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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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Marcus Elkanah Setzer

 
 

Born: 10 Mar 1830, Lincoln/Catawba County, NC
Died:  21 Mar 1865, Catawba County, NC

 
 

 

                       

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.

                           
 
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
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)
 
 

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.

 
 

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  
 

 

Around 1853 Marcus married Harriett Yount. 
 

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.

 

 

1860 Catawba County Census, Catawba Station

 
First Name Last Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate Personal Estate Birth School
Marcus E. Setzer 30 M Farmer 700 400 NC  
Harriette " 30 F       "  
Lowrance " 6 M       "  
James M. " 3 M       "  
Sarah A. " 14 F Bound     " 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.

 

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.

 
Children of Markus Elkanah Setzer and Harriett Yount
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse
Lowrance Setzer Abt. 1854    
James Morris Setzer 25 Jan 1857 23 Nov 1924  
Patrick H. Setzer Abt. 1861    
 
 

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.

 
1880 Catawba County Census, Catawba Township

 
Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relationship S/M/W Occupation Birth
Setzer Harriet W F 50   W Farmer NC
" James M. W M 22 Son S Works on Farm NC
" Patrick H. W M 19 Son S " "
 
 
 
Death Certificate for James Morris Setzer

 
 
 
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