Keepers
The US Coast Guard took over lighthouses from the US Lighthouse Service in 1939. Keepers had been under civil service and some were allowed to remain working in that status.
In the days of keepers, the keeper lived in the lighthouse and had keeper duties. In the Coast Guard era, the USCG personnel in Milwaukee were not necessarily involved at all with lighthouse duties.
| Position | Last Name | First Name | Year (start) | Year (end) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeper | Bates | Eli Jr. | 1836 | 1848 |
| Keeper | Ragan | James | 1848 | 1849 |
| Keeper | Sherwood | Josiah | 1849 | 1853 |
| Keeper | Sullivan | Andrew | 1853 | 1856 |
| Keeper | Burke | Michael | 1856 | 1861 |
| Keeper | Bruin | William | 1861 | 1871 |
| Keeper | Green | Daniel | 1871 | 1874 |
| Keeper | Stebbins | Georgia | 1874 | 1907 |
| Keeper | Adams | Samuel Jr. | 1907 | 1909 |
| Keeper | Bailey | Thomas | 1909 | 1917 |
| Keeper | Knudsen | Martin | 1917 | 1924 |
| Keeper | Johnson | Reynold | 1924 | 1940 |
| USCG | Rotta | Michael | 1937 | 1952 |
| USCG | Erdmann | Roger | 1959 | 1960 |
| USCG | Coakley | Leo | 1971 | 1975 |
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