Thomas Point Shoal - List of Keepers

This is a work-in-progress. Records at the National Archives list keeper appointments through 1912 only. The US Lighthouse Service civilian keepers continued their service until 1939, when the Lighthouse Service merged with the U.S. Coast Guard. A few station logs of USCG keepers from the 1950s and 1960s have provided some names during that period. If you know of others with documented service at Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse, please contact us so we can continue to expand our keeper list.

Position
Surname
First Name
MI
Date Appointed 
day-month-yr
Date Left 
day-month-yr
Reason
for Leaving
Notes
Keeper Sullivan Geo. E.
6
7
1874
 
 
 
Transferred
 Moved to new T.P. Shoals LH as Asst.
Keeper Burchenal Eugene  
4
11
1875
27
11
1880
Resigned
 1st Lighted 27 Nov 1875
2 Asst Miller Charles  
16
11
1875
15
2
1877
Promoted
  
1 Asst Sullivan Geo. E.
4
11
1875
25
1
1877
Removed
  
Actg 2 Asst Miller Geo. A.
15
2
1877
26
3
1877
Perm Appt
  
2 Asst Miller Geo. A.
26
3
1877
12
8
1879
Resigned
  
1 Asst Miller Charles  
15
2
1877
27
11
1880
Promoted
  
Actg 2 Asst Maley John  
12
8
1879
12
8
1879
Declined
  
2 Asst Warmkessel Julius  
19
8
1879
3
12
1880
 
  
Actg Keeper Miller Charles  
27
11
1880
16
2
1881
Perm Appt
  
Actg 2 Asst Parrish John W.
7
12
1880
17
6
1881
Removed
  
Actg 1 Asst Warmkessel Julius  
3
12
1880
17
2
1881
Perm Appt
  
Actg 1 Asst Atwood Benjamin  
6
7
1881
16
8
1881
Removed
 Civil War record lists same name
Actg 2 Asst Culleton George F.
16
9
1881
2
1
1883
Promoted
 2 Asst position abolished - 2 Jan 1883
Keeper Miller Charles  
16
2
1881
17
6
1881
Removed
  
Actg 2 Asst Roberts Charles G.
31
8
1881
16
9
1881
Resigned
  
Actg 2 Asst Suit John B.T.
1
7
1881
31
8
1881
Promoted
  
Actg 1 Asst Suit John B.T.
31
8
1881
2
1
1883
Resigned
  
1 Asst Warmkessel Julius  
17
2
1881
17
6
1881
Promoted
  
Actg Keeper Warmkessel Julius  
17
6
1881
8
12
1886
Removed
 * 1880 Cen., Balto., MD, ae 35, born Germany
Actg 1 Asst Culleton George F.
3
1
1883
19
3
1883
Perm Appt
  
1 Asst Culleton George F.
19
3
1883
6
9
1883
Transferred
  
Actg 1 Asst Evans James L.
6
9
1883
16
10
1883
Resigned
  
Actg 1 Asst League Henry C.
16
10
1883
17
12
1883
Perm Appt
  
1 Asst League Henry C.
17
12
1883
19
1
1884
Resigned
  
Actg 1 Asst Rollins Henry F.
19
1
1884
25
6
1884
Perm Appt
  
1 Asst Rollins Henry F.
25
6
1884
24
12
1884
Transferred
  
1 Asst Jackson Jesse  
20
2
1885
19
11
1885
Resigned
  
Actg 1 Asst Jackson Jesse  
12
2
1885
20
2
1885
Perm Appt
  
Actg 1 Asst Parkinson George  
22
1
1885
12
2
1885
Resigned
  
Actg 1 Asst Reynolds John  
19
11
1885
16
1
1886
Perm Appt
  
Keeper Culleton George F.
 
12
1886
1
4
1901
 
  
Actg 1 Asst Proctor James A.
 
