LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS

OF

CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE

1845 -1912

(THERE ARE TWO LISTED BEFORE 1845)

NATIONAL ARCHIVES MICROFILM PUBLICATION

MICROCOPY 1373 ROLL 3

----------KEEPER-------------------------------- ANUAL SALARY ------------SERVICE BEGAN------------ SERVICE ENDED

WILLIAM FULFORD, KEEPER ----------------$400-------------------------- JAN. 28, 1828

JOHN R. ROYAL, KEEPER ----------------- ----$400 --------------------------JAN. 17, 1834

A. P. GUTHRIE, Assistant---------------------- $300 --------------------------SEPT. 27, 1859

SILAS BLOUNT, Assistant ---------------------$300-------------------------- SEPT. 27, 1859------------- July 17, 1860, Resigned

JOSEPH ROYAL, Assistant --------------------$300-------------------------- JUL. 17, 1860

GAER CHADWICK, KEEPER --------------- --$400-------------------------- FEB. 24, 1863---------------- MAY 24, 1864, Resigned

WALLACE GUTHRIE, 2^nd Assistant ---------$300-------------------------- JUL. 16, 1863---------------- Mar. 19, 1864, Resigned

ABNER P. GUTHRIE, 2^nd Assistant ----------$300-------------------------- Mar. 19, 1864---------------- July 28, 18--?

JOSEPH GUTHRIE, 1^st Assistant -------------$300--------------------------- Mar. 19, 1864 ----------------July 16, 1864

JOHN R. ROYAL, KEEPER --------------------$760--------------------------- May 25, 1864----------------- May 21, 1869 REMOVED

WM. H. GUTHRIE, 1^st Assistant -------------$300 ---------------------------July 16, 1864----------------- Aug. 3, 1865 Resigned

MARTIN ROYAL, 2^nd Assistant -------------$400 ----------------------------July 28, 1864 -----------------May 21, 1869 REMOVED

JOSEPH ROYAL, 1^st Assistant ----------------$400 ---------------------------Aug. 3, 1865-------------------May 21, 1869 REMOVED

M. W. MASON, KEEPER -----------------------$760 ---------------------------May 21, 1869 ------------------___________ Resigned

JOSEPHUS WILLIS, Assistant ----------------$400--------------------------- May 21, 1869 -----------------May 4, 1870 Resigned

THOMAS C. DAVIS, Assistant ---------------$400 ---------------------------May 21, 1869----------------- Mar. 4, 1874 Resigned

BENJAMIN P. DAVIS, Assistant ------------$400---------------------------- May 4, 1870------------------ July 16, 1872 REMOVED

MISS C. A. MASON, Assistant ---------------$425--------------------------- Aug. 2, 1872------------------ May 27, 1875 Resigned

WALLACE P. FULCHER, Assistant ---------$475--------------------------- Apr. 17, 1874------------------- Aug. 22, 1876 Resigned

JOHN M. LEWIS, Assistant -------------------$425---------------------------- May 27, 1875

JOHN M LEWIS, Assistant --------------------$425---------------------------- Mar. 16, 1876 ____________ REMOVED

M. J. DAVIS, KEEPER--------------------------- $700 ----------------------------Aug. 22, 1876 ------------------Mar. 1877 APPT.

MARTIN T. LEWIS, Assistant ---------------$4.75---------------------------- Aug. 22, 1876------------------ Mar. 1877 transf. & promoted

FILLMORE WILLIS, Assistant ---------------$4.25---------------------------- Aug. 22, 1877

JOSEPHUS WILLIS, Assistant--------------- $425 -----------------------------JAN. 3, 1877

M.J. DAVIS, KEEPER ---------------------------$700 -----------------------------Mar. 13, 1877 --------------------July 11, 1878 REMOVED

JOSEPH WILLIS, Assistant -------------------$425----------------------------- Mar. 25, 1877

JOSEPHUS WILLIS, Assistant ---------------$425----------------------------- Mar. 10, 1877

J. B. WHITEHURST, Assistant ---------------$425 ----------------------------Apr. 6, 1877 ---------------------July 27, 1878 Transferred

W. F. HATSEL, KEEPER -----------------------$750 -----------------------------July 17, 1878 --------------------REMOVED

DENARD RUMLEY, Assistant--------------- $425----------------------------- July 30, 1878

DENARD RUMLEY, Acting Keeper ---------$760---------------------------- Nov. 1880 ----------------------Feb. 1881 REMOVED

VAN BUREN DAVIS, Assistant -------------$475 -----------------------------Nov. 1880 ----------------------Feb. 1881

JOHN P. B. NOE, Assistant-------------------- $475----------------------------- Nov. 1880---------------------- Feb. 1881

DENARD RUMLEY, KEEPER,-----------------$760--------------------

VAN BUREN DAVIS, Assistant---------------$475-----------------------------------------------------------------April 5, 1883 Resigned

J. P. B. NOE, Assistant--------------------------$425------------------------------------------------------------------May 17, 1883 Pen. Appt.

