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Ida
Lillian
Setzer
(1884 - 1964)

Patrick
Sylvanus
Setzer
(1843 - 1923)

Jacob
Lanier
"Sawmill Jake"
Setzer
(1804 - 1891)

John Setzer I
(1754 - 1822)

Jacob
Setzer I
(1730 - 1766)

Johannes
Adam
Setzer
(1710 - 1808)

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John Wilburn Setzer     Born: 30 May 1840, Catawba County, NC Died:  25 Nov 1907, Catawba County, NC                             John Wilburn Setzer was born 30 May 1840 in Catawba County, NC.  He was the seventh child born to Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah Deal.                             John Wilburn Setzer        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.  John Wilburn was only 10 years old at the time.  His birth county is listed as Catawba and he attended school.     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       John Wilburn'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.  John Wilburn's name is listed as "Wilburn" on this Census and his age is listed as 20.  The other siblings still on the family farm were William, Noah, (Jacob) Harvey, Patrick, (Henry) Theodore 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     n 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.  "He made good during his term of service.  He was wounded several times during the war.  After his return home, he tilled the soil, and is one of Catawba's good farmers."   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.       After the war, John Wilburn married Evaline/Emeline Tabitha Smith on 07 May 1868.  Evaline was born on 17 Sep 1850 in Catawba County, NC.   Children of John Wilburn Setzer and Margaret Evaline Emeline Smith Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Robert Smith Setzer 21 Feb 1869 10 May 1952 Minnie Elizabeth Setzer William Augustus Setzer 25 Mar 1874 26 Aug 1942 (1) Laura Etta Hass (2) Cora Etta Campbell Lottie Lue Etta Setzer 30 Dec 1875 21 Feb 1959 William C. Pump Alley m. 18 Aug 1895 Homer Olen/Omri Setzer 18 Jan 1890 5 Nov 1979 (1) Catherine Doom (2) Catherine Inman       The 1880 Census shows John Wilburn and Evaline living in the Catawba Township of Catawba County.  They had 3 children - Robert, Villa A. (William Augustus), and Lottie L. ranging from ages 4 to 10.  John's age is shown to be 10 years older than Evaline.   1880 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station   Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relationship S/M/W Occupation Birth Setzer Wilburn S. W M 40   M Farmer NC ------ Evaline W F 30 Wife M Keeping House NC ------ Robert W M 10 Son S Works on Farm NC ------ Villa A. W M 5 " S at home NC ------ Lottie L. W F 4 Daughter S "     " NC       The 1900 Census shows Wilburn and Evaline living in the Catawba Precinct of Catawba County.  Robert and William were no longer living at home, but younger brother Omri (Homer Olen/Omri Setzer), age 10, was.   1900 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station                             Name Relation Race Sex Birth Age SMW Yrs Md Children Birth Occupation Last First Mth Yr Total Living Setzer Wilburn Head W M May 1840 60 M 31     NC Farmer ------ Evaline Wife W F Sep 1849 50 M 31 4 4 NC   ------ Omri Son W M Jan 1890 10 S       NC at school       John Wilburn Setzer died 25 Nov 1907 in Catawba County, NC.  Evaline died 20 Jul 1908.  Both are buried in the cemetery at St. John's Lutheran Church in Conover, NC.               SOURCES           If you have additional photos or information about the Setzer family, please contact me.