Elizabeth (Rockefeller) Strong (1866-1906)

Mrs. "Bessie" Elizabeth Avery (Rockefeller) Strong

She was the eldest and most intellectually-minded of the children of the world's first billionaire. Unusually for women of her era - not to mention wealthy society women - she pursued higher education at Vassar College in the 1880s before marrying the philosopher Charles Augustus Strong. Her philanthropic interests reflected her scholarly and progressive mind. She had one daughter but died not long afterwards.

Parents (2)

John D. Rockefeller

Founder & President of the Standard Oil Company

1839-1937

Laura (Spelman) Rockefeller

Mrs. "Cettie" Laura Celestia (Spelman) Rockefeller

1839-1915

Spouse (1)

Charles Augustus Strong

Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago & Columbia University, N.Y.

1862-1940

Children (1)

Margaret (Strong) de Larraín

Margaret Rockefeller (Strong), Marquise de Cuevas, Mrs. de Larraín

1897-1985

Associated Houses (1)

Kykuit

Pocantico Hills, New York