Steamboat Men

 

Steamboat, ferry men and workers listed in the 1856 Newport Directory

 

Name

Address

Occupation
 

 

 

 

Air, Edward

Front

Steamboat Clerk
 

Air, Robert

Front

Steamboat Captain
 

Air, William N

Bellevue


Captain Newport & Cincinnati Ferry

Alloways, Jonathan

Taylor


Steamboat Runner

Allen, Thomas

Columbia & Madison


Steamboat Mate

Alley, Andrew

Short


Steamboat Mate

Arthur, Emanuel

Jefferson


Steamboat Pilot

 

 

 

Bedgood, George M

Newport


Pilot d-15 Sep 1854

Bennett, W H

Mayo


Ship carpenter

Brickell, Samuel

Front


Pilot

Brogan, James

Jefferson


Captain of Ferry

Brown, David

Saratoga


Steamboat Mate

 

 

 

Campbell, Samuel

Saratoga


Steamboat Mate

Carney, James

Moss & Bellevue


Steamboat Mate

Case, Jonathan R

Rickey


Steamboat Pilot

Clark, James A

Monmouth


Steamboat Pilot

Clark, Joseph

Cabot


Steamboat Pilot

Coghill, William

Ringold


Steamboat Mate

Conway, Peter

Monmouth


Steamboat Pilot

 

 


 

Dix, Levi T

Jefferson

Steamboat Pilot
 

Doxon, Jonathan R

Taylor

Steamboat Pilot
 

Dunseath, David

Jefferson

Steamboat Pilot
 

 

 

 

Fleming, J C

Saratoga

Steamboat Engineer
 

Ford, George W

York

Steamboat Captain
 

Ford, Joseph

Front

Steamboat Captain
 

Ford, Samuel

York

Flat Boatman
 

Fowler, Jonathan T

Jefferson

Steamboat Mate
 

 

 

 

Gaugh, Boyd

Monmouth

Steamboat Mate
 

 

 

 

Harcourt, Joseph F

Jefferson

Steamboat Mate
 

Hinar, D A

Monmouth

Steamboat Pilot
 

Hoople, George

York

Steamboat Captain
 

Hukill, David

Madison

Steamboat Pilot
 

 

 

 

Irvin, A R

York

Steamboat Captain
 

James, D S

Bellevue

Steamboat Clerk
 

Johnson, George W

Jefferson

Steamboat Mate
 

Jordan, A M

Monmouth

Steamboat Pilot
 

 

 

 

Keating, L

Todd

Steamboat Pilot
 

Kidnocker, Jonathan

Short

Steward

 

 

 

Larue, Edwin W

Columbia & Mayo

Pilot
 

Logan, Floyd

Madison

Steamboat Captain
 

Lyons, Mathew

Saratoga

Steamboat Bar Keep
 

Lytle, Andrew

Cabot

Steamboat Mate
 

Lytle, Thomas

Cabot

Steamboat Mate
 

 

 

 

Madison, James H

York

Pilot
 

Madison, George W

York

Pilot
 

Matson, Isaac

Monmouth

Steward
 

McCormick, Jonathan

Short

Ship Carpenter
 

McDonald, Jonathan

Cabot

Steamboat Mate
 

McDowell, William R

Orchard

Steamboat Mate
 

McKinley, William

Columbia

Steamboat Captain
 

Mead, J C

Cabot

Captain Newport & Cincinnati Ferry
 

Meek, Jonathan P

York

Boat Rigger
 

Morrison, A

York

Pilot
 

Mowee, George

Goodman

Ship Carpenter
 

 

 

 

Nelson, Robert

Jefferson

Pilot
 

Newcomb, Jonathan

York

Steamboat Captain
 

 

 

 

Ofield, James

Eglantine

Steamboat Mate
 

 

 

 

Painter, James M

Monmouth

Mate
 

Painter, Samuel

Bellevue

Mate
 

Painter, Thomas

Monmouth

Mate
 

Pancoast, Joel

Madison

Mate
 

Pence, Jacob

Jefferson

Ship Carpenter
 

 

 

 

Raipe, Charles L

East Row

Steward
 

Raipe, Jonathan J

East Row

Steward
 

Ratcliff, George C

York

Steamboat Decorator
 

Richardson, Thomas L

Monmouth

Mate
 

Riley, Jonathan

Rickey

Mate
 

Roach, Edward

Eglantine

Steward
 

Roach, Jonathan

Eglantine

Mate
 

Rogers, William

York

Mate
 

 

 

