Brief Life History of Eva V
When Eva V Rockefeller was born on 20 October 1884, in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, Alden Hoysradt Rockefeller, was 27 and her mother, Caroline S Greensworth, was 27. She lived in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America in 1950 and New York, United States in 1981. She died on 26 August 1981, in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Rockafeller, "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942"
- Eva Rockefeller, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Parents and Siblings
1857–1948 Male
1857–1930 Female
Siblings (3)
1881–1957 Male
1884–1981 Female
1888–1976 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1900 · First U.S. Navy Submarine Constructed
Age 16
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 26
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Rockenfeller: habitational name for someone from the village of Rockenfeld near Neuwied, Rhineland, named in Middle High German with rocke ‘rye’ (Old High German rocko) + feld ‘open country’. Compare Rockafellow .
History: The Rockefellers trace their origin to Johann Peter Rockenfeller, who emigrated to North America in 1723. His descendant, the millionaire industrialist John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), founder of Standard Oil, was born in Richford, NY; his father was a commodities dealer and farm owner.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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