Date of Service: 1875 – 1882
1837: Mary Brawner is born in 1837 in MD.
1858+/-: Richard M. Smoot marries Mary Brawner in MD.
1875-1876: Mary E. Smoot is appointed First Assistant at Upper Cedar Point Lighthouse, MD. Her salary is $400/year. (Her husband Richard M. Smoot serves as Principal Keeper).
1876-1882: Mary E. Smoot is appointed First Assistant at Mathias Point Shoal Lighthouse, MD. Her salary is $400/year. (Her husband Richard M. Smoot serves as Principal Keeper)
1900: In the U. S. Census, Richard (67), lives with his wife Mary (63), in Port Tobacco, MD. His occupation is listed as farmer.
1904: Mary E. Smoot dies in Maryland at age 67.
Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org
