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  1. Lafayette, Indiana-born Alvah Roebuck began work as a watchmaker in a Hammond, Indiana, jewelry store at age 22. On April 1, 1887, he answered an advertisement for a watchmaker in the Chicago Daily News, and two days later he received a reply from Richard Warren Sears, who wanted to hire him. Thus began the association of two men who would soon form one of the world's best-known business ...

  2. Jul 1, 2021 · Alvah Curtis Roebuck, co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Co., was born on January 9, 1864, in Lafayette, Ind., of English parentage. When Alvah was three years old, his family moved to a farm about five miles outside of Lafayette. It was there that Alvah attended country school, and his mother took over the family farm when her husband died in 1876.

    • January 9, 1864
    • June 18, 1948
  3. Jul 29, 2016 · Alvah Curtis Roebuck (January 9, 1864 – June 18, 1948) was a manager, businessman, and the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Richard Warren Sears. Biography. Lafayette, Indiana-born Alvah Roebuck began work as a watchmaker in a Hammond, Indiana, jewelry store at age 12.

    • Indiana
    • January 9, 1864
    • Sarah Roebuck
    • June 18, 1948
  4. Discover the family tree of Alvah Curtis Roebuck for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. Geneanet. ... --1_Alvah Curtis Roebuck 1864-1948

  5. Brief Life History of Alvah Curtis. When Alvah Curtis Roebuck Sr. was born on 9 January 1864, in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, his father, Samuel Roebuck, was 31 and his mother, Mary Jane Wolf, was 25. He married Kittie Rice on 2 September 1890, in York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

    • Male
    • Sarah Blanche Lett, Kittie Rice
  6. Mar 28, 2013 · Alvah Curtis Roebuck, co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Co., was born on January 9, 1864, in Lafayette, Ind., of English parentage. When Alvah was three years old, his family moved to a farm about five miles outside of Lafayette. It was there that Alvah attended country school, and his mother took over the family farm when her husband died in ...

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  8. Alvah, Curtis Roebuck was born on month day 1864, in birth place, Indiana, to Samuel Roebuck and Mary, Jane Roebuck (born Wolf). Alvah had 2 siblings: Lewis Roebuck and one other sibling. Alvah married Sarah Roebuck. Sarah was born in 1881. Alvah passed away on month day 1948, at age 84 in death place, Illinois.

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