Steamboat Men

 

Steamboat, ferry men and workers listed in the 1834 Newport City Directory

 

Name

Address

Occupation

 

 

 

Carter, Samuel

Monmouth

River trader

 

 

 

Darling, Isaac

Monmouth

River trader

Doughty, C M

Alley

Steamboat Captain

 

 

 

Ford, Joseph

Front

River trader

 

 

 

Perry, Samuel

York

River trader

 

Steamboat, ferry men and workers listed in the 1840 Newport City Directory

 

Name

Address

Occupation

 

 

 

Clark, Robert P

Front

Boat store

 

 

 

Doughty, Linton C

Taylor & Front

Follows the river

Doxon, George W

Front & Columbia

Newport Ferry

 

 

 

Fleming, Andrew

Front

River Pilot

Ford, Joseph

Front

River Trader

Fowler, John

Columbia

Ferry boat pilot

 

 

 

Henthorn, William

 

Follows the river

 

 

 

Lippencott, George

Boards at Mrs. Lippencott

Follows the river

 

 

 

Osborn, James

Boards at Mrs. Osborn

Follows the river

 

 

 

Peirce, John

Madison

River trader

Perry, Samuel

York

River trader

 

 

 

Van Dusen, John

 

Ship carpenter

 

 

 

Washington, Thornton

Madison

Steamboat clerk

 

Steamboat, ferry men and workers listed in the 1850 Campbell County Census

 

Name

Born

Where

Occupation

 

 

 

 

Air, Robert

1806

Scotland

Steamboat Captain

Air, William

1833

Kentucky

Boatman

Alvert, William

1827

New York

Boatman

Anderson, Adam

1827

Ohio

Ship carpenter

Anderson, Joseph

1829

Penn

Ship carpenter

Anderson, Samuel

1805

Ohio

Ship carpenter

Anshutes, Philip

1810

Germany

Boatman

Attenborough, William

1825

England

Pilot

 

 

 

 

Bates, Thomas

1820

Pennsylvania

Boatman

Bedgood, George M

1823

Tennessee

Pilot; d-15 Sep 1854 NP

Berriman, Ezekiel

1815

Pennsylvania

Boatman

Biggs, Thomas

1826

Ohio

Steamboat Agent

Bolden, Robert

1820

Kentucky

Pilot

Brickell, Samuel

1805

Pennsylvania

Steamboat Captain

Brimstone, William

1799

Ireland

Boatman; d-30 Dec 1852 NP

Bruce, John

1825

Kentucky

Pilot

 

 

 

 

Callahan, James

1834

Kentucky

Steamboat Cabin boy

Campbell, Samuel

1782

Pennsylvania

Boatman

Carter, J L

1824

Kentucky

Steamboat Clerk

Carter, Oswald T

1829

Virginia

Pilot

Casteel, Solomon

1808

Ohio

Boatman

Christie, John

1820

Ohio

Steamboat Captain

Clay, R A

1809

Virginia

Steamboat Captain

Cobb, William

1823

Kentucky

Boatman

Covell, James

1830

Virginia

Steamboat Mate

Crupper, John

1815

Virginia

Steamboat Mate

 

 

 

 

Dailey, William

1822

Virginia

Ship carpenter

Davies, Charles

1821

District of C

River man; d-9 Jan 1854 NP

Davis, Robert

1825

Delaware

Ship carpenter

Dean, A B

1824

Kentucky

Steamboat Steward

Dickerson, Jefferson

1815

Virginia

Pilot

Dugan, Nicholas

1810

Massachusetts

Boatman

 

 

 

 

Ford, Joseph

1805

Pennsylvania

Boatman

 

 

 

 

Gale, George

1818

Kent, England

Mate; d-25 Aug 1853 on steamboat Memphis

Gaugh, Boyd

1807

Pennsylvania

Boatman

Girty, John

1823

Ohio

Steamboat Agent

Goble, Charles

1842

Indiana

Steamboat Engineer

Good, John

1839

Kentucky

Ship carpenter

Gosney, William

1822

Virginia

Pilot

Gracy, Samuel

1810

Ohio

Pilot; d-15 July 1852 in Donalsonville LA

Griffin, John

1817

Maryland

Mate; d-15 Feb 1862 in New Orleans

 

 

 

 

Hagen, Burton

1817

Vermont

Ship carpenter

Haley, Solomon

1824

Penn

Ship carpenter

Hammond, Thomas

1809

New York

Boat Maker

Handley, Isaac

1815

Virginia

Boatman

Harcourt, J J

1811

Ireland

Boatman

Hayman, Franklin

1828

Kentucky

Steamboat Clerk

Herbert, Harling

1815

Virginia

Ship carpenter

Hildreth, Samuel

1815

Maine

Pilot

Hilley, David

1831

Ohio

Ship carpenter

Hoskins, John

1824

New Jersey

Boatman

 

