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John Davison Rockefeller 1839 - 1937

John Davison Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839 in Richford, Tioga County, New York United States. He was married to Laura (Spelman) Rockefeller in 1864 at Ohio, USA in OH, and they were together until Laura's death on March 12, 1915. He had children Elizabeth (Rockefeller) Strong, Alice Rockefeller, Alta (Rockefeller) Prentice, Edith (Rockefeller) McCormick, and John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.. John Rockefeller died at age 97 years old on May 23, 1937 at The Casements 25 Riverside Drive, in Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida, and was buried at Lake View Cemetery 12316 Euclid Avenue, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

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Richford, Tioga County, New York, 13835, United States
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    John Davison Rockefeller Sr is thought to be the wealthiest American ever and probably the richest person in modern history. Beginning as an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and subsequently trying out a number of different business in his late teens and early 20s, he went on to found Standard Oil in 1870. In 1911, the US Supreme Court broke up the company into 34 smaller companies, ruling that Standard Oil was in violation of anti-trust laws. The upshot was that each company doubled or tripled in value, making John Rockefeller the first billionaire and eventually making him worth $418 billion in 2019 dollars (inflation-adjusted) as of 1913. Rockefeller spent the last 40 years of his life as a philanthropist, creating foundations that benefited medicine, education, and scientific research. He was also the founder of the University of Chicago and Rockefeller University and funded the establishment of Central Philippine University in the Philippines, taught Sunday school at his Baptist church as well as serving as a trustee, clerk, and occasional janitor at the church. One of his favorite sayings was: "The growth of a large business is merely a survival of the fittest," he was a staunch supporter of capitalism. Is it any wonder? He was married and he and his wife, who died in 1915, had 5 children.
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On September 29, 1916, John D. Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire (over $23,000,000,000 in 2020 dollars). That's a lot of zeros! :) Here he is in 1915, with his only son John Jr. He was also blessed with 4 daughters.
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I think before Rockerfeller was a billionaire, J.P. Morgan created US Steel, which was the first billion dollar corporation...
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John D. Rockefeller's residence, Cleveland, O[hio]
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Rockefeller, Nelson (Jul 8, 1908 - Jan 26, 1979) Rockefeller, Laurance (May 26, 1910 - Jul 11, 2004) Rockefeller, Winthrop (May 1, 1912 - Feb 1973) Rockefeller, James (Apr 12, 1912 - Oct 30, 1989) Rockefeller, James (Aug 4, 1932 - Jul 27, 2009) Rockefeller, Pauline (May 29, 1912 - Mar 1996) Rockefeller, Phyllis (Apr 7, 1937 - May 1974) Rockefeller, Marilie (May 11, 1929 - Aug 27, 2005) Rockefeller, Nancy (Mar 17, 1932 - Dec 19, 2006) Rockefeller, James (Jun 22, 1880 - Oct 1967)
Rockefeller, Evie (Feb 2, 1867 - Aug 1968) Rockefeller, Virginia (Aug 3, 1925 - Nov 2, 2002) Rockefeller, Florence (Nov 23, 1900 - Sep 1980) Rockefeller, Clarence (Jan 18, 1885 - Jun 1967) Rockefeller, Donald (Jun 7, 1926 - Jun 9, 1989) Rockefeller, Harry (Feb 25, 1902 - Feb 1984) Rockefeller, Eleanor (May 7, 1915 - Jan 1, 1994) Rockefeller, Florence (Apr 28, 1906 - Jan 5, 2009) Rockefeller, Leonard (Nov 24, 1878 - Feb 1971) Rockefeller, Edward (Nov 10, 1908 - Oct 27, 1990)
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