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'''Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller''' (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915)<ref name="MrsJDRObit1915"/> was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the [[Rockefeller family]]. Her husband was [[Standard Oil]] co-founder [[John D. Rockefeller]]. She is the namesake of [[Spelman College]], founded to educate [[historically black college|black women]] in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial.<ref name="Chernow1998">[[Ron Chernow|Chernow, Ron]]. ''[[Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.|Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr.]]'' Warner Books. (1998). {{ISBN|0-679-43808-4}}. [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=25644997210593 online review]</ref>
'''Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller''' (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915)<ref name="MrsJDRObit1915"/> was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the [[Rockefeller family]]. Her husband was [[Standard Oil]] co-founder [[John D. Rockefeller]]. She is the namesake of [[Spelman College]], founded to educate [[historically black college|black women]] in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial.<ref name="Chernow1998">[[Ron Chernow|Chernow, Ron]]. ''[[Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.|Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr.]]'' Warner Books. (1998). {{ISBN|0-679-43808-4}}. [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=25644997210593 online review]</ref>


==Early life ==
== Early life ==
Laura Celestia Spelman was born in [[Wadsworth, Ohio]] to Puritan descendant Harvey Buell Spelman (1811–1881) and Lucy Henry (1818–1897), [[Yankee]]s who had moved to Ohio from [[Massachusetts]]. Harvey was an abolitionist who was active in the [[Congregational church|Congregationalist Church]], the [[Underground Railroad]], and in politics. The Spelmans eventually moved to [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. Spelman had an elder adopted sister, Lucy Maria "Lute" Spelman (c. 1837–1920).<ref name="LMSObit1920">{{cite news |title=LUCY MARIA SPELMAN {{!}} Sister-in-Law of John D. Rockefeller Dies at Pocantico Hills |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/02/09/97720734.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 9, 1920}}</ref>
Laura Celestia Spelman was born in [[Wadsworth, Ohio]] to Puritan descendant Harvey Buell Spelman (1811–1881) and Lucy Henry (1818–1897), [[Yankee]]s who had moved to Ohio from [[Massachusetts]]. Harvey was an abolitionist who was active in the [[Congregational church|Congregationalist Church]], the [[Underground Railroad]], and in politics. The Spelmans eventually moved to [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. Spelman had an elder adopted sister, Lucy Maria "Lute" Spelman (c. 1837–1920).<ref name="LMSObit1920">{{cite news |title=LUCY MARIA SPELMAN {{!}} Sister-in-Law of John D. Rockefeller Dies at Pocantico Hills |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/02/09/97720734.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 9, 1920}}</ref>


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* [[Alta Rockefeller Prentice|Alta Rockefeller]] (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962),
* [[Alta Rockefeller Prentice|Alta Rockefeller]] (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962),
* [[Edith Rockefeller McCormick|Edith Rockefeller]] (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932), and
* [[Edith Rockefeller McCormick|Edith Rockefeller]] (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932), and
* [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.|John D. Rockefeller Jr.]] (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960).<ref name="JDRJrObit1960">{{cite news |title=J.D. ROCKFELLER JR. DEAD AT AGE OF 86; Philanthropist Who Made Career of Giving Millions Succumbs in Tucson J.D. ROCKEFELLER JR. DEAD AT AGE OF 86 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1960/05/12/105433270.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 12, 1960 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[John D. Rockefeller Jr.]] (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960).<ref name="JDRJrObit1960">{{cite news |title=J.D. ROCKFELLER JR. DEAD AT AGE OF 86; Philanthropist Who Made Career of Giving Millions Succumbs in Tucson J.D. ROCKEFELLER JR. DEAD AT AGE OF 86 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1960/05/12/105433270.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 12, 1960 |language=en}}</ref>


