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(1884 - 1964)

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(1843 - 1923)

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"Sawmill Jake"
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(1804 - 1891)

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(1754 - 1822)

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(1730 - 1766)

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(1710 - 1808)

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Henry Theodore Setzer     Born: 02 Mar 1846, Catawba County, NC Died:  11 Jan 1922, Catawba County, NC                             Henry Theodore Setzer was born 02 Mar 1846 in Catawba County, NC.  He was the last child born to Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah Deal.                                    Thanks to Neil Mary Harbinson for the photo on the Left of Henry                               Children of Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah Deal Name Birth Death Spouse Marcus Elkanah Setzer 10 Mar 1830 21 Mar 1865 Harriett Yount Lena Louise Setzer 1832     Elizabeth "Betsy" Mahalya Setzer 15 Nov 1833 13 Feb 1867 Robert A. Smyre William Able Setzer 22 Dec 1835 22 Apr 1925 Harriett J. Zurella Bost Jacob Harvey Setzer 15 May 1837 18 Mar 1865 Margaret Talitha Little Noah Monroe  "Joe" Setzer    06 Jul 1838 15 Jun 1906 Frances Elizabeth Huit/Hewitt John Wilburn Setzer 30 May 1840 25 Nov 1907 Evaline Tabitha Smith Ann Catherine Setzer 15 Oct 1841 20 Jul 1922 Joseph Freeman Jones Patrick Sylvanus Setzer 11 May 1843 20 Apr 1923 Margaret Ann Elizabeth Witherspoon Henry Theodore Setzer 02 Mar 1846 11 Jan 1922 (1) Laua Ada Huit/Hewitt (2) Minnie C. Edwards (3) Biddie Hunsucker (Mrs. Cline)                                 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 Hartzook.  Henry was the youngest in the family and was only 5 years old at the time.  His birth county is listed as Catawba.                                 1850 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station   First Name Last Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Birth Place School this Year Jacob Setzer 44 M   Farmer $1500 Catawba   Delilah " 42 F       Catawba   Marcus " 20 M   Farmer   Catawba   Mahalya " 18 F       Catawba X William " 16 M   Farmer   Catawba X Jacob " 14 M       Catawba X Noah " 12 M       Catawba X John " 10 M       Catawba X Anna " 9 F       Catawba X Patrick " 6 M       Catawba X Henry " 5 M       Catawba   Rachel Hartzook 42 F Mulatto     Catawba                                   Henry's mother, Delilah, died shortly after the 1850 Census on 14 Oct 1850.  His father, Jacob, married Nancy Malinda Frasure in 1851.  The 1860 shows that there were seven children still living on the family farm.  Henry's name is listed as "Theodore" and his age is listed as 14.  The other siblings still on the family farm were William, (Jacob) Harvey, Noah, (John) Wilburn, Patrick and Ann.             1860 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station   First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate Personal Estate Birth School Jacob Setzer 51 M Farmer 7000 3450 NC   Matilda " 47 F       "   William Setzer 24 M Farmer   150 NC   Harvy " 23 M       "   Noah " 22 M       "   Wilburn " 20 M       " X Patrick " 17 M       " X Theodore " 14 M       " X Ann " 18 F       " X                                 In 1860 the United States was less than 100 years old and the issue of slavery had become an uncompromising issue.  By 1861 South Carolina had succeeded from the Union and there was a Civil War between the northern and southern states.  Fighting commenced on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked a Federal military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. All seven sons of Jake and Delilah Setzer served in the Civil War.     Noah Monroe Setzer, age 23, seems to have been the first of Jacob Setzer's son's to enlist in the Confederate army.  Noah joined Company A, 12th Regiment on 27 Apr 1861.   John Wilburn Setzer, age 22, enlisted in Company K, 46th Regiment on 27 Mar 1862.    On July 4, 1862, Marcus Elkanah (age 32), William Able (age 26), Jacob Harvey (age 25), Patrick Sylvanus (age 19), and Henry Theodore (age 16) enlisted as part of the Confederate army, leaving Jacob with a large farm and no sons to help run it.                               Henry Theodore Setzer was in Company C, 57th Regiments - more than likely the same time as several of his brothers on 04 July 1862.  Like his brothers, he was in five battles and was captured and held prisoner for sixteen months at Rappahannock Station.                                Henry returned home after the war and was still living on the family farm in 1870.  The Census lists his age as 21.  Brother Patrick, age 22, was also living with Jacob and Malinda.     1870 Catawba County Census, Hamilton Township       Henry was married three times.  He married (1) Laura Ada Huit/Hewitt in 1871, (2) Millie C. Edwards in 1903 and (3) Biddie Hunsucker on 04 Jan 1913.   