 

Schneider, Daniel

Isabella

Ship Carpenter
 

Sebastian, Jonathan

Front

Captain
 

Sebree, Jonathan

Short

Pilot
 

Seeds, Charles

Monmouth

Pilot
 

Selman, Garrett

Jefferson

Steward
 

Seymour, Thomas

Walnut

Pilot
 

Smith, Albert H

Saratoga

Pilot
 

Smith, E J

Front

Steamboat Pilot
 

Smith, Jonathan

York

Pilot
 

Solar, Stephen

Monmouth

Steamboat Carpenter
 

Srump, Henry

Bellevue

Steamboat Mate
 

Steins, James

Southgate

Mate
 

Stell, Richard E

Isabella

Steamboat Carpenter
 

Stepleton, Jesse

Taylor

Steamboat Mate
 

Summons, J B

Front

Steamboat Captain
 

Symmes, Henry H

Monmouth

Steamboat Captain
 

 

 

 

Thomas, Albert

Front

Steamboat Captain
 

Thompson, Daniel

Monmouth

Steamboat Engineer
 

Tonkin, Henry

Cabot

Ship Carpenter
 

Tucker, James

Cabot

Mate
 

Turner, Harrison

Short

Pilot
 

 

 

 

Vail, Langdon

Eglantine

Mate
 

Veach, Horatio

Tibbatts

Mate
 

 

 

 

Washington, Thornton

Madison

Steamboat Captain
 

Wilkins, William

Rickey

Mate
 

Williams, Harrison

York

Pilot
 

Williamson, Jonathan A

Madison

Steamboat Captain
 

Williamson, Samuel S

Eglantine

Pilot
 

Willson, James

Bellevue

Steamboat Engineer
 

 

 

 

Yocum, William

York

Mate
 

 

Steamboat, Ferry Men and workers in the 1860 Census

 

Name

Born

Where

Occupation

 

 

 

 

Air, Robert

1810

Scotland


Steamboat Captain

Air, William

1833

Ohio


Steamboat Captain

Allen, Thomas

1822

Pennsylvania


Mate

Alloy, Andrew

1822

Maine


Mate

Andrews, George

1836

Ohio


Pilot

Anthers, Emanuel

1823

Pennsylvania


Pilot

 

 

 

 

Bengett, William

1838

Virginia


River man

Bennett, A

1816

New Jersey


Steamboat Agent

Bennett, William H

1824

Pennsylvania


Ship Carpenter

Blashford, David

1805

Pennsylvania


Pilot

Boyd, Joseph

1804

Pennsylvania


Mate

Brathe, R L

1825

Indiana


Pilot

Bricker, James

1841

Indiana


Ship Carpenter

Brown, John

1799

England


Ferry stall keeper

Brown, William

1831

Pennsylvania


Steward

Bryson, Isaac

1815

Pennsylvania


Pilot

Burrows, A

1825

Kentucky


River Man

 

 

 

 

Carney, James

1831

Ireland


River Man

Carter, Edward C

1824

Pennsylvania


Steamboat Captain

Case, John

1817

Ohio


Pilot

Catlin, Solomon

1814

Ohio


Steamboat Captain

Chipendell, Thomas

1814

England


River Man

Clark, James

1823

Kentucky


Pilot

Conway, Peter

1825

Pennsylvania


Steamboat Man

 

 

 

 

Davidson, Ben

1810

Ohio


Ship Carpenter

Davidson, Frank

1835

Ohio


Steamboat Captain

Dawson, Nicholas

1826

Virginia


Mate

Devin, Charles

1836

Ohio


Pilot

Deviney, W H

1823

Missouri


Boatman

Dickerson, Jefferson

1827

Virginia


Pilot

Doty, Sanford

1833

Ohio


Mate

Doxon, John

1832

Kentucky


Pilot

Drake, John D

1838

Ohio


River Man

 

 

 

 

Eckles, Marcus

1836

Pennsylvania


Pilot

Elliott, Thomas

1843

Delaware


River Man

 

 

 

 

Fadius, George

1826

Ohio


Pilot

Fairtrace, William

1825

Kentucky


River Man

Felenbecker, Aloysius

1829

France


Ferry Man

Fennell, James

1823

England


Pilot

Fitzsimmons, Charles

1838

Kentucky


River Man

Fitzsimmons, John

1840

Kentucky


River Man

Fitzsimmons, Robert

1842

Kentucky


River Man

Fitzsimmons, Thomas

1844

Kentucky


River Man

Flume, John

1821

Germany


River Man

Ford, John

1832

Pennsylvania


Ship Carpenter

Ford, Samuel

1827

Kentucky


Boat Man

Fowler, John

1838

Ohio


Steward

Fowler, John H

1826

Pennsylvania


River man

Fowler, William

1836

Pennsylvania


Mate

 

