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Laura Spelman Rockefeller. Laura Celestia " Cettie " Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915) [1] was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Laura Spelman ...
Wedding. John D. Rockefeller Jr. marries Mary Todhunter Clark. The pictures shows a group picture of the wedding party. Photograph. Pennsylvania, USA. 1930. (Photo by Austrian Archives /Imagno/Getty Images) Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839, on farm in Richford, New York, the second of the six children of William A. and Eliza Davison Rockefeller. The family lived in modest circumstances. When he was a boy, his family moved often, arriving in Ohio in 1853. JDR attended Central High School in Cleveland and joined the Erie Street Baptist ...
American Oil Barons. Childhood & Early Life. John D. Rockefeller was born on 8 July 1839, in Richford, New York, USA, to William Avery Rockefeller and Eliza Davison. His father was of English and German descent, while his mother was of Scots-Irish ancestry. He was the second of six children and the eldest son in the family.
Feb 24, 2015 · During the summer of 1926, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and his family spent several days touring Jackson Hole with Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Horace Albright. Albright arranged the tour to inspire Rockefeller to preserve land along the base of the Teton Range.
Aug 23, 2020 · His dutiful son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., devoted his life to redeeming the family's name. His name became synonymous with philanthropy, like medical research, education and money for national ...
Jul 24, 2020 · John D. Rockefeller Jr. was not the Gay Nineties model of a rich man’s son. Raised in a strict Baptist household to shun dancing, drinking, and parties, Rockefeller was a shy, cautious young man. Frivolity and extravagance were alien. As he said, he was the sort who got lost in a crowd, and he did not make friends easily.
