Lighthouse Keepers of Color

Lighthouse

State

First

Last

Sex

Race

Birthplace

Position

Served

Confirmed?

Census

Register

Amelia Island

FL

Edward

Mordecai

M

M

GA

Asst

1873 - 1879

Yes

No

Yes

Amelia Island

FL

Samuel

Petty

M

B

FL

Head

1878 - 1879

Yes

No

Yes

Amelia Island

FL

Samuel

Petty

M

B

FL

Asst.

1879 - 1880

Yes

No

Yes

Amelia Island

FL

Adam

Williams

M

B

FL

Asst.

1879

Investigating

Amelia Island North Range

FL

Julius

Traeye (Tracye)

M

M

FL

Asst.

1872

Investigating

No

Yes

Amelia Island North Range

FL

John

Miles

M

B

FL

Asst.

1872 - 1880

Yes

No

Yes

Amelia Island North Range

FL

John

Miles

M

B

FL

Head

1880 - 1895

Yes

No

Yes

Amelia Island North Range

FL

C. H.

Miles

M

B

FL

Head

1895 - 1899

Yes

No

Yes

St. Marks

FL

Samuel

Forbes

M

B

FL

Asst.

1875 - 1880

Yes

Yes

Yes

St. Marks

FL

Issac (Isaac or Isac)

Dent

M

B

FL

Asst.

1880 - 1882

Investigating

No

Yes

Barnwell Place

GA

Clarence H.

Miles

M

B

FL

Head

1908 - 1913

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ft. Jackson

GA

Daniel E.

Duncan

M

B

SC

Head

1900 - 1908

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ft. Jackson

GA

Samuel S.

McFall

M

M

GA

Head

1885 -1888

Investigating

No

Yes

Proctors Place Beacon

GA

Clarence H.

Miles

M

B

FL

Keeper

1905

Yes

No

Yes

Tybee Knoll

GA

Eliza

Morel

F

M

GA

Asst.

1879

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tybee Knoll

GA

Thaddeus

Morel

M

M

GA

Head

1879 - 1880

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hilton Head Range

SC

Renty F.

Greaves (Cruel or Crowell)

M

B

SC

Asst.

1883 - 1887

Investigating

No

Yes

Hilton Head Range

SC

Edward

Simmons

M

B

SC

Asst.

1905-1911

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hilton Head Range

SC

Paul

Wright

M

B

SC

Keeper

? - 1932

Investigating

Hunting Island

SC

Monday W.

Williams

M

B

SC

1st Asst.

1883

Investigating

No

Yes

Hunting Island

SC

Clarence H.

Miles

M

B

FL

2nd Asst.

1899-1903

Yes

Paris Island

SC

Paul

Wright

M

B

SC

Ast & Kpr

1905 - 1920?

Investigating

No

Yes

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