Edith Rockefeller

1872 - 1932  (59 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Edith Rockefeller
  Born	31 Aug 1872	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880
  		1880 Rockefeller A. 1880 US census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, enumeration district 17, Family Number 5524636, Rockefeller. This entry spans two sheets.
  		1880 Rockefeller B. 1880 US census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, enumeration district 17, Family Number 5524636, Rockefeller. This entry spans two sheets.
  Philanthropy	1919
  	Edith donated land she had received from her father as a wedding gift to the Forest Preserve of Cook County, to be developed as a zoological garden. Eventually this would become Chicago's Brookfield Zoo.
  Died	25 Aug 1932	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Buried	27 Aug 1932	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  		Edith Rockefeller McCormick Family Stone. Edith Rockefeller McCormick Family Stone.
  		Edith Rockefeller McCormick Plots. Edith Rockefeller McCormick Plots.
  		Edith Rockefeller McCormick Headstone. Edith Rockefeller McCormick Headstone.
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Elizabeth Rockefeller,   b. 23 Aug 1866, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio ,   d. 14 Nov 1906, Cannes, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  2. Alice Rockefeller,   b. 14 Jul 1869, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio ,   d. 15 Aug 1870, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
  3. Alta Rockefeller,   b. 12 Apr 1871, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio ,   d. 21 Jun 1962, Manhattan, New York, New York
  4. John Davison Rockefeller, Jr,   b. 29 Jan 1874, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio ,   d. 11 May 1960, Tucson, Pima, Arizona
  Person ID	I37117	Nagel
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	John Davidson Rockefeller, Sr,   b. 8 Jul 1839, Richford, Tioga, New York ,   d. 23 May 1937, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida  (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Laura Celestia Spelman,   b. 9 Sep 1839, Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio ,   d. 12 Mar 1915, Pocantico Hills, Westchester, New York  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	2 Sep 1864	Cuyahoga County, Ohio
  		Rockefeller-Spelman Marriage. Rockefeller-Spelman Marriage.j
  Family ID	F11831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harold Fowler McCormick, Sr,   b. 2 May 1872, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 16 Oct 1941, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1895
  Divorced	1921
  Children	1. John Rockefeller McCormick,   b. 24 Feb 1897, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 2 Jan 1901, Pocantico Hills, Westchester, New York  (Age 3 years)  [Birth]   2. Harold Fowler McCormick, Jr,   b. 15 Nov 1898, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio ,   d. 6 Jan 1973, Chicago, Cook, Illinois  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   3. Muriel McCormick,   b. 10 Sep 1902, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 18 Mar 1959  (Age 56 years)  [Birth]   4. Editha McCormick,   b. 17 Sep 1903, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 11 Jun 1904, Glencoe, Cook, Illinois  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]   5. Mathilde McCormick,   b. 8 Apr 1905, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 18 May 1947, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 42 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F12173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Aug 1872 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Died - 25 Aug 1932 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Buried - 27 Aug 1932 - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Edith Rockefeller. The New York tribune, January 28, 1917 page 48.
  		Mrs. Harold McCormick. Mrs. Harold McCormick.
  		Harold Fowler and Edith McCormick. Harold Fowler and Edith McCormick.