Famous folks from a familiar place

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County, our humble and rural community, is just a little dot on the map. Even so, many people who have played an influential role in culture have come from and lived in the many little communities our county is home to. Here are a few of the remarkable Jefferson County citizens who have played a role in shaping history, not just locally, but in the entire state and nation. William Dunn Moseley, the first governor of the State of Florida, was born on Feb. 1, 1795, in Lenoir County, N.C., to parents Matthew Moseley and Elizabeth Herrring Moseley. He attended University of North Carolina, during which he pursued a M.A. degree, which he earn