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William Avery "Devil Bill" Rockefeller Sr. (November 13, 1810 – May 11, 1906) was an American businessman, lumberman, herbalist, salesman, and con artist who went by the alias of Dr. William Levingston. He worked as a lumberman and then a traveling salesman who identified himself as a "botanic physician" and sold elixirs. [1]
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
William Avery Rockefeller Jr. was born in Richford, New York. [1] He was the middle son of con artist William Avery Rockefeller Sr. and Eliza Davison. In addition to elder brother John, William Jr.'s siblings were Lucy, Mary, and twins Franklin (Frank) and Frances (who died young).
Godfrey Rockefeller was born September 24, 1783, in Albany, New York.His parents were William and Christina Rockefeller. William and Christina were third cousins; William's grandfather was Johann Peter Rockefeller II, a miller who migrated from Rockenfeld, Rhineland, Germany, to Philadelphia where he was a plantation owner and landholder in Somerville, New Jersey, and Amwell, New Jersey.
Rockefeller; Godfrey A. Rockefeller; Rockefeller Capital Management; Rockefeller Foundation; Rockefeller Group; Rockefeller-Aldrich family political line; Abby Rockefeller (ecologist) Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; Allison Whipple Rockefeller; Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler; Ariana Rockefeller; Avery Rockefeller; Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller; Bobo ...
John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the wealthiest American of all time, ... William, as a "bigamist, horse thief and child molester". He allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl, then deserted his ...
John D. Rockefeller Sr. (1839–1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839–1915), wife of John D.R., namesake of Spelman College William Rockefeller (1841–1922), brother of John D.R.