The Rockefeller family (pronounced /ˈrɒkɨfɛlər/) is the Cleveland family of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) and his brother William Rockefeller (1841–1922). They are an Americanindustrial, banking, and political family that originally came from Germany. They made one of the world's largest private fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th century. This was mainly through the Standard Oil Company.[1]
The family has a long association with and financial interest in the Chase Manhattan Bank, now JPMorgan Chase. They as one of the most powerful groups inside the United States and are well connected to the banking industry. Their ancestor, Johann Peter Rockefeller, moved to North America in 1723 from what is today Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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↑World's largest private fortune - see Ron Chernow, Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., London: Warner Books, 1998. (p.370)
References
Rose, Kenneth W., Select Rockefeller Philanthropies, Booklet (pdf, 23 pages) of the Rockefeller Archive Center, 2004.
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Celebrating 100 years of Andrew Carnegie's Philanthropy - awarding the inaugural Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy to David and Laurance Rockefeller, 2001.
The Rockefeller Archive Center, John D. Rockefeller, Junior, 1874–1960, Overview of his life and philanthropy, 1997.
Johann Peter Rockefeller (1682–1763, arrived in America ca.1723) • (grandson) William Rockefeller • Godfrey Rockefeller (1745–1818) • Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller (1784–1857) • William Avery Rockefeller
William Avery Rockefeller (1810–1906)
Lucy Rockefeller • John Davison Rockefeller (m.) Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller • William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. • Mary Ann Rockefeller • Franklin Rockefeller • Francis Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller (1839–1937) William Rockefeller (1841–1922)
Elizabeth "Bessie" Rockefeller Strong • Alice Rockefeller • Alta Rockefeller Prentice • Edith Rockefeller McCormick (m.) Harold Fowler McCormick • John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (m.) Abigail "Abby" Greene Aldrich Lewis Edward Rockefeller • Emma Rockefeller McAlpin • William Goodsell Rockefeller • John Davison Rockefeller • Percy Avery Rockefeller • Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
Elizabeth Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906) Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871–1962) John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960)
Margaret Strong John Rockefeller Prentice Abby Rockefeller Mauzé • John D. Rockefeller III (m.) Blanchette Ferry Hooker • Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (m. 1st) Mary Todhunter Clark (m. 2nd) Margaretta Fitler Murphy • Laurance Spelman Rockefeller • Winthrop Rockefeller • David Rockefeller ---- Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller • James Stillman Rockefeller • John Sterling Rockefeller Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln (m.) Frederic Walker Lincoln, Jr. • Avery Rockefeller • Winifred Rockefeller Emeny • Faith Rockefeller Model Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Jr.
John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972) ---- John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978) Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979) Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004) Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973) David Rockefeller (1915) ---- ---- Faith Rockefeller Model (1909–1960)
Abra Prentice Wilkin ---- John Davison ("Jay") Rockefeller IV • Hope Aldrich Rockefeller • Alida Rockefeller Messinger Rodman Rockefeller • Steven Clark Rockefeller • Michael Rockefeller • Mark Fitler Rockefeller Laura Spelman Rockefeller Chasin • Marion French Rockefeller Winthrop Paul Rockefeller David Rockefeller, Jr. • Abby Rockefeller • Neva Rockefeller Goodwin • Peggy Dulany • Eileen Rockefeller Growald ---- ---- Robert Model
Jay Rockefeller (1937) ---- Rodman Rockefeller (1932–2000) Steven Clark Rockefeller (1936)
Justin Aldrich Rockefeller ---- Meile Louise Rockefeller Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr.
