Easter Suggs was living two doors down from this family in 1870:

James Suggs 46 M B Laborer b. NC
Caroline Suggs 22 F B Keeping House b. NC
Elmyere Suggs 8 F B b. NC
Alexander Suggs 4 M B b. NC
Margaret Suggs 1 F B b. NC

There were 5 white male Suggs in Bladen County. Only three were old enough to be a father:

1870 Census Elizabethtown, Bladen Co., NC
Aligood Suggs 50 M W Farmer $0 $200 b. NC
Mar?? Suggs 62 F W Keeping House b. NC
Francis W. Suggs 77 M W Laborer b. NC
Thomas S. E. Suggs 15 M W Laborer b. NC

1870 Census Elizabethtown, Bladen Co., NC
William Suggs 79 M W Farming $1500 $1000 b. NC
Sarah Suggs 52 F W Keeping House b. NC
Thomas Ellis 28 M W Farming b. NC