Brief Life History of George Martin
When George Martin Rockefeller was born on 4 May 1870, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Martin Henry Rockefeller, was 34 and his mother, Ellen Matilda Bowen, was 34. He married Hattie Betsy Allyn. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Warren Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. He died on 11 September 1960, at the age of 90, and was buried in Warren Center, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- George M Rockefeller, "United States Census, 1950"
- George Martin Rockefeller, "Find A Grave Index"
- George M in entry for Clyde A Backus, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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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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