Laura Huit was the daughter of Henry A. Huitt and Nancy E. Lowrance.  Laura was born 09 Aug 1854 in Catawba County, NC.  Her father, Henry A. Huitt, was born 27 Feb 1822 and died 24 Sept 1896 and her mother, Nancy E. Lowrance, was born 14 Dec 1824 and died 29 Mcarch 1916.  She is buried in the Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery in Claremont.     Children of Henry Theodore Setzer and Laura Ada Hewitt Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Minnie Jenero Setzer 24 Nov 1871 22 May 1937 William Ashborne Lee m. 29 Sep 1891 John Carlton "Sandy Yard" Setzer 10 Mar 1874 23 Apr 1933 Allie Janette Setzer m. 13 Apr 1898 Emma C. Setzer 23 Nov 1875 16 May 1922 Charles Edward Beal m. 2 Feb 1893 Ada Laura Setzer 28 Feb 1878 04 Oct 1956 Robert Murray Hoyle Columbus Setzer 21 Mar 1891 12 May 1959 (1) Blakie Gaynell Hawn m. 4 Jan 1914 (2) Edna Lovingood Bright     (Below) Henry Theodore Setzer Home Thanks to Neil Mary Harbinson for the photo of Henry's home                             The 1880 Catawba County Census shows Henry and Laura and four of their children living in Catawba Township.  The children listed were Minnie J. (Jenero), John C. (Carlton), Emma C. and Laura A. (Ada).  Living nearby was widow of James Franklin Loftin, Elizabeth Loftin, and four of her children, William Alexander Loftin, Washington Lafayette Loftin, Oliver Cromwell Loftin and Harriet Joan Loftin McKinnis.                               1880 Catawba County Census, Catawba Township                             Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relationship S/M/W Occupation Birth McKinnis Gilbert W M 45   M Farmer NC ------ Harriet J. W F 32 Wife M Keeping House NC ------ Ruben W. A. W M 11 Son S Working on Farm NC ------ Terry Lee W M 6 " S at home NC                   Loftain Elizabeth W F 52   W Farmer NC ------ Washington L. W M 20 Son S Works on Farm NC ------ Oliver C. D. W M 17 Son S "     " NC                   Loftain William A. W M 28   M Farmer NC ------ Laura R. W F 24 Wife M Keeping House NC ------ Alonzo F. (L.) W M 4 Son S at home NC ------ Francis J. (M.) W F 1 Daughter S "     " NC                   Setzer Henry T. W M 33   M Farmer NC ------ Laura Ann W F 22 Wife M Keeping House NC ------ Minnie G. W F 8 Daughter S at home NC Setzer Emma C. W F 6 Daughter S at home NC ------ Laura A. W F 2 " S "     " NC     The age of Henry's wife, Laura Ann (actually Ada), is listed as 22.  She was born 09 Aug 1854 and her actual age was 26.       The 1900 Catawba County Census shows Henry living by himself.  If you look carefully at the marital status, it's hard to decide if it is an S (Single) or a D (Divorced). If Laura had died, he should have been listed as W (Widowed).  The only death record found to date for Laura Setzer (born 1854) shows her death as 27 Dec 1937.  She is buried in the Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery in Claremont, NC.     1900 Catawba County Census, Catawba Township   Name Relation Personal Description Birth Occupation Education Last First Race Sex Mth Born Yr Born Age SMW Read Write Setzer Henry T. Head W M March 1845 55 S NC Farmer Yes Yes     Henry married Millie C. Edwards 21 Mar 1903.     The 1910 Census reveals that Millie had died but her son, Bascomb Edwards, was still living with Henry.  Henry's age is listed as 65.  There was also a servant, Mrs. Laura McCombs, who was living and working on the farm.     1910 Catawba County Census, Catawba Township   Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age SMW Birth Occupation Setzer Henry T. Head M W 65 Wd NC Farmer Edwards Bascomb Step-Son M W 21 S NC Farm Laborer McCombs Laura Servant F W 57 Wd NC Servant   Henry married Biddie Hunsucker 04 Jan 1913, the widow of Frank Cline.  Biddie was born 12 Sep 1868 and died 03 May 1942.     Henry died 11 Jan 1922 and is buried in the cemetery of Friendship United Methodist Church, Catawba NC.  He was still married to Biddie at the time and his age was 75.  Dr. Fred Long was the attending physician.  The cause of death was Hodgkin's Disease - type of lymphoma (cancer).     Death Certificate for Henry Theodore Setzer       Thanks to Derrick Harbinson for the use of the Headstone photos     (Left to Right) Laura Huit Setzer with Minnie Setzer Lee       (Below) Emma C. Setzer, daughter of Henry T. & Laura Huit Setzer Emma died 16 May 1922 (4 months after Henry) at the age of 46           (Left) Ada Laura Setzer daughter of Henry Theodore Setzer and Laura Ada Huit Ada married Robert Murray         Headstone of Laura Ada Huit Setzer at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery in Claremont, NC       Henry & Laura's son, Hoyle Columbus Setzer, died 12 May 1959 at the age of 67.   Death Certificate for Hoyle Columbus Setzer         SOURCES   Thanks to Neil Mary Harbinson for sharing information and photos of Henry T. Setzer.  You can contact Mary "Mimi" at  HARBINSON493@msn.com   Derrick Harbinson has a wonderful website on the Civil War tombstones at Friendship Methodist Church at http://www.catawbascv.org/FriendshipMeth.htm   If you have additional photos or information about the Setzer family, please contact me.