Date of Service: 1854-1870
1813+/-: Thomas L. Kendall is born in Virginia.
1854-1861: Thomas L. Kendall is appointed the first Principal Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His salary is $500/year.
1861-1865: Thomas Kendall enlists in the 5th Virginia Cavalry. The lighthouse is discontinued during the Civil War.
1865-1868: Thomas L. Kendall is reinstated as the Principal Keeper at Point of Shoals Lighthouse, VA. His salary is $600/year. (His wife Susan Kendall is First Assistant).
1868-1870: Thomas L. Kendall is appointed Principal Keeper at Cape Charles Lighthouse, VA. His salary is $760/year.
1870: In the U.S. Census, Thomas lives with his wife, Susan, in Northampton County, VA.
Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org
