Ninth District Lighthouse Keepers 1800's
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from: Original Records of U.S. National Archives
Illinois Lightkeepers Ninth District
Calumet Station Ninth District Chicago, Illinois
Name Date of Oath Birthplace
or Appointment
Edwin J. Moore Sept 6, 1883 Kentucky
Robt F. Graham Nov 26, 1886 Wis
Andrew J. Davenport Aug 6, 1883 Mich
Chicago Station Ninth District Chicago, Illinois
Anthony Hagen July 1, 1875 Norway
Simon P. Nelson Mar 31, 1883 Norway
Joseph Hanson Apr 1, 1887 Illinois
Chas A. Lindstrem Sept 28, 1883 Sweden
H.L. Hansen Apr 1, 1880 New York
Bendix Rolfson Apr 6, 1889 Norway
Swen Christianson Aug 21,1889 Norway
Ole Hansen May 4, 1883 Norway
Edw'd N. Curran Aug 27, 1890 Michigan
Albert S. Samuelson June 1, 1891 Wisconsin
Thomas J. Bailey Dec 22, 1887 England
Michigan & Wisconsin 9th & 11 th District
Name Date of oath Birthplace
(spelling questioned) or appointment
Waugochance Light 9th District
Jno. McHarry Aug 12, 1865 Ireland
Jas. Davenport Apr 19, 1871 Michigan
Jno. Lasley May11, 1871 ----
William Duclon Aug 25, 1873 New York
Andrew J. Davenport July 21, 1883 Michigan
Orville Shurtleff Feb 15, 1875 ----
Anthony Thompson Mar 3, 1876 ----
John Mulcroone Oct 16, 1874 Ireland
William Taylor Aug 27, 1880 Michigan
Levi Chapman Sept 24, 1874 Michigan
Dennis McIntyre June 11, 1881 Michigan
George W. Marshall Nov 27, 1882 New York
James Mc Carty Sept 15, 1883 Michigan
Charles Marshall Sept 22, 1884 Michigan
J.H. Messler Sept 8, 1886 New York
John Herman Oct 16, 1886 ----
Skilligalle Light 11th District
Vital Bourissau Sept 24, 1874 Michigan
Frank Bourissau May 6, 1875 Michigan
Chas. J. Louisignau May 16, 1879 Michigan
Louis Corday Apr 19, 1882 Michigan
Joseph Fountain Sept 28, 1882 Michigan
William Fountain Apr 7, 1883 Michigan
Andrew Bourisau Sept 1, 1885 Michigan
McGulpin's Point Light
Charles Louisignau June 8, 1869 Michigan
T.P. Dunn June 14, 1875 ----
Gabriel Bourisau Feb 22, 1875 Michigan
James Davenport Sept 17, 1879 ----
Wisconsin Lights
Manitowoc Pierhead 9th District Milwaukee
Superintendency
Christian Anderson Apr 27, 1875 Br. Am.
Charles Algrin July 11 1893 Wisconsin
Jens J. Rolifson Oct 22, 1895 Norway
William Kurth May 6, 1897 Germany
Carl Witzman(Nitzman) Feb 14, 1899 Germany
Twin River Point 9th District Milwaukee
Superintendency
Andrew J. Davenport Aug 6, 1883 Michigan
Andrew J. Allen Mar 9, 1887 Wisconsin
William P. Rooney Aug 18, 1887 Wisconsin
Henry Taylor Nov 21, 1888 Wisconsin
James McIntosh Apr 21, 1890 Scotland
William H. Elliot Apr 1, 1891 Canada
Frank Wille (failed to qualify) June 7, 1892 --------
John Craig Nov 15, 1892 Scotland
Ernst Kasten Feb 15, 1893 Wisconsin
Chas Ahlgrin July 1, 1893 Wisconsin
John Fabick July 3, 1893 Germany
Joseph Napiezineki(Napiezincki) Sept 27, 1893 New York
Gabriel Ariansen (?) Aug 21, 1895 Norway
Ingvald Olsen Nov 18, 1895 Norway
Thomas W. Pollok Nov 20, 1897 New York
James O. Gallagher June 6, 1893 Mich
L.A. Stine(T.A. St*ne) Sept 14, 1874 Wisconsin
John B. LaFond Jan 17, 1880 Wisconsin
Lawrence A. Sasson(Easson) Aug 9, 1880 Scotland
Mrs. Alice Easson Aug 13, 1880 England
Peter Danielson Jan 4, 1876 Sweden
George Weaver Nov 5, 1881 Wisconsin
William Lewis Apr 3, 1882 England
Anthony Gauthier July 13, 1882 Wisconsin
S.P. Nelson July 13, 1882 Norway
Andrew J. Davenport Aug 6, 1883 Mich
Gustanis ? Baum(Banm)resigned 12/1/86 /Nov 18,1886 ----
Andrew J. Allen Mar 9, 1887 Wisconsin
Baileys Harbor Light Milwaukee
Superintendency
Hans L. Hanson Apr 1, 1880 ----
Burr Caswell(Ben) Jan 24, 1874 ????
Geo Larson July 22, 1874 Denmark
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