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Jacob Lanier
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Born: 04 Oct 1804, Lincoln/Catawba County, NC Died:
10 Dec 1891, Catawba County, NC |
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Jacob Lanier
Setzer was the son of
John Setzer I (1754 - 18 Mar 1822) and
Catherine Bushart Barringer (06 Aug 1763 - 08 Feb 1810). He was
born 04 Oct 1804 in Catawba County, previously Lincoln County,
North Carolina, and was the tenth child of John and Catherine.
Jacob’s father,
John Setzer I, was married a second time to
Christina Anthony Moose, but that marriage produced no children.
Jacob ran a
sawmill and acquired the nickname “Sawmill Jake”.
On 18 Mar 1829
Jacob married *Delilah Eliza/Elizabeth Deal, the daughter of William Deal (08 Nov
1774 - 08 Nov 1824) and Mary Herman (05 Feb 1780 - 13 Aug 1845).
Jacob's marriage to Delilah produced ten children. |
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*The Death Certificate of
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer,
lists his parent's names as Jacob (Lanier) Setzer and (Delilah)
Eliza Deal. |
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Marriage Bond for Jacob Lanier
Setzer & Delilah Eliza/Elizabeth Deal, 18 March 1829 |
State of North Carolina, Lincoln County |
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Know all men by these
present that I Jacob Setzer and John Yount of the
state aforesaid are held & firmly bound unto the Governor
of the State aforesaid for the time being in the Just &
full sum of five hundred pounds current money of the stat to
be paid to the said Governor or his successors in office
to the which payment well and truly to be made & done we
bind ourselves our heirs executors and administrators
sealed with our seals and dated this 18th March 1829. |
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The Condition of the above
obligation is such that whereas the above bound on
Jacob
Setzer hath made application for a marriage license to
be celebrated between him & Delilah Deal of the County
aforesaid, now in cast it shall not appear hereafter
that there is any lawful cause to obstruct said marriage
then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain
in full force & virtue - sealed with our seals & dated
this 18th March 1829 - |
Witness |
Jacob Setzer
{Seal} |
Eldredge Loftin |
John Yount
{Seal} |
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Jacob and Delilah's marriage produced at least ten children. |
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Children of Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah Eliza Deal |
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Spouse |
Marcus Elkanah Setzer |
10 Mar 1830 |
21 Mar 1865 |
Harriett Yount |
Lena Louise Setzer |
1832 |
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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 |
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
(2) Millie C. Edwards
(3) Biddie Hunsucker (Cline) |
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The following Catawba County, NC, maps show the location of
Jacob Lanier Setzer's property. |
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Map showing Jacob
Setzer's property |
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According to the
1850 Catawba County Census, Jake and Delilah were living in
Catawba County with their nine children and a Mulato woman by
the name of Rachel Hartzook. |
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1850 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station |
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First Name |
Last Name |
Age |
Sex |
Race |
Occupation |
Real Estate |
Birth Place |
School this Year |
Jacob |
Setzer |
44 |
M |
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Farmer |
$1500 |
Catawba |
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Delilah |
" |
42 |
F |
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Catawba |
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Marcus |
" |
20 |
M |
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Farmer |
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Catawba |
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Mahalya |
" |
18 |
F |
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Catawba |
X |
William |
" |
16 |
M |
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Farmer |
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Catawba |
X |
Jacob |
" |
14 |
M |
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Catawba |
X |
Noah |
" |
12 |
M |
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Catawba |
X |
John |
" |
10 |
M |
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Catawba |
X |
Anna |
" |
9 |
F |
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Catawba |
X |
Patrick |
" |
6 |
M |
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Catawba |
X |
Henry |
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5 |
M |
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Catawba |
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Rachel |
Hartzook |
42 |
F |
Mulatto |
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Catawba |
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The Catawbans, Vol 1 |
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"Grafters of a N.C. County"
by Gary Freeze, p. 87 |
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The
most transient of all Catawbans were the mulattoes, whose mixed
race and free status earned the enmity of most whites in the
Piedmont. There were only a few mulattoes in the 1850
Census. Most of them were women. None owned land.
Most of them did not even have family present. Often free
women of color lived near one another and took housework jobs.
Barbara Clodfelter, age 10, lived with tenant farmers Marcus
Bost and his wife Nancy. Next door to the Bosts live Mark
Keener, 17, who worked for the Thomas Witherspoon family.
