John D Rockefeller Research Paper

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The life of John D. Rockefeller was filled with silence and mystery. He owned one of the largest businesses of his time, yet there are many questions about him that still haven’t been answered. Attempts at tracing Rockefeller’s family roots have traced his family all the way back to ninth-century France, to a family by the name Roqufeuilles. Johann Peter Rockefeller immigrated to Philadelphia around 1723 with his kids and wife and moved to Amwell, NJ. They were obviously successful farmers who held large landholdings. After a decade Johann’s cousin, Diell, immigrated to Germantown, New York from southwest Germany. Diell’s granddaughter, Christina married her distant relative William. Their son, Godfrey Rockefeller, was the grandfather of John …show more content…

There were three children in Rockefeller’s family Lucy, William, and of course John. All three of them had been born in Richford. Photos of John early in his life show a grim face lacking any expression. In what appeared to be a sudden turnaround in demeanor as John got older he found himself to be attracted and drawn to church. The church John went to as a young boy gave people some insight into his mind, personality, and character. John shared religion with his mother, who found comfort herself in the Bible. Rockefeller was not a fast learner. He was slow at learning, but he was very consistent. Rockefeller later commented about his learning as saying, “I was not an easy student, and I had to apply myself diligently to prepare my lessons.” Rockefeller and his student only attended school for thirty weeks a year, they needed time to work on the farm as well. The school house that he had lessons in a single room building. The discipline at the school was very harsh, especially when compared to today’s standards. If a student misbehaved in class the teacher would hold a slate over the student’s head. Even though Rockefeller went on to accomplish many great things, he lacked any sort of drive or motivation in school. While other students were competing with each other for gold stars and seeking the approval of others, Rockefeller was indifferent to the opinions of others and the school in

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