Lake County Biographies

AARON LEVY 

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The subject of this sketch was born in Russian Poland, September 15, 1830.  In 
1851 he, with his brother Louis, came to New York, where he remained for two 
years.  In 1853 he came to California, via Panama, arriving at San Francisco in 
the fall.  There he engaged in the dry goods business, which he continued until 
1857, when he went to Napa and remained until 1859.  He then engaged in 
merchandising with H. Cohn, about one mile below the present site of Lakeport, 
to which place they moved their stock of goods at the end of a year.  In about a 
year they admitted H. Charmark as a partner in the firm, and kept him in charge 
of the business.  Mr. Levy then went to Virginia City, and engaged in the 
clothing business, where he remained until 1865.  He then returned to Lakeport, 
and purchased the interest of Mr. Cohn, and the business was then conducted 
under the firm name of Chamark & Levy.  At the end of two years he bought Mr. 
Charmark�s interest in the Lakeport store, and the latter took the branch store 
at Kelseyville, which they had established in that place.  From that time until 
1878 he conducted the business alone, when Mr. David Levin was admitted as a 
partner, and the firm name is now Levy & Levin.  Mr. Levy is among the pioneer 
merchants of Lake County, and has remained continuously in the business.  He was 
married June 21, 1856, to Miss Bertha Levison, and by this union there are six 
living children:  Minnie, Joseph, Solomon, Lena, Rebeckie and Celia.
 
History of Napa and Lake Counties, California, publ. 1881 � pg. 259-260