Keeper Bio: Hunt, Thomas

Date of Service: 1873-1885

1844: Born in Virginia.

1873: Served as Second Assistant at York Spit Shoal Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $400/year.

1874-1876: Served as Assistant Keeper at Deep Water Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $420/year.

1876-1882: Served as Assistant Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $420/year.

1880: In the US Census, Thomas Hunt (age 36), single,  lives in Warwick County (Denbigh area) of VA. working as lighthouse keeper.

1884-1885: Served as Assistant Keeper at Tue Marshes Lighthouse, VA. His annual salary was $440/year.

Sources: Familysearch.org, Chesapeake Chapter Database.

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