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Levy County History

Levy County History

Toni Collins

134 years ago


12 April 1869 - The following persons served as jurors for a civil case between John F. Jackson as the surviving partner of Jackson & Westbrook and Elias Turner, Executor of the Estate of J.J. Wester: William F. Smith, Hamp Smith, George A. Heirs, David Wilkinson, David Cook, W.W. Duncan, Lewis Appel, T.B. Chaires, J.A. Overstreet, George Fields, and T.B. Taitouh. The jury found for the Plaintiff, Jackson and assessed damages in the amount of $437.38 and court costs of $6.90.

118 years ago


04 August 1884 - A number of citizens presented a petition to the Levy County Board of County Commissioners asking that a foot bridge be built across the Waccasassa on the road leading from Ebenezer Church to Bronson. The Board appointed a committee of Samuel Quincy, William Gomm, and Daniel Faircloth to examine the crossing and get estimates as to the cost and length of a bridge and report by the next meeting of the Board. The lowest bid of $70.00 was submitted by D.L. McGowen. McGowen said he would build a 216 yard bridge with posts of heart cypress placed six feet apart, a substantial hand rail, and a floor laid with two planks ten inches wide.

60 years ago


01 January 1942 - County Judge H.W. Wilson appeared before the Levy County Board of County Commissioners and suggested that the County Commissioners employ a County Prosecuting Attorney, provided that same would not become burdensome to the county and if the County`s finances would permit it. Judge Wilson further stated that in his opinion it would be of great advantage and benefit to the County Judge`s Court and would ultimately result in a savings for the County. Whereupon, the County Commissioners employed Attorney W.F. Anderson as County Prosecuting Attorney with the understanding that he is to receive a fee of $5.00 for each conviction in the County Judge`s Court when the defendant pays the fine and cost adjudged against him. It is understood that this agreement would be entirely without any cost to the County.


From the Archives & History Center
Levy County Clerk`s Office
Danny J. Shipp, Clerk of Court

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