Rash's Surname Index
Notes for William K. LEVIS
In November of 1856 Levis Township was created by an order of the county board. The name was chosen to honor Mahlon and William K. Levis, brothers born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who located in the area in 1851. The Levis brothers arrived in Black River Falls about 1842 and erected a mill there and later built another at Morrison Creek, Jackson County, WI. They came to the area of Levis and ran a mill at this location for several years, until high water destroyed it, causing them to move out. William Levis then farmed in Alma Center and later kept taverns in Hixton, Trempealeau, and Osseo, WI. He purchased acreage 1-½ miles north of Osseo in 1867 that he developed into a fine 360-acre farm. William died at Osseo in 1897, brother Mahlon ventured to California in the 1870's. The first town meeting in Levis was held at the mouth of Wedge's Creek. Originally Levis Township contained all of Dewhurst, Washburn, and Sherwood Townships. It was left with its present boundaries in 1901.
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