Date of Service: 1885 – 1903
1861: Born on October 21, in Mathews County, VA. to parents Warner & Laura Hudgins.
1863: Kate Billups is born on October 22, in Mathews County, VA. to parents Robert & Mary Billups.
1885: Oliver Hudgins marries Kate Billups on March 12 in Mathews County, VA.
1885-1886: Serves as Second Assistant Keeper at Wolf Trap Lighthouse (VA). His annual salary was $400.
1886-1887: Serves as First Assistant Keeper at Wolf Trap Lighthouse (VA). His annual salary was $550.
1907-1908: Serves as Principal Keeper at Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse (VA). His annual salary was $440.
1887-1888: Serves as Principal Keeper at Wolf Trap Lighthouse (VA). His beginning annual salary was $660, and his ending annual salary was $600.
1888-1899: Serves as Principal Keeper at New Point Comfort Lighthouse (VA). His annual salary was $560.
1899-1903: Serves as Principal Keeper at Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse (VA). His annual salary was $575.
1903: Died on September 5, 1903, from blood poisoning due to complications from a crab bite on his hand. He is buried at Friendship Cemetery, Susan, VA.
Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org;
