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Marcus
Elkanah
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Born: 10 Mar 1830, Lincoln/Catawba County,
NC Died: 21 Mar 1865, Catawba County, NC |
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Marcus Elkanah
Setzer was born 10 Mar 1830 in Lincoln/Catawba County, NC.
He was the first child born to
Jacob Lanier Setzer and Delilah
Deal. |
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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 |
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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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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. Marcus was 20 years old at
the time. His birth county is listed as Catawba, but the
same portion of land was Lincoln County until 1842 when Catawba
County was formed. |
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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 |
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42 |
F |
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Catawba |
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Marcus |
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20 |
M |
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Farmer |
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Catawba |
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Mahalya |
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18 |
F |
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Catawba |
X |
William |
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16 |
M |
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Farmer |
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Catawba |
X |
Jacob |
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14 |
M |
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Catawba |
X |
Noah |
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12 |
M |
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Catawba |
X |
John |
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10 |
M |
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Catawba |
X |
Anna |
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9 |
F |
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Catawba |
X |
Patrick |
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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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Around 1853 Marcus married Harriett Yount. |
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The 1860
Catawba County Census list those living on the family farm.
They had two children: Lowrance (age 6) and James M. (age 3).
There was also a "bound" servant, Sarah A. Shell (age 14),
living on the family farm. |
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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 |
Marcus E. |
Setzer |
30 |
M |
Farmer |
700 |
400 |
NC |
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Harriette |
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30 |
F |
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Lowrance |
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6 |
M |
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James M. |
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3 |
M |
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Sarah A. |
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14 |
F |
Bound |
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X |
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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 Delilah Setzer served in the Civil War. |
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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. |
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John Wilburn Setzer, age 22, enlisted in Company K, 46th
Regiment on 27 Mar 1862. |
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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. |
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Marcus Elkanah
enlisted on 04 Jul 1862 in Company E, 57th Regiment North
Carolina Infantry. He died of disease as a POW on 21 Mar 1865 at Point Lookout,
Maryland. The Civil War ended on 09 Apr 1865 when General
Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse - just 2 1/2
weeks after Marcus' death. |
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Children of Markus Elkanah Setzer and Harriett Yount |
Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Lowrance Setzer |
Abt. 1854 |
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James Morris Setzer |
25 Jan 1857 |
23 Nov 1924 |
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Patrick H. Setzer |
Abt. 1861 |
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The 1880
Catawba County Census shows Harriett and her two youngest sons,
James and Patrick, living on a farm near brother-in-law, Wilburn
Setzer. Harriett's age is 50. |
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1880 Catawba County Census, Catawba Township |
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Last Name |
First Name |
Race |
Sex |
Age |
Relationship |
S/M/W |
Occupation |
Birth |
Setzer |
Harriet |
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F |
50 |
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Farmer |
NC |
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James M. |
W |
M |
22 |
Son |
S |
Works on Farm |
NC |
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Patrick H. |
W |
M |
19 |
Son |
S |
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Death Certificate for James Morris Setzer |
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If you have additional photos or information
about the Setzer family, please contact me. |
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