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Alta married Colonel Ezra Parmalee Prentice (July 29, 1863–1955), a prominent Chicago attorney, son of Sartell Prentice and wife Jemima Parmalee, in 1901. Alta and Ezra had three children: John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972), Mary Adeline Prentice Gilbert (born 1908), and Spelman Prentice (1911–2000). She founded Alta House…
Alta Rockefeller married in 1901, Colonel Ezra Parmalee Prentice (July 29, 1863–1955), a prominent Chicago attorney, son of Sartell Prentice (birth Albany, NY) and wife, Mary Adeline Isham Prentice. Alta and Ezra had three children: John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972), Madeline Prentice Gilbert born on 29th November,...
Benjamin Davis GILBERT / Mary Adeline PRENTICE . ... Mary Adeline PRENTICE ; Born: 29 Nov 1908 ... CHILDREN; Name: Alta Mary GILBERT ;
Brief Life History of Alta. When Alta Rockefeller was born on 12 April 1871, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, John Davison Rockefeller Sr., was 31 and her mother, Laura Celestia “‘Cettie” Spelman, was 31. She married Ezra Parmalee Prentice on 17 January 1901, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
Prentice's maternal grandfather is the Standard Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937). While attending Yale University, Prentice became a member of the Skull and Bones Society in 1928 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. During his years at Yale, Prentice had accumulated debts and consequently was cut off from his parents.
Programs that were part of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs have transitioned as part of a new organizational structure for state government that aims to strengthen programs and improve service to Iowans. Effective July 1, the Iowa Arts Council, Produce Iowa and the State Historic Preservation Office are now part of the Iowa Economic ...
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