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Laura Spelman Rockefeller
American philanthropist, schoolteacher
Laura Spelman Rockefeller | |
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| Born | Laura Celestia Spelman (1839-09-09)September 9, 1839 Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1915(1915-03-12) (aged 75) Pocantico Hills, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Elizabeth, Alice, Alta, Edith, and John Jr. |
| Relatives | See Rockefeller family |
Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915)[1] was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family.
Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Spelman College in Atlanta and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial were named for her.[2]
Early life
Laura Celestia Spelman was born in Wadsworth, Ohio to Puritan descendant Harvey Buell Spelman (1811–1881) and Lucy Henry (1818–1897), Yankees who had moved to