ISIAH F. WILLIS, Assistant--------------------$425-------------------------------------------------------------------Resigned

J. T. B. NOE, Assistant-------------------------- $425-----------------------------May 17, 1883---------------------June 26, 1886 Resigned

THOMAS C. DAVIS, ACTING----------------$425------------------------------June 8, 1883----------------------June 12, 1883 permt. Appt.

THOMAS C, DAVIS, Assistant---------------$425------------------------------June 12, 1883-------------------July 26, 1886 prooted

OTWAY B. DAVIS, Acting---------------------$425------------------------------Aug. 12, 1886-------------------Sept. 11, 1886 Permt. Appt.

OTWAY B. DAVIS, Assistant-----------------$425------------------------------Sept. 11, 1886------------------Feb. 22, 1893 Promoted

T. C. DAVIS, KEEPER----------------------------$720-------------------------------Dec. 23, ____-------------------Absolute

OTWAY B. BURNS, 1^st Asst.------------------$500-----------------------------

FRANKLIN P. LEWIS, 2nd Asst. ------------$420-------------------------------May 4, 1893----------------------Dec.. 23. Absolute

FRANKLIN P. LEWIS, Asst.------------------ $450-------------------------------Dec. 23, ___ --------------------Dec. 6, 1894 Resigned

JAMES J. DAVIS, 2^ND Asst.-------------------$450-------------------------------Aug. 1895------------------------April 10, 1900 Resigned

J.N. GILLIKIN, KEEPER-------------------------$720--------------------------------June 1900------------------------1903

ALFRED B. HOOPER, KEEPER---------------$720--------------------------------Nov. 1, 1903---------------------Nov. 1^,1903

OTWAY B. DAVIS, 1^ST Asst.----------------$500--------------------------------Feb. 22, 1893--------------------Aug. 21, 1886

JAMES. S. DAVIS, 1^ST Asst.------------------$500--------------------------------Jan. 1, 1901---------------------Feb. 7, 1901

ALPHUS B. WILLIS, 1^ST Asst.--------------- $500--------------------------------Jul. 1, 1903----------------------Aug. 3, 1903

ARTHUR MIDGETT, 1^ST Asst.---------------$500--------------------------------Nov. 17, 1903------------------ Dec. 7, 1903

JAMES DAVIS, 2^ND Asst.---------------------$450--------------------------------Aug. 15, 1895-------------------Aug. 28, 1895

CHARLES W. PUGH, 2^ND Asst.--------------$450--------------------------------Jun. 17, 1901---------------------Sept. 5, 1898

ALPHUS B. WILLIS, 2^ND Asst.---------------$450-------------------------------Mar. 1, 1901---------------------Oct. 21, 1901

WM. S. ROLLINSON, 2^ND Asst.--------------$450--------------------------------Jul. 1, 1903----------------------Oct. 1, 1903

ISIAH WILLIS, 3^RD Asst.----------------------$450

JOSEPH GUTHRIE, 3^RD Asst.-----------------$450

JONES LAWRENCE, 3^RD Asst----------------$450

J. M. GILLIKIN, 3^RD Asst.----------------------$450

ALFRED B. HOOPER, KEEPER---------------$720---------------------------------Nov. 1, 1903

ARTHUR MIDGETT, 1^ST Asst.---------------$500---------------------------------Nov. 17, 1903-------------------Dec. 7, 1903

JAMES W. GILLIKIN, 1^ST Asst.--------------$500---------------------------------Oct. 1905------------------------Oct. 19, 1905

W. S. HARRISON, 1^ST Asst.-------------------$500

_______ ROLLINSON, 2^nd Asst.-------------$450---------------------------------Jul. 1, 1903----------------------Oct. 1, 1903

JOHN B. QUIDLEY, 2^ND Asst.-----------------$450--------------------------------- Oct. 16, 1905-------------------Dec. 21, 1905

WM. G. ROLLINSON, 2^ND Asst.--------------$450----------------------------------Aug. 1, 1906-------------------Aug. 10, 1906

THE FOLLOWING LIST GIVES MONTHLY INCOME

C. CLIFTON, KEEPER---------------------------$60------------------------------------Oct. 2, 1909-------------------Sept. 23, 1909-1912

JAMES W. GILLIKIN, 1^ST Asst.--------------$42.50--------------------------------Jul. 1908-----------------------Nov. 1908-1909

A. B. WILLIS, 1^ST Asst.------------------------$37.20--------------------------------Sept. 16, 1909----------------Nov. 20, 1909 - 1912

V. L. WATSON, 1^ST Asst.---------------------$42.50---------------------------------Oct. 1, 1909------------------Oct. 1909

THOMAS M. BURRUS, 1^ST -----------------$516 AN.------------------------------Jan. 1912--------------------Feb. 1912

WM J. ROLLINSON (ROBINSON)2^ND Asst. $450 AN. ------------------------ 1906

CHARLES PEEL, 2^ND Asst.-----------------$450 ANNUAL-----------------------1911

J. V. WILLIS SR., 2^ND Asst.----------------________------------------------------1912