 Rasmus Midgett

Rasmus S. Midgett (1851–1926) was a United States Life-Saving Service surfman in North Carolina who single-handedly rescued ten men from the sinking barkentine "Priscilla" and was thereafter awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal from the Secretary of the Treasury on October 18, 1899.Erasmus S. Midgett is listed in some records as Edward S. Midgett.