John
Davison
Rockefeller
Sr
Born in Richford, Tioga, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Cornelia Rockefeller [half], Lucy (Rockefeller) Briggs, Clorinda Rockefeller [half], William Avery Rockefeller Jr., Mary Ann (Rockefeller) Rudd, Francis Rockefeller and Franklin Rockefeller
Husband of
Laura Celestia (Spelman) Rockefeller
— married
1864 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Rockefeller) Strong,
Alice Rockefeller,
Alta (Rockefeller) Prentice,
Edith (Rockefeller) McCormick and
John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States
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Quote: "A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship." - John D. Rockefeller Sr. This quote showed how serious he was about business.
Personality: John D. Rockefeller Sr. was known for being a very serious man, but around personal friends and family, they knew him as being a funny guy with a great sense of humor. Rockefeller knew that in his line of work all serious and playful acts have positive and negative reactions. And he knew how to handle all of this very well.
Influence: One of the main influences in his life came from a Baptist Preacher. When he was a little boy the preacher gave him advice. The advice was to make as much money as possible. Then give away as much money as possible. This lead to Rockefeller's career as a philanthropist.
Philanthropy: Business was a big part of Rockefeller's life. But as big as that was, Philanthropy was still as important to him if not more important. From the start, he gave 10% of his paycheck to his church. Later in his life he gave 80 million dollars to the University of Chicago. After he gave possibly his biggest donation of 250 million dollars to his own foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation. In total it is said that he had given away over 550 million dollars in his life.
Biography
John was born in 1839. He is the son of William Rockefeller and Eliza Davison. He passed away in 1937. Burial, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America, Lake View Cemetery [1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
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Categories: US President Direct Ancestor | This Day In History July 08 | This Day in History May 23 | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio | Notables | United States of America, Notables
CONNEAUT. — John C. Blood, 85, who was known as the oldest oil man in the world, died here Friday following a stroke of apoplexy, suffered Tuesday. He was named the oldest, oil man In the world at the Tulsa Petroleum Exposition and later received a medal from John D. Rockefeller.