 

 

 

Girty, John

1822

Kentucky


Boatman

Gosney, Livingston M

1822

Pennsylvania


Mate

Gosney, William J

1816

Virginia


Pilot

Gough, Oliver Perry

1837

Pennsylvania


Pilot

 

 

 

 

Hall, Isaac M

1825

Alabama


Ship Carpenter

Hamilton, John

1824

Ohio


River Man

Haskins, Charles

1824

Germany


Ship Carpenter

Henderson, John

1829

Kentucky


Pilot

Hicks, Lindsey

1832

Virginia


Steward

Hillger, J H

1822

Hanover


River Man

Hinston, William

1821

Indiana


Pilot

Hukill, Marion

1820

Ohio


Pilot

Hunkel, George

1833

Virginia


Pilot

 

 

 

 

John, John E

1818

Kentucky


Pilot

Johnson, John

1829

England


Boat Maker

 

 

 

 

Kitchein, William

1825

Pennsylvania


Mate

Koeling, Loftus

1818

Ohio


Pilot

 

 

 

 

LaRue, Edwin

1823

Kentucky


Pilot

Laughlin, Samuel

1815

Pennsylvania


Pilot

Lavit, James

1837

Ireland


River Man

Lehman, Garrett

1812

Virginia


Stewart

Lemon, Jefferson

1830

New York


Steward

Littleton, William

1820

Kentucky


Pilot

Logan, Floyd

1828

Virginia


Steamboat Captain

Logan, Linus

1814

Virginia


Steamboat Captain

Logan, William

1816

Virginia


Pilot

Lynch, William

1835

Ireland


River Man

Lyons, M C

1825

Pennsylvania


River Man

Lytle, Andrew

1829

Ireland


Mate

 

 

 

 

Madison, Abraham

1824

Kentucky


Pilot

Madison, James H

1820

Kentucky


Pilot

Maltby, George

1830

Kentucky


Steward

Maltby, George

1839

Ohio


Steward

Mason, Garrett

1833

Virginia


Steward

McBride, Stephen

1811

England


Ship Carpenter

McCormick, William

1814

Pennsylvania


Pilot

McHenry, John

1826

Virginia


Ship Carpenter

McDoil, John

1821

Pennsylvania


River Man

McKane, J V

1825

Pennsylvania


Pilot

McKown, John

1796

Pennsylvania


Ship Carpenter

Mead, John C

1831

Ireland


Steamboat Master

Meek, John P

1820

Kentucky


Ship Carpenter

Meland, George

1830

Kentucky


Pilot

Moore, George

1827

Germany


Ship Carpenter

Morgan, Evan

1819

Virginia


Pilot

Morton, Thomas

1798

Mississippi


Mate

 

 

 

 

Nelson, R J

1820

Kentucky


Pilot

Newcomb, John

1820

Ohio


Steamship Captain

 

 

 

 

O’Hara, Thomas

1824

Ireland


River Man

Oldfield, James

1826

Virginia


Mate

Owens, Charles

1830

Pennsylvania


Pilot

 

 

 

 

Pancoast, Joel

1817

Pennsylvania


Mate

Patterson, Edwin

1832

Ohio


Pilot

Pettit, Levi

1827

Ohio


River Man

Pickelhouse, Moses

1834

Ohio


Steamboat Man

 

 

 

 

Rardin, Nathan

1820

Virginia


Pilot

Richardson, Thomas

1820

Maine


Mate

Roach, Edward

1829

Virginia


Steward

Roach, John

1824

Virginia


Boat Man

Robb, John

1828

Ireland


Steamboat Man

Robertson, Richard

1822

Virginia


River Man

Rodgers, William

1805

Maryland


Mate

Rumbold, Joseph

1830

Ohio


Ship Carpenter

Russell, Joseph

1832

Pennsylvania


Steward

 

 

 

 

Schiness, George

1823

Indiana


Boat man

Sheld, William

1838

Ohio


Pilot

Shrimp, Henry

1818

Pennsylvania


Mate

Simons, (blank)

