Dog Island Lighthouse Keepers

 Meyers, Jacob D., July 25, 1839-1842, paid $500/year

 Babcock, Latham, Keeper Jan 3, 1842-1849, paid $500/year

 Crawford, Oliver, Keeper Nov 30, 1844-befrore 1847, paid $500/year (1,2A)

 Ridlin (Ridler), Joseph, Keeper Dec 16, 1846-1855,

16, 1846-Ju1 11, 1849), transferred to CAFE SAN BLAS, paid $500/year

 Kerby, Robert, Keeper July 11, 1849-Aug 27, 1850, paid $500/year

 Bray, Samuel, Keeper Aug 26, 1850-Aug 22, 1851, lighthouse destroyed, paid $500/year

 Wentworth, Charles, Keeper 1853-?

 Baker, William H., Keeper Feb 23, 1854-Aug 8, 1866, CSA

Keeper/caretaker 1861-1864, resigned, (b Sicily), paid $500 by

US, S500, 5240 by CSA, later $120/year by CSA as caretaker

 Register, A. J., Asst. Keeper Sept 7, 1857-before 1861, (b FL), paid $360/year

 Hall, Joseph H., CSA Asst. Keeper Jan 23, 1861-Sep 30, 1861,

says later US Asst. Keeper after 1865-before 1869, paid

$300 by US, $360/year by CSA

 Coburn, Henry C., Keeper Aug 8, 1866-Feb 15, 1870, resigned, (b

NH), paid $600, later (1867) $640/year

 Hussey, Merril, Asst. Keeper Nov 21 1867-Aug 28, 1867, later

(1868) at CAPE SAN BLAS, (b ME), paid $400/year

 Hoffman, Valentine, Asst. Keeper Aug 19, 1868-Aug 28, 1869,

resigned, (removed ?), (b FL), paid S400/year

 Cox, William G., Asst. Keeper Aug 28, 1869-Jun 13, 1871,

transferred to CAPE SAN BLAS, later (1873) at SOMBRERO KEY, (b

1840 AL), no family, paid $400/year

 Austin, Edmond, Keeper Feb 15, 1870-Jun 13, 1871, resigned

(removed ?), (b 1828 England), (b NJ ?), w Julia (b 1818

Ireland), s. James (b 1851 FL)

 Coleman, Thomas (Thompson), Keeper Jun 13, 1871-1873, transferred

to CAPE SAN BLAS, formerly (1871) at CAPE SAN BLAS, (b GA), also

a Thomas S. Coleman listed at ANCLOTE KEYS in 1898, paid $640/year

Richman (Rickum), Francis (Franz) O., Asst. Keeper Jun 13, 1871-

29, 1871, resigned, (b Germany), paid $400/year

Messina, Gaspar, Asst. Keeper Sep 29, 1871-Apr 10, 1872, resigned, paid $400/year

Lewis, Alexander, Asst. Keeper Apr 10, 1872-Jan 27, 1873, removed, paid $400/year

 Ellis, Jackson, Asst. Keeper Jan 28, 1873-Mar 21, 1873, declined, paid $400/year

 Witherspoon (Wetherspoon), Jason M., Asst Keeper Mar 21, 1873-?,

resigned, formerly (1870) at CAPE SAN BLAS, paid $400/year

 Caldwell, John M., Asst Keeper Aug 4, 1873-Apr 4, 1874, removed,

(b FL), paid $400/year

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Information from the book "Keepers of Florida Lighthouses 1820-1939" By Neil Hurley,

For more info see Florida Lighthouses