Date of Service: 1880-1882
1845: Haywood B. Pettigrew is born in September, in Tyrell County, NC.
1864: Haywood Pettigrew enlists in the 2nd US Colored Cavalry as a Private.
1866: Pettigrew is discharged on February 12th as a Sergeant in the US Colored Cavalry.
1860s: Haywood Pettigrew marries Amy Wood in Edenton, NC. They go on to raise 3 girls.
1870: Pettigrew lives in Tyrell County, NC with his wife Amy. His occupation is listed as farm labor in the US Census.
1880: Haywood Pettigrew is appointed First Assistant at Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, VA. His beginning salary was $440 per year, and his ending salary was $550 per year.
1880: Pettigrew is appointed First Assistant at Craney Island Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary is $420.
1881: Pettigrew is promoted to Principal Keeper at Craney Island Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary is $540. (His wife Amy served as Acting Assistant)
1882: Haywood B. Pettigrew resigns as Principal Keeper at Craney Island Lighthouse, VA. His ending salary is $540 per year.
1900: In the U.S. Census, Haywood Pettigrew lives with his wife in Edenton, NC. His occupation is listed as a Minister.
1910: In the U.S. Census, Haywood Pettigrew lives with his wife in Edenton, NC. His occupation is listed as a Minister.
1920: In the U.S. Census, Haywood Pettigrew lives with his wife in Edenton, NC. His occupation is listed as a Minister.
1927: Haywood B. Pettigrew dies on October 10th at the age of 82. He is buried at Vine Oak Cemetery, Edenton, NC.
Keeper Haywood B. & Amy W. Pettigrew Anecdotes
Keeper Haywood B. Pettigrew and his wife Amy are most likely the only officially appointed African American couple that worked in the Lighthouse Service in the Chesapeake Bay region. Haywood Pettigrew fought with the 2nd US Colored Cavalry against the Confederates, ending his service as a Sergeant. After resigning in 1882 as Keeper of Craney Island Lighthouse, he and his family moved back to North Carolina, where he became a Minister.
Sources: Familysearch.org, Chesapeake Chapter Database.
