Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-30
Death of Jacob A. Levy.
"A fhoMINENT CITIZEN AND SUCCESSFUL
MERCHANT OF RICHMOND.

A PROMINENT CITIZEN AND SUCCESSFUL
MERCHANT OF RICHMOND.
MI. Jacob A. Levy, respected citi-
zen and successful merchant of Rich
father-in-law of Mr.. A.
Hart, OF Standardized at his residence
Oh Broad street at y o'clok last Tuesday
morning. His end was unexpected, for
although he had been paralyzed and had
been an invalid more than two years, he
was attacked the day before with slight
pneumonia, Of which.:disesse he died.
He passed quiet night, and not until .
half hour before he expired did his ply
sicians apprehend any immediate dan.
ger.
From The State we learn that he was
born in Amsterdam, Holland, on the
9th of May, 1904. He emigrated to
America with his parents when eight
years old, and landed in Boston, where
his family lived for several years. In
1918, when Jacob.was IA years of age, he
came with his parents to Richmond,
and has lived there ever since. His faith
er was Abaham Levy, who established
himself in the dry-goods business on
Main street, near the Old Market, ard
whose life is still remembered by NAVY
of the old citizens of Richmond. Jacob.
the subject Of this sketch, clerkad in his
fathers store, :and, when compare. lively
young, he and his brother Abrat IAN, sue.
ceeded him in business, unds.r the finn
name of Levy Brothers. The store was
always kept on Main street, but not al
ways in the same bu'' ding. The Levy
Brothers-Jacob A. and Abraham
moved several times, getting further VI
town each tlv4e, until they erected the
handsome building which is now occu
pied by the firm of Levy Brothers.
Rom small beginning the bushes;
Steadily increased under the manage
ment of the elder firm, and after the war
when Jacob A. Levy retired from active
life, having accumulated comfortabl.
fortune, he left one of the most extensive
and best known establishments in tht
South.
When the deceased was twenty Ugh
years of age he was united in matrimony
to Miss Ezekiel, who was at that TIM
living in Philadelphia ia. She was borr
in Holland, and came to America wher
only two years old. His widow survives
him. Had he lived ntil next July h,
would have been marrrie d fifty years.
! Besides wife be leaves eight children
Mrs. Rev. George Jacobs, of Philadel
phia; Mrs. E. I. Kurshee5t, of New Or
leans Mrs. A. Hart, of ..Staunton, Va.
ana MRS. N. Ezekiel, Miss Levy, Abra
ham, Capt. e. land Dr. H. II. Levy
of Richmond.
In all of the walks of life, Mr.. jacob
A. Levy was highly esteemed. Kint
and benevolent in mis- social relations
and fair and upright in his business
transactions, he leaves q name which
will be fonGly ch erished by a..large mum
Der of friends and descendants.
Mr.. Levy had been for over thirty
years d member of the Portuguese Syna
gcgus (''The House Of Peace,') located
on Mayo street. This house of worship
is one of the oldest synagogues in TIT
United States. He was never member
OF any secret order, and the only secular
organization, we believe, with which hi
was connected was the Hebrew Benevo
lent Society.
The funeral took place at the residence
on Thursday. The obsequie were CON
Quoted according to the ritual Of the
synagogue.