Alvah Curtis Roebuck was born on 1864-01-09.
No , Alvah Roebuck only had 1 daughter.
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.
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.
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.
Black
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.
Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck decided to start a company together--hence the name of the store and company.
watches
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.
Richard Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck. The company began in 1892 when Sears, a watch salesman, and Roebuck, a jeweler, partnered to sell watches through mail order. Their collaboration eventually expanded into a broader retail business, leading to the establishment of one of America's largest and most iconic department store chains.