ROCKEFELLER, William Goodsell[1]
1870 - 1922 (52 Jahre)-
Name ROCKEFELLER, William Goodsell Geburt 21 Mai 1870 Manhattan, New York 
Geschlecht männlich Tod 30 Nov 1922 Manhattan, New York _CREA 12 Feb 2025 Personen-Kennung I54976 Strauss Genealogie Zuletzt bearbeitet am 12 Feb 2025
Vater ROCKEFELLER, William Avery, geb. 31 Mai 1841, Richford, New York gest. 24 Jun 1922, Mount Pleasant, New York (Alter 81 Jahre) Mutter GOODSELL, Almira Geraldine, geb. 19 Mrz 1844, New York gest. 17 Jan 1920, Jekyll Island, Georgia (Alter 75 Jahre) Eheschließung 25 Mai 1864 Fairfield, Connecticut Familien-Kennung F24511 Familienblatt | Familientafel
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Notizen - William Goodsell Rockefeller (21. Mai 1870 – 30. November 1922) war Direktor der Consolidated Textile Company und Mitglied der prominenten Rockefeller-Familie.
Frühen Lebensjahren
Er wurde am 21. Mai 1870 in Manhattan, New York City, geboren. Er war das dritte Kind des Mitbegründers von Standard Oil, William Avery Rockefeller Jr., und Almira Geraldine Goodsell, die 1864 heirateten. Sein Onkel war John D. Rockefeller und sein Großvater väterlicherseits war William Rockefeller Sr.
Rockefeller besuchte die Yale University, wo er Mitglied von Alpha Delta Phi war, und schloss sein Studium 1892 ab.
Karriere
Obwohl Thomas W. Lawson voraussagte, dass er der zukünftige Chef von Standard Oil werden würde, bewahrheitete sich diese Vorhersage nicht. Nach seinem Abschluss in Yale erlitt er einen schweren Typhusanfall, bevor er 26 Broadway betrat. Rockefeller war mehrere Jahre lang Schatzmeister der Standard Oil Company of New York, bis er 1911 in den Ruhestand ging.
Er war Direktor der Brooklyn Union Gas Company (deren Vizepräsident er auch war), der Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company, der New York Mutual Gas Light Company, der Oregon Short Line Railroad, der Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company, der Union Pacific Railroad und der Consolidated Textile Company, zu deren Direktoren er erst kurz vor seinem Tod im Jahr 1922 gewählt worden war.[1]
Persönliches Leben
Am 21. November 1895 heiratete Rockefeller Sarah Elizabeth „Elsie“ Stillman, Tochter des Präsidenten der National City Bank, James Jewett Stillman, und Sarah Elizabeth Rumrill.[3] Rockefellers Vater war Großaktionär der National City Bank geworden und sein Bündnis mit der Familie Stillman wurde durch die Heirat seiner beiden Söhne mit zwei Stillman-Töchtern besiegelt. Rockefellers Bruder Percy Avery Rockefeller heiratete Elsies Schwester Isabel Goodrich Stillman.[1] Zusammen waren William und Elsie Eltern von vier Söhnen und einer Tochter:
William Avery Rockefeller III (1896–1973),[5] der 1918 Florence Lincoln (1897–1998), die Schwester von Frederic W. Lincoln IV, heiratete.[6]
Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller (1899–1983), der Helen Gratz, den Schwager von Edward H. Watson, heiratete.[7]
James Stillman Rockefeller (1902–2004),[8] der Nancy Carnegie (1900–1994) heiratete, eine Großnichte von Andrew Carnegie.[9]
John Sterling Rockefeller (1904–1988), der Paula Watjen heiratete.[10][11]
Almira Geraldine Rockefeller (1907–1997),[12] die 1929 M. Roy Jackson heiratete.[13] Nach seinem Tod im Jahr 1944 heiratete sie 1945 erneut Samuel Weston Scott.[14]
Er war Mitglied des Union Club der Stadt New York, des Union League Club, des Metropolitan Club und des University Club.[1]
William Goodsell Rockefeller starb am 30. November 1922 in seinem Haus, 292 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, an einer „doppelten Lungenentzündung“, fünf Monate nach seinem Vater.[1] Er wurde im Rockefeller-Mausoleum auf dem Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York, beigesetzt.
- William Goodsell Rockefeller (21. Mai 1870 – 30. November 1922) war Direktor der Consolidated Textile Company und Mitglied der prominenten Rockefeller-Familie.
