Keeper Bio: Davis, William Edward

Keepers

Date of Service: 1909-1930

1861   Born on October 13, 1861, in Mathews County, VA. to parents Larkin & Sarah Winder Davis.

1889  Marries Mary Elizabeth Marchant on January 24, 1889

1900   In the U.S. Census, his occupation is listed as a farmer in Mathews County, VA.

1909-1917  Serves as First Assistant Keeper at Windmill Point Lighthouse (VA). His beginning annual salary was $440, and his ending annual salary was $480.

1914   William Edward Davis & Keeper Charles Respess assist occupants of a disabled gasoline launch on July 5, 1914.

1917-1930+/-  Serves as Keeper at Windmill Point Lighthouse (VA). His beginning annual salary was $624, and his ending annual salary was $1,680.

1918   Keeper Davis & his Assistant, J.M. Marchant, performed duties faithfully during hazardous ice conditions.

1932   Died on December 26 at age 70 and buried at Smither Cemetery, Mathews County, VA.

Sources – www.uslhs.org; Chesapeake Chapter Database, www.lighthousefriends.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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