1827

Ohio


Pilot

Skillman, Solomon

1825

Virginia


Steward

Smith, Albert H

1237

Pennsylvania


Pilot

Smith, C W R

1834

Maine


Steward

Smith, Jackson

1828

Kentucky


Pilot

Smith, Reginald

1834

Ohio


River man

Smith, Ward

1814

Virginia


Skiff Builder

Snyder, Daniel

1825

Baden


Ship Carpenter

Snyder, John

1838

Kentucky


Pilot

Stears, Peter

1832

Texas


Steward

 

 

 

 

Thoborn, William

1841

Pennsylvania


Stewart

Thomas, John T

1824

Kentucky


Ship Carpenter

Tomline, F M

1826

New York


Steamboat Man

Trundell, Thomas

1823

Maryland


Pilot

Turner, Harrison

1823

Kentucky


Pilot

 

 

 

 

Walker, William S

1831

Delaware


Pilot

Wasson, Nelson

1843

Ohio


Pilot

Webster, J D

1826

Ohio


Boat Man

Webster, Thomas

1802

England


Steamboat Man

Wesly, Robert

1832

England


Mate

Wharton, Grafton

1834

Ohio


River Man

Wilkins, William

1832

Ohio


Steamboat Mate

Williamson, John

1828

Ohio


Steamboat Captain

Williamson, Samuel

1822

Virginia


Steamboat Captain

Wilson, A J

1829

Ohio


Mate

Wilson, Andrew D

1811

Ohio


Steamboat Captain

 

Steamboat, ferry men and workers listed in the 1867 Newport City Directory

 

Name

Address

Occupation

 

 

 

Adrian, Caspar

148 Saratoga


River man

Allen, Thomas

Bellevue


Pilot

Attenbor, Williams

Boards at Mrs. Newell’s


Pilot

 

 

 

Bates, Thomas

185 York


Mate

Beer, Charles

116 York


Pilot

Black, Thomas

126 Orchard


Pilot

Boss, Robert

236 Monmouth


Pilot

Bunner, Lindsay

Columbia


Steward

 

 

 

Carroll, James

73 Jefferson


Pilot

Carroll, John

188 Madison


Pilot

Covalt, James

21 Columbia


Mate

Cullen, Jamey

Taylor & Saratoga


Boat store

 

 

 

Davison, F M

140 Madison


Boat store

Deviney, Osborne

27 Monmouth


Pilot

Dunseath, David

23 Jefferson


Pilot

 

 

 

Echlos, M A

48 Monmouth


Pilot

 

 

 

Fawcett, F P

Boards Mrs. P Fawcett


Pilot

Frew, Louis

125 Front


Mate

 

 

 

Gaugh, Isaac D

130 York


Pilot

Gaugh, Oliver P

50 Monmouth


Pilot

Grimes, John

119 Monmouth


Pilot

 

 

 

Hervertson Thomas

230 Front


Sail Maker

 

 

 

Johnston, George L

Madison


Steamboat Agent

Johnston, N M

67 Columbia


Steamboat Agent

 

 

 

Kane, Foster

209 Madison


Mate

Kion, John

53 Rickey


Mate

Kirkland, Joseph

38 John


River man

Knox, Henry

136 Cabot


River man

 

 

 

Lee, James

57 Rickey


Steward

 

 

 

Madison, James H

220 York


Pilot

Magee, Augustus

187 Madison


Pilot

Marshall, William

Taylor


Pilot

McCracken, James

140 Cabot


Pilot

McGeary, L S

86 Bellevue


Mate

McLaughlin, Edward

Isabella


Steward

Myers, Jonas

York


Pilot

 

 

 

Neilons, Henry

66 Walnut


Steward

Newell, Harvey

Boards at Mrs. EMA Newell


Pilot

 

 

 

O’Kane, James V

189 York


Pilot

Owens, C F

29 Monmouth


Pilot

 

 

 

Pancoast, Joel

131 York


Mate

 

 

 

Quinlan, Frederick

Locust & Brighton


River Man

 

 

 

Raipe, Charles L

68 Jefferson


River Man

Raridan, Nathaniel B

Boards Mrs. P Pawcett


Pilot

Rentz, Ferdinand

65 Mayo


River man

Richardson, Thomas

Jefferson & East Row


Mate

 

 

 

Sellman, G

13 Jefferson


Steward

Sheely, W G

192 York


Pilot

Smith, E J

176 Bellevue


Pilot

 

 

 

Tucker, James

106 East Row


Mate

 

 

 

Walker, George M

28 Columbia


Mate

Wear, Marshall

66 Walnut


Mate

Williamson, Captain John A

166 Madison


 

 

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