1810 - 1906 (95 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
William Avery Rockefeller |
Suffix |
Sr |
Born |
13 Nov 1810 |
Ancram, Columbia, New York |
Gender |
Male |
Also Known As |
Dr. William Levingston.
William was at best a conman. In 1849 he was indicted for rape. He ran away and used the Levingston name to hide behind.
Nothing became of the rape charge but he left his family destitute and he kept up his double life.
He had no medical training the self granted title was an aid in selling home-brewed elixirs or patent medicines bought from druggists.
He married again as Levingston and became a bigamist. He used "business travel" as an excuse to disappear from one life to maintain the other.
He died and, was buried under the Levingston alias. The cost for the headstone was paid by the second wife's estate.
His children never publicly acknowledged their father's misdeeds. |
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Rockefeller, Senior? Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, February 4, 1908 page 5. |
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Father Of Oil King. The Washington Bee, (Washington D.C.), April 4, 1908 page 3. |
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Was He Father Of Oil King? The Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory, Oklahoma), March 6, 1908, page 3. |
Census |
1850 |
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1850 Rockefeller. 1850 US census, Owego, Tioga, New York, Family Number 1230, Rockefeller. |
Census |
1880 |
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1880 Rudd. 1880 US census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, enumeration district 10, Family Number 5520608, Rudd. |
Died |
11 May 1906 |
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois |
Buried |
Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States |
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Levingston-Rockefeller Headstone. Levingston-Rockefeller Headstone. |
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Levingston-Rockefeller Grave Site. Levingston-Rockefeller Grave Site. |
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Levingston-Rockefeller Inscription. Levingston-Rockefeller Inscription. |
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Levingston-Rockefeller Grave Site. Levingston-Rockefeller Grave Site. |
Siblings |
9 siblings |
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Person ID |
I37058 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
19 Dec 2018 |
Family 1 |
Eliza Davison, b. 12 Sep 1813, Niles, Cayuga, New York , d. 28 Mar 1889, Manhattan, New York, New York (Age 75 years) |
Married |
18 Feb 1837 |
Niles, Cayuga, New York |
Children |
| 1. Lucy Rockefeller, b. 1838, New York , d. 1878 (Age 40 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. John Davidson Rockefeller, Sr, b. 8 Jul 1839, Richford, Tioga, New York , d. 23 May 1937, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida (Age 97 years) [Birth] |
+ | 3. William Avery Rockefeller, Jr, b. 31 May 1841, Richford, Tioga, New York , d. 24 Jun 1922, Tarrytown, Westchester, New York (Age 81 years) [Birth] |
+ | 4. Mary Ann Rockefeller, b. 24 Aug 1843, Moravia, Cayuga, New York , d. 8 Jan 1925, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio (Age 81 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Franklin Rockefeller, b. 1845, d. 1917 (Age 72 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Frances Rockefeller, b. 1845, d. 1847 (Age 2 years) [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
1 Jan 2020 |
Family ID |
F11829 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Nancy Brown |
Married |
- William never married Nancy. She was his mistress and housekeeper.
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Children |
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Last Modified |
19 Dec 2018 |
Family ID |
F11849 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 |
Margaret L Allen, b. 1834, Ontario, Canada , d. 9 Dec 1910 (Age 76 years) |
Married |
12 Jun 1855 |
Norwich, Ontario, Canada |
Last Modified |
19 Dec 2018 |
Family ID |
F11850 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 13 Nov 1810 - Ancram, Columbia, New York |
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| Married - 18 Feb 1837 - Niles, Cayuga, New York |
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| Married - 12 Jun 1855 - Norwich, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 11 May 1906 - Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois |
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| Buried - - Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States |
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