Dog Island Lighthouse Keepers, Franklin County, Florida

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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-before 1847, paid $500/year (1,2A)

Ridlin (Ridler), Joseph, Keeper Dec 16, 1846-Ju1 11, 1849), transferred to 
CAPE 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-Sept 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

Information from the book "Keepers of Florida Lighthouses 1820-1939"
by Neil Hurley.  For more info see Florida Lighthouse Page,
http://www.erols.com/lthouse/home.htm