Diamond City, NC Occupations
Keepers of the Light
Cape Lookout, NC
Source: Soldiers of Surf and Storm: The Light & Lifesavers of Cape
Lookout, NC
T. M. O’Brien & D. L. Nobles
Keepers, Cape Lookout |
Date Appointed |
Remarks |
William H. Gaskill |
December 15, 1887 | Resigned April 19, 1912 |
| William T. Willis | April 19, 1912 | Left July 1, 1914 |
| Freddie G. Gillikin | July 1, 1914 | May 1, 1916, became Keeper of Core Banks. |
| Walter M. Yeomans | Acting Keeper until 1916. | |
| Leslie Moore | September 11, 1918 | Acting Keeper during 1917. Left July 9, 1929 and assigned to the 4th District as Chief Warrant Officer. |
| Freddie G. Gillikin | September 12, 1929 | Transferred to Fort Macon December 5, 1938. Position was left vacant in 1939 and the station became part of Beaufort Station in 1940 as part of the reorganization. |
Keepers, Cape Lookout Light |
Date Appointed |
Remarks |
| James Fulford | June 2, 1812 | |
| William Fulford | January 28, 1828 | |
| There may have been other keepers between 1812 and 1828, however no records to indicate this could be located and it was not unusual for a keeper to serve for lengthy terms. |
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J. R. Royal |
January 17, 1854 | As stated above, other keepers may have served during this period but no records were located. |
|
G. Chadwick |
February 24, 1863 | |
| J. R. Royal |
May 25, 1864 | |
| Manson W. Mason |
May 21, 1869 | |
|
M. J. Mason (A) |
August 22, 1876 | Served as Acting Keeper until formally appointed. March 13, 1877 This is no doubt the pseudonym of Emily Julia Mason, daughter of Manson Mason. If so, it is the only evidence of a woman “chief keeper.” |
| W. F. Hatsel |
July 12, 1878 | |
|
Denard Rumley |
November 1, 1888 | |
| T. G. Davis (A) |
February 22, 1893 | Served as Acting Keeper until formally appointed. February 22, 1895 |
| J. Wilson Gillikin |
June 1, 1900 | |
|
Alfred B. Hooper |
November 1, 1903 | |
| Charles W. Clifton |
October 2, 1909 | |
First Assistant Keeper |
Date Appointed |
Remarks |
|
S. Blunt |
September 27, 1859 | This is the first evidence located in the records of an assistant keeper. |
| J. R. Guthrie |
19 March 1864 | |
| W. H. Guthrie |
16 July 1864 | |
| J. Royal |
August 3, 1869 | |
| Josephus Willis |
21 May 1869 | |
| B. P. Davis |
May 4, 1870 | |
| W. P. Fulcher |
April 17, 1876 | |
| M. T. Lewis |
August 22, 1876 | |
| Joseph Willis |
March 26, 1877 | |
| Denard Rumley |
July 30, 1878 | |
| J. B. Noe |
May 17, 1883 | |
| T. L. Davis |
July 26, 1886 | |
|
Otway G. Davis |
February 22, 1893 | |
| James S. Davis |
January 1, 1901 | |
| Alpheus B. Willis |
July 1, 1903 | |
| Arthur Midgett |
November 17, 1903 | |
| James W. Gillikin |
October 1, 1905 | |
| W. S. Hamson |
July 1, 1906 | |
| James W. Gillikin |
July 1, 1908 | |
| Alpheus B. Willis |
September 16, 1909 | |
| V. L. Watson | October 1, 1909 | |
| J. M. Burrus |
June 20, 1912 | |
Second Assistant Keeper |
Date Appointed |
Remarks |
|
J. Royal |
January 17, 1860 | This is the first evidence of a second assistant. |
| W. Guthrie |
July 16, 1863 | |
| A. P. Guthrie |
March 19, 1864 | |
| M. Royal |
July 28, 1864 | |
| H. C. Davis |
May 21, 1869 | |
| B. P. Davis |
May 4, 1870 | |
|
Miss Charlotte Ann Mason |
August 21, 1872 | This is the only evidence of a woman “assistant keeper” found in the records of Cape Lookout. |
| J. M. Lewis |
May 27, 1875 | |
| Fillmore Willis |
August 22, 1876 | |
| J. Willis |
January 3, 1877 | |
| T. G. Davis |
June 12, 1885 | |
| Otway B. Davis |
August 12, 1886 | |
| Franklin A. Lewis |
December 22, 1894 | |
| James Davis |
August 15, 1895 | |
| Charles N. Pugh |
January 1, 1901 | |
| William G. Rollinson |
July 1, 1903 | |
| J. B. Quidley |
October 16, 1905 | |
William G. Rollinson |
August 1, 1906 | |
| Charles O. Peel | September 8, 1911 | |
| J. L. Willis, Jr. | February 2, 1912 | |
From "Our Shared Past" prepared for the Diamond City &
Ca'e Bankers Reunion, August 1999 as a collection of writings, research
and recollections to tell the story of the Banks communities.
Copyright 1995, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
All rights reserved.
From "Our Shared
Past" prepared for the Diamond City & Ca'e Bankers Reunion, August
1999 as a collection of writings, research and recollections to tell the
story of the Banks communities.
Copyright 1995, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
All rights reserved.
