July 8, 1839 |
Born in Richford, Tioga
County, New York. |
| 1843 |
The Rockefellers moved to a
farm in Moravia, New York. |
| 1849 |
Following allegations of rape,
Bill and his family moved to Owego, New York. |
| 1853 |
Moved to Cleveland. |
| 1855 |
Entered Folsom Mercantile
College. |
| September
26, 1855 |
Got a job as assistant
bookkeeper with Hewitt and Tuttle. |
| March
18, 1859 |
Formed Clark and Rockefeller,
commission merchants. |
| 1863 |
Entered oil business, formed
Andrews, Clark and Company. |
| September
8, 1864 |
Married Laura Celestia
Spelman. |
| 1865 |
Formed Rockefeller and
Andrews, Cleveland's largest refinery.
Laura gave birth to Elizabeth. |
| 1868 |
Struck a deal with a railroad,
guaranteeing a certain volume in exchange for rebates. |
| 1870 |
Formed the Standard Oil
Company. |
| 1871 |
Laura gave birth to Alta. |
| 1872 |
Laura gave birth to Edith. |
| 1874 |
Laura gave birth to John D Jr. |
| 1879 |
Was numbered among the 20
richest men. |
| 1882 |
Standard Oil Trust formed. |
| 1889 |
Eliza, his mother died. |
| 1892 |
Standard Oil Trust dissolved. |
| 1895 |
Retired from business. |
| 1901 |
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research is
created. |
| 1902 |
General Education Board was formed to promote
education. |
| 1906 |
John's father died. |
| 1909 |
Laura confined to a
wheelchair. |
| 1913 |
Rockefeller Foundation
incorporated. |
| 1915 |
Laura died. |
| May
23, 1937 |
Rockefeller died in Florida. |
