Catawba Marcus Setzer 20 M Farmer Catawba Abahuly Setzer 18 F Catawba X William Setzer 16 M Farmer Catawba X Jacob Setzer 14 M Catawba X Noah Setzer 12 M Catawba X John Setzer 10 M Catawba X Anna Setzer 9 F Catawba X Patrick Setzer 6 M Catawba X Henry Setzer 5 M Catawba Rachel Harbrook 42 F Mulato Catawba According to the 1850 Catawba County Census, Jake and Delila were living in Catawba County with their nine children and a Mulato woman by the name of Rachel Harbrok.
Patrick’s siblings were Marcus Elkanah Setzer (born 1830), Lena Louise Setzer (1832), Elizabeth Mahalya "Betsy" Setzer (1833), William Able Setzer (1835), Jacob Harvey Setzer (1837), Noah Monroe "Joe" Setzer (1838), John Wilburn Setzer (1840), Ann Catherine Setzer (1841) and Henry Theodore Setzer (1846).
1860 Catawba County Census
First Name Last Name Age Sex Race Occupation Personal Estate Birth School William Setzer 24 M Farmer $150 N.C. Harvey Setzer 23 M N.C. Noah Setzer 22 M N.C. Wilburn Setzer 20 M N.C. Patrick Setzer 17 M N.C. X Theodore Setzer 14 M N.C. X Ann Setzer 18 F N.C. X On 14 Oct 1850, Jacob Setzer's wife, Delila, died. Jacob married Nancy Malinda Fraisure on 23 Sep 1851 but their marriage produced no children. According to the 1860 Catawba County Census, seven of the children were still living on the family farm. Patrick was 17-years-old at the time and still attending school. Things changed in the United States in 1861 when South Carolina succeeded from the Union. Fighting commenced on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked a Federal military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. All seven on Jacob & Delila Setzer's sons served in the Civil War. On July 4, 1862, Patrick, at the age of 19, as well as his brothers, Marcus Elkanah Setzer, William Able Setzer, Jacob Harvey Setzer, and Henry Theodore Setzer enlisted as part of the Confederate Army.
William Able Setzer, Jacob Harvey Setzer, John Wilburn Setzer, Henry Theodore Setzer Patrick was part of Company E, 57th Infantry Regiment North Carolina. He was on rolls on 31 October 1863. While Patrick was serving in the 57th Infantry, the Confederate army engaged the Union army at Rappahannock River in Virginia. Major-General John Sedgwick was ordered to push the Confederate troops across the river at Rappahannock Station, VA, before dark. All afternoon the Federal artillery kept up a vigorous fire upon the Rebels, but apparently without effect, as the Confederates replied just as vigorously. Just at dusk, the Union’s Major-General Sedgwick ordered an assault that was acknowledged to be one of the most gallant in history. The Federal losses in the affair was 83 killed, 330 wounded and 6 missing. The Confederate losses were 6 killed, 39 wounded and 1,629 captured, besides 8 colors, a battery, 2,000 stands of small arms and a pontoon train. Patrick was taken Prisoner of War at Rappahannock Station on 07 November 1863, at the age of 20, and was confined on 11 November 1863 at Point Lookout, MD, a prison camp for Confederate prisoners of war. In the two years during which the camp was in operation, 1863 to 1865, Point Lookout overflowed with inmates, surpassing its intended capacity of 10,000 to a population numbering between 12,500 and 20,000. In all, over 50,000 men, both military and civilian, were held prisoner there. Unfortunately for Patrick, the system of prisoner exchange was suspended for the duration of the war. The camp was laid out into a series of streets and trenches, and was surrounded by a fourteen foot parapet wall. Prisoners lived sixteen or more to a tent and were continually subjected to short rations and limited fire wood in winter. Physical conditions were extremely difficult for prisoners. The flat topography, sandy soil, and an elevation barely above high tide led to poor drainage, and the area was subjected to every imaginable extreme of weather, from blazing heat to bone-chilling cold. There were problems with polluted water, inadequate food, clothing, fuel, housing, and medical care. Approximately 4,000 prisoners died there over a 22 month period. Patrick’s brother, William Able Setzer, age 28, was wounded during battle, captured and carried to Point Lookout where he was retained for sixteen months. His brother, Henry Theodore Setzer, age 17, was also a POW for 16 months at Point Lookout, as was Marcus Elkanah, age 33. All of Patrick’s siblings, however, weren’t as fortunate. Jacob Harvey Setzer, age 26, was captured at Rappahannock Station, VA and died in the hospital at Point Lookout. Marcus Elkanah Setzer also died during the war at the age of 34.
After 16 months as a Prisoner of War, Patrick was paroled on 24 February 1865 at Aiken’s Landing, VA, returning home from the war at the age of 21.
