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Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman 1839–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1839

Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 12 March 1915

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Harvey Spelman

Mother: Lucy Spelman

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): John Jr, Alta Prentice, Marilyn Newell, Edith McCormick, "Bessie" Strong, Alice Rockefeller

The story of Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman began in 1839 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA. Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman married John Davison Rockefeller Sr, and had children including Abby, Abby Ellen, Alice Rockefeller, Alta Rockefeller Prentice, Bessie Mary Elizabeth Alexandra Rockefeller Strong, Edith Rockefeller Mccormick, John D Jr, John Davison Rockefeller Jr, Marilyn Newell. Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman passed away in 1915 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman began in 1839 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA.
  • Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman married John Davison Rockefeller Sr, and had children including Abby, Abby Ellen, Alice Rockefeller, Alta Rockefeller Prentice, Bessie Mary Elizabeth Alexandra Rockefeller Strong, Edith Rockefeller Mccormick, John D Jr, John Davison Rockefeller Jr, Marilyn Newell.
  • Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman passed away in 1915 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey Spelman
1811–1881
Birth Location: Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, United States of America
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Lucy Spelman
1810–1897
Birth Location: Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

John Sr
1839–1937
Birth Location: Richford, Tioga, New York, USA
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Children(s)

John Jr
1874–1960
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Alta Prentice
1871–1962
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Marilyn Newell
1930–2022
Birth Location: Red Lodge, Carbon County, Montana, United States of America
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Edith McCormick
1872–1932
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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"Bessie" Strong
1866–1906
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Alice Rockefeller
1869–1870
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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Laura Spelman's Ancestors

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Laura Spelman
1839–1915
Birth Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
Parents
Harvey Buel Spelman
1811–1881
Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, United States of America
Lucy Spelman
1810–1897
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
William (B.) Henry
1762–1837
Orange Co., North Carolina Colony
Rachel Frary
1766–1834
Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura Spelman's Descendants

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Laura (Celestia "Cettie") Spelman (9 September 1839–12 March 1915) m. John (Davison Rockefeller) Sr (8 July 1839–23 May 1937)
  1. 1. John (Davison Rockefeller) Jr 1874–1960 m. Laura (Celestia) Spelman 1839–1915 m. Abby (A) Rockefeller 1875– m. Martha Rockefeller 1895–1971
    1. 1. John (Davison Rockefeller) Jr 1874–1960 m. Abigail (Greene) Aldrich 1874–1948 m. Martha Baird 1896–1971
      1. 1. John (Davison) Rockefeller 1906–1978
      2. 2. Abigail ("Abby" Chapman) Rockefeller 1903–1976 m. David (M) Milton 1900–1976 m. Irving (Hotchkiss) Pardee 1892–1949 m. Eugene (Harman (Jean)) Mauzé 1903–1974
        1. 1. Abigail (Rockefeller) Milton 1928–2017
        2. 2. Marilyn (Ellen) Milton 1931–1980
      3. 3. Nelson (Aldrich) Rockefeller 1908–1979
      4. 4. David Rockefeller 1915–
      5. 5. Winthrop Rockefeller 1912–1973
      6. 6. Laurance (Spelman) Rockefeller 1910–2004
    2. 2. Laurance (Spelman) Rockefeller 1910–2004
    3. 3. David Rockefeller 1915–2017
    4. 4. Nelson Rockefeller 1908–1979
    5. 5. Winthrop (Aldrich) Rockefeller 1912–1973
    6. 6. Abigail (Chapman) Mauze 1903–1976
  2. 2. Alta (Rockefeller) Prentice 1871–1962 m. E. (Parmalee) Prentice 1863–1955
    1. 1. John (Rockefeller) Prentice 1902–1972 m. Abbie Prentice 1912– m. Abra (Blanche) Cantrill 1912–
    2. 2. Spelman Prentice 1911–2000
    3. 3. Elizabeth (C) Duffy 1901–
    4. 4. James (J) Duffy 1896–
    5. 5. Catherine (C) Duffy 1897–
    6. 6. Madeline Prentiss 1907–
    7. 7. Julia (A) Duffy 1898–
    8. 8. Mary (A) Prentice 1909–
  3. 3. Marilyn Newell 1930–2022
  4. 4. Edith (Rockefeller) McCormick 1872–1932 m. Harold (Fowler McCormick) Sr 1872–1941
    1. 1. Editha McCormick 1903–1904
    2. 2. John (Rockefeller) McCormick 1897–1901
    3. 3. Mathilde Oser 1905–1947
    4. 4. Muriel Hubbard 1902–1959
    5. 5. Harold (Fowler McCormick) Jr 1898–1973
  5. 5. "Bessie" (Mary Elizabeth Alexandra Rockefeller) Strong 1866–1906 m. Charles (Augustus) Strong 1852–1940
    1. 1. Seaver (Edward) Strong 1891–1972
    2. 2. Margaret Strong 1897–1985
    3. 3. Gladys (M) Strong 1897–
  6. 6. Alice Rockefeller 1869–1870

Laura Spelman's Timeline

2 Records

1839
9 September 1839
Birth of Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
1915
12 March 1915
Age 76
Death of Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman in Pocantico Hills, Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, USA
Pocantico Hills, Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1839
    Event Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1915
    Event Place: Pocantico Hills, Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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