Date of Service: 1846 – 1849
1802: William B. Taylor is born in St. Mary’s County, MD.
1832: William B. Taylor marries Eleanor Guyther on February 14.
1846-1849: William B. Taylor is appointed Principal Keeper at Piney Point Lighthouse, MD. His annual salary was $350.
1850: His occupation is listed as a farmer in the U.S. Census.
1854: William’s wife, Eleanor, dies suddenly on July 27 of cholera.
1854: William Taylor, age 14, son of William B. Taylor dies on August 2.
1857-1858: William B. Taylor dies in the 2nd district of St. Mary’s County, MD.
Sources –April Havens, Piney Point Museum, Official Register of the U.S., Source Marriage Licenses, 1794-1900 of St Mary’s County, Maryland], [Source: Charles E. Fenwick, “Benjamin Tippett, 1805-1876,” CHRONICLES OF ST MARY’S, monthly publication of St. Mary’s County Historical Society, Vol. 7, No. 8 (August 1959), J. Candace Clifford Lighthouse Research Catalog