12
1886
19
1
1887
Resigned
  
Actg 1 Asst Rawlings Samuel F.
27
11
1886
 
 
 
Declined
  
1 Asst Reynolds John  
 
1
1886
13
11
1886
Transferred
  
Actg 1 Asst Dillingham Charles A.
19
1
1887
27
2
1888
Perm Appt
  
1 Asst Dillingham Charles A.
27
2
1888
3
12
1889
Resigned
  
Actg 1 Asst Schirgur John K.
3
12
1889
20
3
1890
Perm Appt
  
1 Asst Schirgur John K.
20
3
1890
29
4
1890
Resigned
  
Actg 1 Asst Suit John. B.T.
29
4
1890
12
3
1891
Perm Appt
  
Actg 1 Asst Robinson Charles  
16
12
1891
28
2
1894
Perm Appt
  
1 Asst Suit John B.T.
12
3
1891
21
11
1891
Transferred
 to Greenbury Point Shoals
1 Asst Robinson Charles  
28
2
1894
 
12
1897
Transferred
  
Actg 1 Asst Hartmann Charles W.
19
7
1898
16
9
1898
Perm Appt
  
1 Asst Hartmann Charles W.
12
1
1899
28
5
1901
   no end date listed
1 Asst Addicks Henry  
28
5
1901
1
8
1903
    
Keeper White Daniel A.
1
4
1901
 
11
1904
    
1 Asst Jansen Edward  
1
8
1903
13
10
1904
    
1 Asst Earle Peter S.
13
10
1904
16
3
1905
    
Keeper Suit John B.T.
1
12
1904
19
3
1908
    
1 Asst Robinson Charles  
16
3
1905
 
3
1905
   appears to have not served
1 Asst Wingate Henry C.
 
3
1905
1
1
1907
    
1 Asst Austin Homer T.
26
9
1907
2
1
1908
   Asst Keeper, Cape Hatteras 1912-1913
1 Asst Larsen Chas. A.
1
1
1907
26
9
1907
    
1 Asst Jennett Devaney F.
1
10
1908
14
4
1909
   served most in Outer Banks NC
1 Asst Kerley John R.
2
1
1908
1
10
1908
    
Keeper Schoenfelder William R.
1
10
1908
19
12
1911
    
Keeper Wingate Henry C.
19
3
1908
1
10
1908
    
1 Asst Norton Saml. W.
 
12
1909
 
1
1910
   brief service - dates uncertain
1 Asst Swain Malachi D.
12
11
1909
19
11
1909
    
1 Asst Tolson John T.
14
4
1909
12
11
1909
   served most in Outer Banks NC
1 Asst Cantler Millard F.
 
1
1910
 
 
1910
   brief service - dates uncertain
1 Asst Ennis John L.
11
1
1910
 
 
 
   serving at end of FY 1912
Keeper Van Houter Sheldon R.
19
12
1911
 
 
 
   serving at end of FY 1912
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
USCG Harris E. C.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Doyle Arnold W.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Tolson Jesse B.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Mason Cecil  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Tarantino Sal  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Jacobs James O.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Crow Thomas  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Maddox Jesse C.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG DeGroot Walter C.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Thomason G. M.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Montgomery G. W.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1951-1953
USCG Leikam George  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1957-1958
USCG Gollattscheck Joseph C.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1957-1958
USCG Dors Robert  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1957-1958
USCG Koerner E.Stanley  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1957-1958
USCG Simons A. J.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1957-1958
USCG Robbins Tylen B.M.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1957-1958
USCG Shamanski Raymond  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1957-1958
USCG Herpel George W.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Grant Reginald E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Beals John M.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Sentz Irvin L.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG McClung Henry T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Edgar Berry T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Funkhouser Beverly L.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Gruber Walter C. L.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Sigler Robert G.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Dennis William G.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Salek Thomas J.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1961-1962
USCG Baber Hastle E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Roehm Robert G.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Sapp Richard H.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Wolcott Carl E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Donoway William H.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Smith Harold E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Sands R. M.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Bullis M. R.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Spatafora David A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Goodman Elmer J.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Jones John E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Zwierzynski J.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG Tonkin James W.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1963-1964
USCG McGehee George L.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Blick John E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Haynes Alan C.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Outland Paul T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Van't Hof Paul D.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Conley Richard E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Ray Benson J.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Watson William H.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Nicholson James T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1965-1966
USCG Candler Edgar W.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Wallace Lem E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Hopkins George S.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Grove Ronald E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Kissell Michael P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Tunis William J.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Lemon Paul D.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Pritchard Herman S.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Griffiths Thomas B.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Szillage Robert K.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Mitchell W. J.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Fahey William N.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Hallisey J. D.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1967-1968
USCG Burrus Alonzo O.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1969-1970
USCG Evans John  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1969-1970
USCG Kehring J.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1969-1970
USCG Swint S.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1969-1970
USCG Mordecai Danny E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1969-1970
USCG Hollenbeck Roger E.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1969-1970
USCG Leppo Harry F.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   serving part of 1969-1970
USCG Ferguson Richard W.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 serving part of 1969-1970