1870 Catawba County Census
Last Name First Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Personal Estate Birth Age 21+ Setzer Jacob 65 M W Farmer $5000 $200 N.C. X ------ Malinda 55 F W Keeping House N.C. ------ Patrick 22 M W Farm Laborer N.C. X ------ Henry 21 M W ------ N.C. X By 1870, the War Between the States was over and Patrick was living back on the family farm with his father Jacob, step-mother Malinda and brother Henry. The 1870 Census has his age listed as 22, but since he was born in 1943, his correct age would have been 27. Henry’s correct age would have been 24.
Miles Rankin Witherspoon’s family were living near Jake and Malinda Setzer. Both families were listed on p. 22 on the 1870 Catawba County Census. Margaret Witherspoon was 23 years old at the time.
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer, age 28, married Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon, age 26, on 27 Dec 1871. Margaret was born 02 Nov 1845 to Miles Rankin Witherspoon and Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt. Margaret was the oldest of seven children born to Miles and Sarah.
(Above) Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon Setzer
(Right) Patrick Sylvanus SetzerMarriage License for Patrick Sylvanus Setzer & Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon
1880 Catawba County Census
Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relationship Occupation Birth Setzer Patrick S. W M 37 Head/Husband Farmer N.C. Setzer Margaret W F 34 Wife Keeping House N.C. Setzer Jacob E. W M 7 Son N.C. Setzer Miles E. W M 6 Son N.C. Setzer Jones G. W M 3 Son N.C. Setzer John M. W M 1 Son N.C. According to the 1880 Catawba County Census, Patrick and Margaret had started their own family and had four sons, Jacob Eli Setzer, Miles Ernest Setzer, Jones Garland Setzer and John Marion Setzer. They lived on a large farm 2 miles south of Claremont. By 1890 Patrick and Margaret had nine children.
Name Birth Death Spouse Jacob Eli Setzer 29 Dec 1872 11 Feb 1957 Minnie Elizabeth Connor Miles Ernest Setzer 28 May 1874 18 Feb 1939 Effie Mae Lowrance Jones Garland Setzer 23 May 1877 22 Jul 1889 John Marion Setzer 08 May 1879 27 Apr 1946 Emma Leola Lowarnce Sallie Ann Mae Setzer 25 Apr 1882 19 Oct 1960 Ransom Edgar Little Ida Lillian Setzer 25 Apr 1884 25 Dec 1964 Alonzo Lester Loftin Ivey Lee Setzer 25 Apr 1884 02 Feb 1885 Elizabeth Pearl Setzer 20 Apr 1887 12 Nov 1960 Emanuel Iravus Sigmon Daisy McNeill Setzer 15 Jun 1889 06 Nov 1985 Leslie Burette Sigmon Children of Patrick & Margaret Setzer
(Left to Right) Ida Lillian Setzer Loftin, Jacob Eli Setzer, Daisy McNeill Setzer Sigmon,
John Marion Setzer and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pearl Setzer SigmonJacob Eli Setzer and John Marion Setzer
(Top Row) Lizzie Sigmon, Ida Loftin, Daisy Sigmon, Sallie Little
(Bottom Row) Emma Leola Lowrance (Mrs. John Setzer) & John Setzer1910 Catawba County Census
Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age Marriage Yrs. # Kids Kids Living Occupation Setzer Patrick S. Head M W 67 38 - - Farmer Setzer Margaret Wife F W 64 38 9 7 Setzer Lizzie Daughter F W 23 Setzer Daisy Daughter F W 20 According to the 1910 Census, Patrick, age 67, and Margaret, age 64, were living on the Claremont Rd. in Catawba County. Of their nine children, seven were still living, but only Lizzie, age 23, and Daisy, age 20, were still at home. 1920 Catawba County Census
Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age Read Write Occupation Birth Setzer Patrick S. Head M W 76 Yes Yes Farmer N.C. ------ Margaret E. Wife F W 74 Yes Yes None N.C. According to the 1920 Catawba County Census, Patrick, age 76, and Margaret, age 74, were living on Island Ford Rd. The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge had been built in 1895 when Catawba County Commissioners called on nearby owners of Bunker Hill Farm to build and maintain a bridge that would cross Lyle’s Creek on the old Island Ford Road, a former Native American trail. Patrick died 20 Apr 1923
and Margaret died 06 Dec 1932.
They are buried
at Bethlehem Methodist Church
Cemetery in Claremont, NC.
If you have additional photos or information about Patrick or Margaret, please contact me. A special thanks to Daisy Lemyre Sigmon for the photos of Patrick & Margaret.
A special thanks to Glennie Frances Loftin Cook for the photos of Ida Setzer Loftin & her siblings.
Contact Curtis D. Loftin
