Rockefeller
The Rockefeller family was best known through entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller . These two brothers were the sons of William Avery Rockefeller (1810-1906), a peddler and quack , and his wife, Eliza Davison Rockefeller (1813-1889).
Origin and family history
The first recorded ancestor of the Rockefellers is Goddard (or Gotthart) Rockenfeller (* 1590 in Fahr, today Neuwied ). The name is a designation of origin that is derived from the name of the settlement Rockenfeld (first mentioned in 1280 as Rukenvelt , due to its location on the first ridge between the Rhine and Westerwald ). Today Rockenfeld belongs to the Neuwied district of Feldkirchen (Rhineland-Palatinate); the place was abandoned and in 1995 the last house was demolished. The family name Rockenfeller can be found relatively often in Neuwied to this day.
Goddard's grandson Johann Peter (1682–1763) and his great grandson Johann Thiell (1695–1769) emigrated with their families to New Jersey and New York . There they called themselves Rockefeller .
Johann Peter Rockefeller's great-grandson Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller (1783 / 1784-1857) married in Livingston, New York, in 1806, Lucy Avery from the 7th generation of the Groton Avery clan in Connecticut . Lucy Avery's great-great-grandmother was Susannah Palmes, wife of Samuel Avery of New London, Connecticut, of royal descent. She was the granddaughter of John Humfrey, who married Lady Susan in England, the daughter of the 3rd Earl of Lincoln, a descendant of Edmund II "Ironside" , King of England, who in turn was descended from some kings of Scotland, France and Spain .
Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller and Lucy Avery's eldest son, William Avery Rockefeller (1810-1906), married Eliza Davison, and John Davison Rockefeller was their eldest son, the second child of a total of six. Eliza, the mother of John Davison, was the daughter of John Davison, a wealthy farmer in Niles Township, Cayuga County, New York. The Davisons were an ancient New Jersey family of English and Scottish ancestry.
capital
The combined wealth of the family, i.e. the total assets of the investments as well as the individual wealth of the individual members, has never been determined with accuracy. The family archives are closed to the public with regard to property.
Most of the assets are in the 1934 and 1952 Family Foundations, and both organizations were managed by Chase Manhattan Bank . These organizations hold shares in Standard Oil's successor companies , various other investments, and the family's substantial real estate holdings.
Wealth management is handled by professional asset managers who also oversee the holding company Rockefeller Financial Services. The 2015 executive chairman was David Rockefeller Jr.
family
Godfrey Rockefeller ⚭ 1806 Lucy Avery in Livingston. Their son
William Avery Rockefeller (1810–1906) ⚭ February 18, 1837 Eliza Davison (1813–1889)
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John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) ⚭ Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839–1915)
- Elizabeth Rockefeller (1866-1906)
- Alta Rockefeller (1871–1962)
- Edith Rockefeller (1872-1932)
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960) ⚭ Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874–1948)
- Abby Rockefeller Mauzé (1903-1976)
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John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978) ⚭ Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller (1909–1992)
- John D. Rockefeller IV (* 1937) ⚭ Sharon Percy Rockefeller (* 1944)
- Hope Rockefeller Aldrich (* 1938)
- Alida Rockefeller Messinger (* 1948/1949) ⚭ 1 Mark Dayton (* 1947); ⚭ 2 William Messinger
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Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979) ⚭ 1 Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller (1907–1999); ⚭ 2 Happy Rockefeller (1926-2015)
- Rodman Rockefeller (1932-2000)
- Ann Clark Rockefeller Roberts (* 1934)
- Steven C. Rockefeller (born 1936)
- Michael Rockefeller (1938–1961)
- Mary Clark Rockefeller († 1938)
- Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Jr. (* 1964)
- Mark Fitler Rockefeller (* 1967)
- Laurance Rockefeller (1910-2004)
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Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973) ⚭ Barbara Sears Rockefeller (1917–2008)
- Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006)
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David Rockefeller (1915–2017) ⚭ Margaret McGrath Rockefeller (1915–1996)
- David Rockefeller Jr. (* 1941)
- Abby Rockefeller (born 1943)
- Neva Rockefeller Goodwin (born 1944)
- Peggy Dulany Rockefeller (born 1947)
- Richard Rockefeller (1949-2014)
- Eileen Rockefeller Growald (* 1952)
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William Rockefeller (1841–1922) ⚭ Almira Geraldine Goodsell (1843–1920)
- Emma Rockefeller McAlpin (1868-1934)
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William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870–1922) ⚭ Sarah Elizabeth Stillman (1872–1935)
- William Avery Rockefeller II (1896–1973)
- Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller (1899-1983)
- James Stillman Rockefeller (1902-2004)
- John Sterling Rockefeller (1904–1988)
- Almira Rockefeller (1907-1997)
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Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934) ⚭ Isabel Goodrich Stillman (1876–1935)
- Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln (1902-1980)
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Avery Rockefeller (1903–1986) ⚭ Anna Griffith Mark (1906–1996)
- Avery Rockefeller (1924-1979)
- Winifred Rockefeller Emeny (1904-1951)
- Faith Rockefeller Model (1909-1960)
- Gladys Rockefeller Underhill (1910-1988)
- Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973)
- Franklin "Frank" Rockefeller (1845–1917) ⚭ October 12, 1870 Helen Elizabeth Scofield
Organizations of that name
Members of the Rockefeller family set up charitable organizations or foundations bearing their names.
Building:
Research institutions were also named after the Rockefeller family.
- Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
- Rockefeller Museum (formerly "Palestine Archaeological Museum")
- Rockefeller University , formerly the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
literature
- The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the years 1905-09. Ed. Henry Oscar Rockefeller , published by JJ Little & Ives, New York 1910 [Coat of Arms (family crest)]
- The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the years 1905-09. Ed. Henry Oscar Rockefeller , published by JJ Little & Ives, New York 1910 (original spelling of the name Rockefeller)
Web links
- The Rockefeller Dynasty. More than oil .... Net studies, Bornpower, politics and economy in sight
- ROCKEFELLERS PAY FOR COAT OF ARMS. The New York Times, October 25, 1907
- ROCKEFELLER'S ANCESTORS .; Barons in France, and John D. Was Not the Original Moneymaker. Special to The New York Times. 4th September 1908
- Genealogy ROCKEFELLER FAMILY 1783 - 2004
- Newspaper article about Rockefeller in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- Family tree in: Ron Chernow "TITAN". Random House, New York 1998. Vintage (March 30, 2004) ISBN 978-1-4000-7730-4
- ^ John D. Rockefeller in: Bertie Charles Forbes: Men who are making America. B. C. Forbes Publishing Co., New York 1917, pp. 303-304 (origin)
- ^ Elroy McKendree Avery: A history of Cleveland and its environs; the heart of new Connecticut (Volume 2 Biography) Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York 1918
- ^ A b Nelson Rockefeller , in Notable Names Database