Misc: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Lock Keepers (1873-4); Maryland Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Eileen Beales Johnson , and transcribed by Kathy Poore. *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** The information was gathered from the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 79, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Entry 293- Payrolls March 1873 to July 1874. This was an oversize ledger that could neither be copied nor scanned due to its size. The attached file is from the ledger, which was all in script handwriting. The spelling is how it appeared to Kathy Poore and the order is how it appeared in the ledger. MARCH 1873 Lock Keepers GEORGETOWN DIVISION Welch, Amos Keeper Out Let Lock Morgan, Daniel F. Keeper of Lock No. 1&2 Cammack, E. 3&4 Fawcett, Abraham 5 Tarmon, Thomas 6 Harrison, Elizabeth 7 Davis, Elizabeth 8 Hill, Wm. T. 9&10 Dove, Wm. T. 11 Shanks, Charles 12 Selby, Richard 13&14 West, William T. 15 Henderson, William 16 Fisher, E.E. 17&18 Cass, Elizabeth 19&20 Grimes, Martha 21 Fields, Elizabeth 22 Hoskinson, Martha 23 MONOCACY DIVISION Benson, Allen 24 Word, Mrs. C.W. 25 Benson, T.B.W. 26 Walters, James 27 Dwire, Thomas 28 Rench, John H. 29 Rench, Mrs. M. 30 McKernan, Thomas 31 Greenwalt, Abe 32 Reynolds, George 33 Patten, James 34 (blank in March, copied from April) Hardy, G.W. 35 ANTIETAM DIVISION Grim, Margaret F. 37 Reynolds, Ezra 38 Jones, William M. 39 Delaney, John F. 40 Shipley, Thomas Guard 4 Hardy, George Lock 36 HANCOCK DIVISION (This appeared in two groups, the first group in descending order in the ledger). Gay, Henry 54&5 Hodges, Mrs. George 53 Ingram, C. 51&2 Brewer, Jos. G. 49&50 Flynn, Jas. A. 47&8 Wiland, D. 45&6 Bloom, S. Guard 5 Shiflet, Jos. 41 Morary, S. 42 Cheny, L. 43 McArdle, H. 44 CUMBERLAND DIVISION Apple, George 56 McArnery, Mary 57 Beall, William 58 Gross, John W. 59 Twigg, Harrison 60 Stinebough, Peter 61 Keefer, George 62 Depew, Joseph 63 -1/3 Weston, George 64- 2/3 Gross, Daniel 66 Darkey, Francis 67 Goldsborough, Elijh 68 Dannison, D.H. 69 Crabtree, Mary 70 McCully, William 71 Crawfis, Samuel 72 Terrell, James 73 Burke, Peter 74 Bloss, J.M. Way Bill 75 Neil, Pheobe A. Guard Lock 8