 

 

 

Johnston, George

1818

Virginia

Boatman

Jones, James

1815

Ohio

Pilot

Jones, Joseph

1822

Kentucky

Pilot

 

 

 

 

Keton, Loft

1820

Ohio

Pilot

 

 

 

 

Lacount, Edward

1802

Maryland

Boatman

Landers, Marion

1805

Kentucky

Ship carpenter

Lee, Alexander

1823

Ireland

Boatman

Lewis, William

1822

Ohio

Steamboat Steward

Linet, Edward

1818

Kentucky

Pilot

Littrel, William

1820

Kentucky

Pilot

Logan, Burrell

1826

Virginia

Boatman

Logan, F F

1828

Virginia

Steamboat Captain

Lowe, Giles

1826

New York

Boatman

Lumpkins, George

1835

Kentucky

Steamboat cabin boy

 

 

 

 

Masters, Samuel

1811

Pennsylvania

Ship carpenter

McArthur, James M

1821

Maryland

Steamboat pilot

McArthur, T J

1813

Kentucky

Steamboat pilot

McCloud, James

1815

Virginia

Boatman

McClure, J H

1812

Pennsylvania

Pilot

McDonald, James

1806

Pennsylvania

Pilot; d-15 Feb 1854 in NP

McFelee, Patrick

1802

Ireland

Boatman

McKnight, J P

1823

Kentucky

Boatman

McNally, John

1815

Kentucky

Steamboat Agent

McNella, John

1814

Kentucky

Steamboat Agent

Miller, William

1815

Ohio

Boatman

Morrison, Abram

1824

Kentucky

Pilot

 

 

 

 

Openlander, John

1833

Pennsylvania

Ship carpenter

 

 

 

 

Painter, Samuel

1820

Germany

Boat maker

Pankins, Joseph

1815

Virginia

Boatman

Parsons, Jonathan

1794

Maryland

Ship carpenter

Parson, William

1821

Maryland

Ship carpenter

Pierce, John

1810

Kentucky

Steamboat Captain

 

 

 

 

Raidon, Nathan

1820

Virginia

Pilot

Rickels, William

1830

Kentucky

Boatman

Risley, Hesidia

1822

Massachusetts

Ship carpenter

Rogers, William

1805

Massachusetts

Boatman

Rose, Clinton

1818

Pennsylvania

Boatman

 

 

 

 

Sall, John

1826

Ohio

Pilot

Sanders, John

1811

Halifax

Boat maker

Sarver, James

1828

Pennsylvania

Steamboat Agent

Sarver, Philip

1814

Pennsylvania

Steamboat Agent

Schrimp, Henry

1820

Germany

Ferry man

Sebastian, Charles

1827

Ohio

Boatman

Sebastian, John

1820

Kentucky

Pilot

Sherden, Michael

1820

Ireland

Boatman

Simmons, John

1824

Maryland

Ferry Man

Simpson, Washington

1820

Tennessee

Pilot

Smith, J F

1811

Pennsylvania

Pilot

Smith, John

1811

New York

Steamboat Steward

Smith, Ward

1826

Virginia

Skiff maker

Smith, William

1825

Virginia

Boatman

Statmiller, Edward

1834

Germany

Boatman

Steel, R E

1810

On Sea

Ship Carpenter

Steward, John

1831

New York

Boatman

Stombs, William P

1810

Germany

Boatman

 

 

 

 

Tatman, Theodore

1831

Virginia

Pilot

Temple, Alexander F

1805

New York

Ship carpenter

Thomas, Albert

1815

Virginia

Steamboat Captain

Thomas, Charles

1805

Germany

Steamboat Cook

Thomas, John

1823

Virginia

Boatman

Turner, Harrison

1831

Kentucky

Pilot

 

 

 

 

Vaugh, Henry

1833

Kentucky

Boatman

 

 

 

 

Walker, William P

1820

Kentucky

Pilot

Walker, William S

1821

Delaware

Boatman

Warrington, Thomas

1824

Kentucky

Boatman

Washington, George

1815

Virginia

Steamboat Captain

Wenselstine, Joseph

1828

Germany

Pilot Clothman

Williamson, John

1828

Ohio

Pilot

Williamson, Samuel

1820

Virginia

Pilot

Williamson, Euclid

1824

Virginia

Steamboat Captain

Wood, Moses B

1827

Ohio

Ship carpenter

Wright, William J P

1806

New York

Ship carpenter

 

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