Laura Celestia Spelman

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Laura Celestia Spelman, later known as Laura Spelman Rockefeller, was an American philanthropist and abolitionist who was the wife of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller and a major benefactor of educational and religious causes.

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Laura Celestia Spelman canonical 2

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instanceOf American ⓘ
abolitionist ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
activeIn 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Laura Spelman Rockefeller ⓘ
associatedWith Northern Baptist Church ⓘ
birthDate 1839-09-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Wadsworth, Ohio, United States ⓘ
burialPlace Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
child Alice Rockefeller ⓘ
Alta Rockefeller ⓘ
Edith Rockefeller McCormick ⓘ
Elizabeth Rockefeller ⓘ
John D. Rockefeller Jr. ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1915-03-12 ⓘ
educatedAt Cleveland public schools ⓘ
Wadsworth public schools ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Spelman ⓘ
linked to: Spelman College
gender female ⓘ
givenName Laura ⓘ
hasHeritage New England Yankee ⓘ
influenced Rockefeller family philanthropy ⓘ
knownFor co-founding philanthropic traditions of the Rockefeller family ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
marriageDate 1864-09-08 ⓘ
movement abolitionism ⓘ
name Laura Celestia Spelman ⓘ
notableFor philanthropy with African American education ⓘ
support of educational causes ⓘ
support of religious causes ⓘ
notableLegacy namesake of Spelman College through Rockefeller family gifts ⓘ
numberOfChildren 5 ⓘ
occupation philanthropist ⓘ
parent Harvey Buell Spelman ⓘ
Lucy Henry Spelman ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
sibling Lucy Maria Spelman ⓘ
linked to: Lucy Henry Spelman
spouse John D. Rockefeller ⓘ
John Davison Rockefeller ⓘ
linked to: John D. Rockefeller
spouseOccupation oil magnate ⓘ
supported African American higher education ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ
temperance movement ⓘ

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Laura Spelman Rockefeller → birthName → Laura Celestia Spelman ⓘ
Laura Celestia Spelman → name → Laura Celestia Spelman ⓘ