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Edith Rockefeller

Female 1872 - 1932  (59 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Edith Rockefeller was born on 31 Aug 1872 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio (daughter of John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. and Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman); died on 25 Aug 1932 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. was born on 8 Jul 1839 in Richford, Tioga, New York (son of William Avery "aka William Livingston" Rockefeller and Eliza Davison); died on 23 May 1937 in Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida; was buried on 26 May 1937 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

    John + Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman. Laura was born on 9 Sep 1839 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; died on 12 Mar 1915 in Pocantico Hills, Westchester, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman was born on 9 Sep 1839 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; died on 12 Mar 1915 in Pocantico Hills, Westchester, New York.
    Children:
    1. Bessie Rockefeller was born on 23 Aug 1866 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 4 Nov 1906 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
    2. Alice Rockefeller was born on 14 Jul 1869 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 20 Aug 1870 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    3. Alta Rockefeller was born on 12 Apr 1871 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died about 1962.
    4. 1. Edith Rockefeller was born on 31 Aug 1872 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 25 Aug 1932 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
    5. John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. was born on 29 Jan 1874 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; died on 11 May 1960 in Pima County, Arizona; was buried on 14 May 1960 in Rockefeller Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   William Avery "aka William Livingston" Rockefeller William Avery "aka William Livingston" Rockefeller was born on 13 Nov 1810 in Granger Twp, Allegany, New York (son of Godfrey W. Rockefeller and Lucy Avery); died on 11 May 1906 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried on 14 May 1906 in Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Dr. William Levingston is the pseydonym for William Avery Rockefeller who was the father of John Davidson Rockefeller
    the richest man in America at the turn of the 20th century.

    "Dr. William Levingston" was not a real medical doctor but rather a vendor of proprietary (patent) medicines. He was
    also a proven bigamist. In fact, that although he did not first get married until the age of 27, by being a
    bigamist William Avery Rockefeller was able to be married a total of 103 years even though he died at the ripe old age of 96.

    He was married to Eliza Davidson for 52 years and to Margaret Allen for 51 years.

    William married Eliza Davison on 18 Feb 1837 in Niles, Cayuga, New York. Eliza was born on 12 Sep 1813 in Niles, Cayuga, New York; died on 28 Mar 1889 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 30 Mar 1889 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Eliza Davison Eliza Davison was born on 12 Sep 1813 in Niles, Cayuga, New York; died on 28 Mar 1889 in Manhattan, New York, New York; was buried on 30 Mar 1889 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

    Notes:

    According to a newspaper interview with a childhood friend, Eliza was born in the farming country between Owasco and Skaneateles lakes,
    in Cayuga County, New York. Censuses also indicate that she was born in New York. Daughter of a prosperous farmer, she was deeply
    religious, and attended a Dutch Reformed Church in New York as a child, and sang in the choir.

    She married Dr. William Avery Rockefeller in 1837 in New York State, and they had five children: Lucy, John, William, Mary, and Franklin.
    William moved the family to Cuyahoga county, Ohio, but later abandoned them.

    Children:
    1. Lucy Rockefeller was born on 21 Feb 1838 in Moravia, Cayuga, New York; died on 21 Jun 1878 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 23 Jun 1878 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    2. 2. John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. was born on 8 Jul 1839 in Richford, Tioga, New York; died on 23 May 1937 in Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida; was buried on 26 May 1937 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    3. William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. was born on 31 May 1841 in Moravia, Cayuga, New York; died on 24 Jun 1922 in North Tarrytown, Westchester, New York; was buried on 27 Jun 1922 in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester, New York.
    4. Mary Ann Rockefeller was born on 24 Aug 1843 in Owego, Tioga, New York; died on 8 Jan 1925 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 11 Jan 1925 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    5. Franklin "Frank" Rockefeller was born on 8 Aug 1845 in Owego, Tioga, New York; died on 15 Apr 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; was buried on 18 Apr 1917 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    6. Frances Rockefeller was born on 8 Aug 1845 in Owego, Tioga, New York; died on 16 Apr 1847 in Owego, Tioga, New York; was buried on 18 Apr 1847 in West Niles Rural Cemetery, Niles Twp, Cayuga, New York.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Godfrey W. Rockefeller was born on 24 Sep 1783 in Germantown, Columbia, New York; died on 28 Sep 1857 in Richford, Tioga, New York; was buried on 30 Sep 1857 in Harford Mills Cemetery, Harford Mills, Cortland, New York.

    Godfrey + Lucy Avery. Lucy was born on 11 Feb 1786 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 6 Apr 1867 in Richford, Tioga, New York; was buried on 8 Apr 1867 in Harford Mills Cemetery, Harford Mills, Cortland, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Lucy Avery was born on 11 Feb 1786 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts; died on 6 Apr 1867 in Richford, Tioga, New York; was buried on 8 Apr 1867 in Harford Mills Cemetery, Harford Mills, Cortland, New York.
    Children:
    1. 4. William Avery "aka William Livingston" Rockefeller was born on 13 Nov 1810 in Granger Twp, Allegany, New York; died on 11 May 1906 in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; was buried on 14 May 1906 in Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois.


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