John D. Rockefeller, Cleveland Ohio
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N 41° 30.673 W 081° 35.475
17T E 450661 N 4595678
Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland Ohio
Waymark Code: WM48EC
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2008
Views: 50
John Davison Rockefeller
(1839-1937) Section 10 Lot 49
(Lake View Cemetery sign - Monument)
John Davison Rockefeller began his career as an assistant bookkeeper for a Cleveland commission merchant. In 1863, Rockefeller entered the oil business, and in 1865 he left the commission business to work full-time in oil. He organized the Standard Oil Co. and became its largest stockholder when it was chartered in 1870. The oil business made him the richest man in the world, worth over $1 billion at the time of his death. He gave away $500 million dollars during his lifetime.
Date Created/Placed: 05/23/1937
Height: 40
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
Address: Not listed
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