No, Alvah Roebuck was not Black; he was a white American. He co-founded the Roebuck and Company, which later became part of Sears, Roebuck and Co. His contributions to the retail industry were significant, particularly in the development of mail-order catalogs.
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No , Alvah Roebuck only had 1 daughter.
Alvah Curtis Roebuck was born on 1864-01-09.
No, Alvah Curtis Roebuck was not a Black man; he was a white American. He was born on January 23, 1864, in Lafayette, Indiana, and is best known as the co-founder of the famous retail company Sears, Roebuck and Company. Roebuck played a significant role in the development of the mail-order business in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nope, Alvah Curtis Roebuck was as white as a marshmallow in a snowstorm. He was one of the co-founders of Sears, Roebuck and Company, which became a retail giant back in the day. So, sorry to burst your bubble, but he wasn't African American.
Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck decided to start a company together--hence the name of the store and company.
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Samuel and Mary Jane Wolf Roebuck http://www.nndb.com/people/539/000173020/
Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck were the founders of Sears in 1886.
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No, not that anyone can prove. There have been some online sites that made the claim, but the Sears archives do not agree. They say that Alvah Curtis Roebuck came from Indiana and his ancestry was British. Also, all census documents I have seen say that he was white.
Alvah C. Roebuck was a co-founder of Sears and Roebuck along with Richard W. Sears. He went to work for Richard Sears in 1887, and the two ended up forming the company in 1893. Roebuck took charge of the heavily technological division of the company, that sold optical goods, watches, phonographs, and more.