St. George Lighthouse Keepers

CAPE ST GEORGE

 Smith, Alien, Keeper 1834-after l835, succeeded his father,

accused of drunkenness

 Adkis (Adkins), David, Keeper Jan 3, 1842-1846, paid S450, later

(1845) $500/year

 McKeon, William, Keeper Dec 16, 1846-1848, paid $450

 Lee, Francis, Keeper, Jun 30, 1848-before 1859, later (1859) at

 CAPE SAN BLAS, paid $450/year

 Taylor, William H., Keeper Jul 11, 1849-Nov 1850, deceased, paid $450/year

 Austin, William, Keeper Nov 13, 1850-1851, (b 1829 England), w

Elizabeth (b 1829), 2 children in 1850, paid $450/year

 Williams, Braddock, Keeper Feb 23, 1854-Jan 10, 1861, CSA Keeper

Jan 10, 1861-Dec 31, 1861, dismissed, later transferred to CAPE

SAN BLAS, returned as Keeper May 13, 1868-Mar 6, 1874, reduced,

Asst. Keeper Mar 6, 1874-Jan 13, 1879, resigned, (b NC), not

listed in 1870 census, paid $450/year in 1854, $450 by CSA, later

(Oct 1861) $240, then $120/year as caretaker, $640 in 1868, $400 as Asst.

 Williams, Jo. A., Asst. Keeper Sep 7, 1857-before 1862, paid $360

 Williams, Arad L., CSA Asst. Keeper Jan 10, 1861-Sep 30, 1861,

position abolished, Asst. Keeper May 13, 1868-Mar 6, 1874,

promoted, Keeper Mar 6, 1874-Jun 9, 1875, killed in fall from

tower, formerly (1868) at CAPE SAN BLAS, (b AL), paid $360 by

CSA, $400 by USA as Asst., $630 as Keeper/year

 Reilly, James, Keeper July 26, 1866-Jan 9, 1867,

Aug-Dec), resigned, paid $450

 Murphy, John, Asst. Keeper Nov 2, 1866-Nov 21, 1867, declined

position, paid $360, later 400/year

 Lucroft (Lugroft, Lucraft), Joseph, Keeper Jan 9, 1867-May 13,

1868, resigned, formerly (1866) at CAPE SAN BLAS, paid $450,

later $600/year (1,2,2A,3)

 Scanlan (Scanlon), Michael, Asst. Keeper Nov 21, 1867-1868,

resigned, later (1869) at CAPE SAN BLAS, (b NY) paid $400

 Johnson, Leroy, Asst. Keeper?, after 1868

 Williams, James Albert, Keeper Jun 9, 1875-Aug 1, 1893.

transferred to APPALACHICOLA BAY RANGE FRONT FL, later (1895) at

CROOKED RIVER, (b AL), paid $630/year

 Williams, John W., Asst. Keeper Jan 13, 1879-1886, died, (b FL, d

1886), paid $400/year

 Williams, James Chester, Asst'Keeper Jun 2, 1886-Aug 1, 1893,

resigned, later (1896) at APPALACHICOLA BAY & ST GEORGE SOUND

BEACONS, (b 1866 Pensacola FL), paid $400/year

Pope, Francis M., Asst Keeper Nov 28, 1893-1893? declined, (b 1852 FL) (1,3)

 Porter, Edward G., Keeper Aug 16, 1893-1912, formerly (1893) at

CAPE SAN BLAS as Asst, (b FL), wife and 5 children, paid $630,

later $730/year

 Roberts, Walter Andrew, Asst Keeper Jun 13, 1894-Aug 30, 1902,

transfered to CAPE SAN BLAS, later Asst Keeper Apr 16, 1909-after

1912, (b FL), paid S440, later $540/year, (1909) S55/month as Asst

 Knickermeyer, William J., Asst Keeper Aug 30, 1'902-Apr 16, 1909,

transfered to CAPE SAN BLAS, paid $540/year

 Brooks, Clairmon (Clement), Keeper before 1922-after 1923, later

(1925) at CARYSFORT REEF, formerly (after 1912) at SANTA ROSA

SOUND BEACONS FL, (1901) at CHOCTAWAHATCHEE BAY RANGE BEACONS FL,

(b AL)

 Roberts, Walter Andrew Jr., Asst Keeper before 1928-after 1929,

could be W. A. Roberts listed at ST JOSEPH BAY in 1951