What is Rockefeller family?
{{Infobox family | name = Rockefeller | crest = | caption = | region = [[Ohio]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | early_forms = | origin = [[Ehlscheid]], [[Germany]] | members = [[John D. Rockefeller]],<br />[[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]],<br />[[Nelson Rockefeller]],<br />[[David Rockefeller]],<br />[[Jay Rockefeller]] | otherfamilies = | distinctions = | traditions = | heirlooms = | estate = | meaning = | footnotes = }} {{multiple image | direction = vertical | header = The Rockefeller patriarchs | width = 160 | image1 = Portrait of J. D. Rockefeller.jpg | alt1 = John D. Rockefeller | caption1 = [[John D. Rockefeller]] | image2 =William_Rockefeller.jpg | alt2 = William Rockefeller | caption2 = [[William Rockefeller]] }} The '''Rockefeller family''' ({{IPA-en|ˈrɒkɨfɛlər|pron}}) is the [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] family of [[John D. Rockefeller]] (1839–1937) and his brother [[William Rockefeller]] (1841–1922). They are an [[United States|American]] [[industry|industrial]], [[banking]], and [[political family]] that originally came from [[German American|Germany]]. They made one of the [[List of wealthiest historical figures|world's largest private fortunes]] in the [[petroleum industry|oil business]] during the late 19th and early 20th century. This was mainly through the [[Standard Oil Company]].<ref>World's largest private fortune - see Ron Chernow, ''Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'', London: Warner Books, 1998. (p.370)</ref> The family has a long association with and financial interest in the [[Chase Manhattan Bank]], now [[JPMorgan Chase]]. They as one of the most powerful groups inside the United States and are well connected to the banking industry. Their ancestor, Johann Peter Rockefeller, moved to North America in 1723 from what is today [[Westerwald]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. ==Notes== {{Reflist|2}} == References == * Rose, Kenneth W., ''Select Rockefeller Philanthropies'', Bo