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Samuel B. Spelman and Laura Seymour: Granville's Rockefeller Connection
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A newspaper article dated April 13, 1979 describing the lineage of Laura Celestia Spelman, who married John D. Rockefeller. <br /><br />Her grandparents were Samuel B. Spelman and Laura Seymour, both of whom came from old Granville families. Rockefeller said of his Granville-descended wife, <span>"Her judgment was always better than mine. Without her keen advice, I would be a poor man."<br /><br /></span>Rockefeller was an abolitionist who voted for Abraham Lincoln and supported the Republican party.<br /><br />One of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Celestia Spelman's grandsons was Nelson A. Rockefeller, the 41st Vice President of the United States (Dec. 1974 - Jan. 1977) during the Ford presidency.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller">CLICK HERE</a> for information on John D. Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil and was considered the wealthiest person of his time.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Rockefeller">CLICK HERE</a> for information on Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Granville
Massachusetts
Rockefeller
Spelman
Standard Oil