Keeper Bio: Smoot, Mary E

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

 

 

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