Next door, Rachel Hartzook, 45, worked as a servant for the
Jacob Setzers in eastern Catawba. |
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Delilah Eliza
Deal Setzer died 14
Oct 1850 at the age of 41 and was buried at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Conover. |
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Jacob married a
second time on 23 Sep 1851 to Nancy Malinda Fraisure (22 Jul
1813 - 11 Jun 1877). Nancy was 38 at the time of her marriage
to Jacob. Their marriage produced no children. |
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According to the
1860 Catawba County Census, seven of Jacob's children were still
living at home. They were William, Harvey,
Noah, Wilburn,
Patrick, Theodore and Ann. Patrick was 17 years old at the time
and still attending school. Jacob had acquired an impressive
$7000 worth of Real Estate and his Personal Estate was valued at
$3450. |
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1860 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station |
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First Name |
Last Name |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation |
Real Estate |
Personal Estate |
Birth |
School |
Jacob |
Setzer |
57 |
M |
Farmer |
$7000 |
$3450 |
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Maelinda |
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47 |
F |
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NC |
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William |
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24 |
M |
Farmer |
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$150 |
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Harvey |
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23 |
M |
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Noah |
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22 |
M |
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Wilburn |
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20 |
M |
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X |
Patrick |
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17 |
M |
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X |
Theodore |
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14 |
M |
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X |
Ann |
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18 |
F |
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X |
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According to the
Catawba County Agricultural Census of 1860, the cash value for
Jacob’s farm was $6000. He had $225 worth of farm implements
and machinery, 5 horses, 3 mules, 6 milk cows, 8 other cattle,
16 sheep, 40 pigs, 425 bushels of wheat, 800 bushels of Indian
Corn, 40 bushels of oats and 30 lbs. of wool. |
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1860 Catawba County Agricultural Census, Catawba Station |
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1860 Catawba
County Agricultural Census, Catawba Station |
Name of Owner: |
Jacob Setzer |
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Value of Livestock: |
$895 |
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Wheat, # of Bushels: |
425 |
Improved (Land): |
100 acres |
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Horses: |
5 |
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Oats, # of Bushels: |
40 |
Unimproved (Land): |
500 acres |
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Mules: |
3 |
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Indian Corn Bushels: |
800 |
Cash Value of Farm: |
$6000 |
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Milk Cows: |
6 |
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Ginned Cotton Bales: |
0 |
Value of Farm Implements: |
$225 |
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Working Oxen: |
0 |
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Wool: |
30 |
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Other Cattle: |
8 |
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Swine: |
40 |
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Sheep: |
16 |
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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 Delila Setzer served in the Civil War.
Marcus Elkanah (age 32),
William Able (age 26),
Jacob
Harvey (age 25),
Noah Monroe (age 24),
John Wilburn (age 22),
Patrick Sylvanus (age 19), and
Henry Theodore (age 16) enlisted
as part of the Confederate army during the American Civil War, leaving Jacob with a large farm
and no sons to help run it.
Patrick Sylvanus 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 for 16 months.
Henry Theodore
Setzer, age 17, and
Marcus Elkanah
Setzer, age 33, were also prisoners at Point Lookout.
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
on 21 Mar 1865 at
the age of 34. He is buried at Point Lookout, MD. |
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William Able Setzer, Jacob Harvey Setzer, John Wilburn Setzer
and Henry Theodore Setzer |
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After having
spent over a
year as Prisoners of War and in various hospitals, brothers William Able,
Noah Monroe, John Wilburn, Patrick Sylvanus and Henry Theodore
Setzer
returned home as the Civil War ended.
The Post Civil
War era was a difficult time for many southern families. Jacob
was fortunate to have only lost two of his sons. |
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By 1870, all of
Jacob’s sons had left the family farm except for Patrick and
Henry, who continued to live with their father and his second
wife, Malinda, after the Civil War. Jacob’s age at the time was
65. The Census has Patrick’s age listed as 22, but his correct
age would have been 27. Henry’s age was also incorrect and
should have been 24. |
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1870 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station |
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Last Name |
First Name |
Age |
Sex |
Race |
Occupation |
Real Estate |
Personal Estate |
Birth |
21+/Male |
Setzer |
Jacob |
65 |
M |
W |
Farmer |
$5000 |
$200 |
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Malinda |
55 |
F |
W |
Keeping House |
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Patrick |
22 |
M |
W |
Farm Laborer |
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X |
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Henry |
21 |
M |
W |
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Miles Rankin
Witherspoon and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Aderholdt were living
nearby the Jacob Lanier Setzer family. Their daughter
Laura became the wife of Jacob’s 9th son
Patrick on 27 Dec 1871. |
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Jacob’s wife
Malinda died on 11 Jun 1877 at the age of 64 and was buried at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Conover, NC.
