E. T. "Cap" Knight, founder of Cap's Place Island Restaurant, married Lola Saunders in 1916. She was originally from Cross Creek, Florida, but after graduating from high school signed a contract to teach the children of the keepers and local fishermen on the grounds of the Hillsboro Lighthouse.

After Cap's death in 1964, Lola remained active in the restaurant through the mid-1970s. She then retired to Palatka, Florida, where she died in 1989.