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Roebuck and Frazier children, 1910

Names on back. Frank J Frazier Jr. (1911-1992); Leon Arthur Roebuck (1910-1969), Myla Phyllis Roebuck (1911-1978), children of Roy Roebuck.

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Roebuck family, 1909

Studio portrait of family of man, woman, and five children.

Front row: William Earoll Roebuck (1896-1951), Lollie Arrena Roebuck Kitching (1893-1977), Edna Winifred Roebuck Platt (1900-1984), Verda Lillian Roebuck Johnson Adlam (1898-1975); two adults: Arvilla Elizabeth Avriett Roebuck (1861-1948) and William Adams Roebuck (1859-1942); in back: Josie Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980).

Roebuck sisters Verda and Edna, c. 1918

Verda Lillian Roebuck Adlam (1898-1975) and sister Edna Winifred Roebuck Platt (1900-1984)

Roebuck sisters, c. 1910

The four daughters of William Adams and Arvilla Roebuck. Names on back: Front row, L-R: Edna Winifred Roebuck Platt (1900-1984), Verda Lillian Roebuck; Back row, L-R: Lollie Arrena Roebuck Kitching (1893-1977), Joanah "Josie" Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980).

Roebuck sisters, c. 1935

Three of the four daughters of William Adams and Arvilla Roebuck. Handwritten on back: "Josie Frazier, Edna Platt, Lollie Kitching" Josie Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980), Edna Winifred Roebuck Platt (1900-1984), and Lollie Arrena Roebuck Kitching (1893-1977).

Roy Roebuck in a bow tie, c. 1930

Handwritten on back: "Roy Roebuck." Robert Roy Roebuck Sr. (1888-1943), son of William Adams Roebuck (1859-1942) and Arvilla Elizabeth Avriett Roebuck (1861-1948).

Russell Ruben Frazier, c. 1875

Portrait of man, Russell Ruben Frazier (1846-1905). Handwritten on back: "Russell Ruben Frazier"

Russell Ruben Frazier, c. 1900

Portrait of man. Handwritten on back: "Russell Ruben Frazier, Grandpa Frazier" Russell Ruben Frazier (1846-1905). Frazier enlisted in the U.S. Civil War Union Army at age 15; his health was never strong afterward and he moved to Florida for the climate.

The Frazier 160 acre homestead, established in 1867, included a large portion of central Stuart, including Memorial Park. He established the Belle Flora pinery, and the road through the fields, now [2023] Colorado Avenue, was also called Belle Flora.