After Malinda’s
death, Jacob married a third time on 21 Mar 1878 to Patsy Ruth
Ann Deitz (31 Oct 1842 - 22 Aug 1912). Jacob was 73 at the time
of his third marriage, Patsy was 35. Their marriage produced
two children. |
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Jacob and Patsy's marriage produced two children. |
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Children of Jacob Lanier Setzer and Patsy Ruth Ann Deitz |
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Married |
"Infant Male" Setzer |
30 Dec 1878 |
1 Jan 1879 |
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George Eddie Setzer |
19 Sep 1881 |
04 Apr 1933 |
Lillie Catherine Little |
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According to the
1880 Catawba County Agricultural Census, Jacob had 195 acres of
property on Depot Street, heading toward Claremont from
Witherspoon’s X-Rds. The farm consisted of 55 acres of
Improved/Tilled land, 4 acres of Improved/permanent meadows,
pastures and orchards, 4 acres of Unimproved/Woods and 60 acres
of Unimproved/Old fields.
The Farm value
was $6000 with $100 worth of farm implements and machinery, $295
worth of livestock and $20 fence repairs and new fences in 1879.
$70 was the amount paid for farm labor wages during 1879, with
15 weeks of hired labor. The Estimated value of all farm
productions sold, consumed or on hand for 1879 was $430. The
family had 2 horses and 1 mule. There were 2 milk cows, 7 other
cattle, 2 head of cattle sold in 1879, and 1 head of cattle
died. The family produced 40 lbs. of butter. The farm contained
15 sheep in 1880, 5 of which were born in 1879, 1 died from
disease, 5 of the sheep were shorn in 1879 providing 10 lbs. of
wool. The farm also had 16 pigs, 25 chickens and produced 100
dozen eggs in 1879.
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1880 Catawba County Agricultural Census, Catawba Station |
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Jacob Lanier
Setzer died on 10 Dec 1891 at the age of 87, and was buried at
St. John’s Lutheran Church near his first two wives,
Delilah Deal and Mailinda Fraisure. |
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According to the
1910 Catawba County Census, Patsy continued to live on the
Setzer family farm in the Cline Township (Claremont) located on
Depot Street. Jacob’s youngest son, George, was living with his
mother on the farm. George had married, Lillie, and had two
children of his own, Ida and Craig.
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1910 Catawba County Census, Cline Township, Depot Street |
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Last Name |
First Name |
Relation |
Sex |
Age |
Race |
Occupation |
Setzer |
Patsy R. |
Head |
F |
67 |
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George E. |
Son |
M |
28 |
W |
Hardware |
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Lillie C. |
Daughter-in-Law |
F |
26 |
W |
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Ina T. |
Granddaughter |
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W |
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Craig M. |
Grandson |
M |
6/12 |
W |
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Upon her death
on 22 Aug 1912, Jacob’s third wife, Patsy Ruth Ann
Deitz, was buried at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Conover near her beloved Jacob. |
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St. John's Lutheran
Church in Conover
The 3 closest graves are Patsy, Malinda and Jacob Setzer |
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In Memory of
Jacob Setzer
Who
Was born
Oct 4, 1804
and died
Dec 10, 1891
Aged 87 yrs, 2 m, 26 d
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"Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of
life." Rev. 2:10 |
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Jacob's Sons |
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(Left) Jacob's son, William
Able Setzer, is buried at Center Methodist Church in Catawba, NC |
(Right) Jacob's son,
Patrick Sylvanus Setzer, is buried at Bethlehem Methodist Church
in Claremont, NC |
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Jacob's son, Henry
Theodore Setzer, is buried at Friendship Methodist Church in
Newton, NC |
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SOURCE |
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A special thanks to Peggy Loftin Brotherton for
the photo of Jacob Lanier Setzer. |
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Thanks to Alisha Story for
the Hart's Square Photos |
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If you have additional photos or information
about Jacob Lanier Setzer or his family, please contact me. |
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