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Quellen - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7BG-1LC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Goodsell_Rockefeller
https://www.heidermanns.net/gen-pers.php?ID=157805
"W. G. Rockefeller Dies of Pneumonia. Nephew of John D., Stricken on Monday, Suffered Relapse Wednesday. In Many Corporations. Elected Only Last Tuesday a Director of the Consolidated Textile Company" (PDF). New York Times. December 1, 1922. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
"WM. ROCKEFELLER DIES OF PNEUMONIA; ILL ONLY A WEEK; A Founder of Standard Oil Company, Brother of John D., Succumbs at Tarrytown. CAUGHT COLD IN THE RAIN Exposure as He Left His Office Recently Led to Death at the Age of 81. WORKED ALMOST TO LAST Active in Varied Affairs Which Brought Him a Fortune Estimated at $150,000,000" (PDF). The New York Times. 25 June 1922. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"MRS. ROCKEFELLER DIES IN GREENWICH; Widow of William Goodsel Rockefeller Daughter of Late James Stillman" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 May 1935. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"The Rockefeller family, one of the most powerful families in the history of the United States". Agent4Stars. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
"Governor's Cousin Apparent Suicide" (PDF). The New York Times. 15 October 1973. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"Paid Notice: Deaths FARR, FLORENCE LINCOLN". The New York Times. 29 May 1998. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"Godfrey S. Rockefeller, Dies; Executive in Textiles Was 83". The New York Times. 25 February 1983. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
"James S. Rockefeller, 102, Dies; Was a Banker and a '24 Olympian". New York Times. August 11, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
"Nancy Rockefeller, 93, Community Volunteer". The New York Times. January 23, 1994. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
"J.S. Rockefeller engaged to marry". The New York Times. March 4, 1931. p. 36.
"Rockefeller, Paula Watjen". The New York Times. August 3, 2000. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
"Almira Scott Of Edgemont, 89". The New York Times. June 14, 1997. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
"ALMIRA ROCKEFELLER WEDS M.R. JACKSON; Grandniece of John D. Becomes the Bride of Westchester Clubman" (PDF). The New York Times. 13 January 1929. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"MRS. A.R. JACKSON WED TO S.W. SCOTT; Daughter of Late William G. Rockefeller of Standard Oil Married in Bryn Mawr" (PDF). The New York Times. 6 October 1945. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"MRS. ROCKEFELLER BURIED; Hundreds Prominent In Business and Social Circles at Funeral" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 May 1935. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7BG-1LC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Goodsell_Rockefeller
https://www.heidermanns.net/gen-pers.php?ID=157805
"W. G. Rockefeller Dies of Pneumonia. Nephew of John D., Stricken on Monday, Suffered Relapse Wednesday. In Many Corporations. Elected Only Last Tuesday a Director of the Consolidated Textile Company" (PDF). New York Times. December 1, 1922. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
"WM. ROCKEFELLER DIES OF PNEUMONIA; ILL ONLY A WEEK; A Founder of Standard Oil Company, Brother of John D., Succumbs at Tarrytown. CAUGHT COLD IN THE RAIN Exposure as He Left His Office Recently Led to Death at the Age of 81. WORKED ALMOST TO LAST Active in Varied Affairs Which Brought Him a Fortune Estimated at $150,000,000" (PDF). The New York Times. 25 June 1922. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"MRS. ROCKEFELLER DIES IN GREENWICH; Widow of William Goodsel Rockefeller Daughter of Late James Stillman" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 May 1935. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"The Rockefeller family, one of the most powerful families in the history of the United States". Agent4Stars. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
"Governor's Cousin Apparent Suicide" (PDF). The New York Times. 15 October 1973. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"Paid Notice: Deaths FARR, FLORENCE LINCOLN". The New York Times. 29 May 1998. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"Godfrey S. Rockefeller, Dies; Executive in Textiles Was 83". The New York Times. 25 February 1983. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
"James S. Rockefeller, 102, Dies; Was a Banker and a '24 Olympian". New York Times. August 11, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
"Nancy Rockefeller, 93, Community Volunteer". The New York Times. January 23, 1994. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
"J.S. Rockefeller engaged to marry". The New York Times. March 4, 1931. p. 36.
"Rockefeller, Paula Watjen". The New York Times. August 3, 2000. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
"Almira Scott Of Edgemont, 89". The New York Times. June 14, 1997. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
"ALMIRA ROCKEFELLER WEDS M.R. JACKSON; Grandniece of John D. Becomes the Bride of Westchester Clubman" (PDF). The New York Times. 13 January 1929. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"MRS. A.R. JACKSON WED TO S.W. SCOTT; Daughter of Late William G. Rockefeller of Standard Oil Married in Bryn Mawr" (PDF). The New York Times. 6 October 1945. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
"MRS. ROCKEFELLER BURIED; Hundreds Prominent In Business and Social Circles at Funeral" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 May 1935. Retrieved 4 April 2019.