Throughout their lives, the Rockefeller family continued to donate ten percent of their income to charity, including substantial donations to [[Spelman College]]. Laura Spelman Rockefeller died on March 12, 1915 at age 75 of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]], at the family estate [[Kykuit]] in [[Pocantico Hills, New York]].<ref name="MrsJDRObit1915">{{cite news |title=MRS. ROCKEFELLER DIES AT POCANTICO Succumbs to Heart Attack After Taking a Glass of Milk from Her Nurse. MR. ROCKEFELLER IN SOUTH Expected to Arrive Here Today with Son — Oil Man Attributed His Success to Wife. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/03/13/105035513.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=March 13, 1915}}</ref><ref name="1915Will">{{cite news |title=MRS. ROCKEFELLER LEAVES $1,500,000 Will Bequeathes $450,000 to Relatives and Remainder to Seven Institutions. MANY LEGACIES OF JEWELS Husband, Son, and Daughter, as Trustees and Executors, to Apportion Gifts to Charity. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/04/18/100150723.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 18, 1915}}</ref>
Throughout their lives, the Rockefeller family continued to donate ten percent of their income to charity, including substantial donations to [[Spelman College]]. Laura Spelman Rockefeller died on March 12, 1915 at age 75 of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]], at the family estate [[Kykuit]] in [[Pocantico Hills, New York]].<ref name="MrsJDRObit1915">{{cite news |title=MRS. ROCKEFELLER DIES AT POCANTICO Succumbs to Heart Attack After Taking a Glass of Milk from Her Nurse. MR. ROCKEFELLER IN SOUTH Expected to Arrive Here Today with Son — Oil Man Attributed His Success to Wife. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/03/13/105035513.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=March 13, 1915}}</ref><ref name="1915Will">{{cite news |title=MRS. ROCKEFELLER LEAVES $1,500,000 Will Bequeathes $450,000 to Relatives and Remainder to Seven Institutions. MANY LEGACIES OF JEWELS Husband, Son, and Daughter, as Trustees and Executors, to Apportion Gifts to Charity. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/04/18/100150723.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 18, 1915}}</ref>

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Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Born
Laura Celestia Spelman

(1839-09-09)September 9, 1839
Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 1915(1915-03-12) (aged 75)
Pocantico Hills, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1864; "her death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1915)​
Children
RelativesSee Rockefeller family

Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915)[1] was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. She is the namesake of Spelman College, founded to educate black women in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial.[2]

Early life

Laura Celestia Spelman was born in Wadsworth, Ohio to Puritan descendant Harvey Buell Spelman (1811–1881) and Lucy Henry (1818–1897), Yankees who had moved to Ohio from Massachusetts. Harvey was an abolitionist who was active in the Congregationalist Church, the Underground Railroad, and in politics. The Spelmans eventually moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Spelman had an elder adopted sister, Lucy Maria "Lute" Spelman (c. 1837–1920).[3]

Personal life and career

In Cleveland, Lute and Spelman met John Davison Rockefeller while attending accounting classes together. He was the eldest son of William Avery "Bill" Rockefeller (1810–1906) and Eliza Davison (1813–1889).[4]

She later returned to New England to attend Oread Institute, with plans to become a schoolteacher. After returning to Ohio to teach, she married John in 1864. Following her wedding, Spelman remained active in the church (she joined Rockefeller's congregation, the Northern Baptists) and with her family. Once the family business, Standard Oil, began to take off, she further devoted her time to philanthropy and her children.[5]

Together, they were the parents of five children;

Throughout their lives, the Rockefeller family continued to donate ten percent of their income to charity, including substantial donations to Spelman College. Laura Spelman Rockefeller died on March 12, 1915 at age 75 of a heart attack, at the family estate Kykuit in Pocantico Hills, New York.[1][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "MRS. ROCKEFELLER DIES AT POCANTICO Succumbs to Heart Attack After Taking a Glass of Milk from Her Nurse. MR. ROCKEFELLER IN SOUTH Expected to Arrive Here Today with Son — Oil Man Attributed His Success to Wife" (PDF). The New York Times. March 13, 1915. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ^ Chernow, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr. Warner Books. (1998). ISBN 0-679-43808-4. online review
  3. ^ "LUCY MARIA SPELMAN | Sister-in-Law of John D. Rockefeller Dies at Pocantico Hills" (PDF). The New York Times. February 9, 1920. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ^ Segall, Grant. John D. Rockefeller: Anointed with Oil. Oxford University Press, (2001).
  5. ^ Stasz, Clarice. The Rockefeller Women: Dynasty of Piety, Privacy, and Service. New York: St. Martins Press. (1995).
  6. ^ "J.D. ROCKFELLER JR. DEAD AT AGE OF 86; Philanthropist Who Made Career of Giving Millions Succumbs in Tucson J.D. ROCKEFELLER JR. DEAD AT AGE OF 86" (PDF). The New York Times. May 12, 1960. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. ^ "MRS. ROCKEFELLER LEAVES $1,500,000 Will Bequeathes $450,000 to Relatives and Remainder to Seven Institutions. MANY LEGACIES OF JEWELS Husband, Son, and Daughter, as Trustees and Executors, to Apportion Gifts to Charity" (PDF). The New York Times. April 18, 1915. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

Further reading

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