Ray Dell Rockefeller1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 18939, (1885 - 1979)
FatherAlbert Rockefeller4,5,6 (Oct 1858 - )
MotherAmerica Isabella Brownlee4,7,6 (Jun 1862 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 15 Jun 1885, Humphreys, Sullivan Co., Missouri8,9,10,11
Marriage: 1916, Lina Marie Schriever (25 Oct 1895 - 26 Jul 1967)12,13,14
Death: Feb 197915,16
Burial: Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil Co., Maryland17

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ray Dell Rockefeller was born on 15 Jun 1885 in Humphreys, Sullivan Co., Missouri.8,9,10,11
     His name was recorded as Dell Rhea in his birth record in 1885. The next record found is the 1900 census. That, and all following records found record his name as Ray D. or Ray Dell. Whether he was known as Dell Rhea as a young child, or if that was just a creative record entry, is unknown. He was delivered by Dr. Lenard Dell, which may have been the source of his name.4,1
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Humphreys, Sullivan Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents, Albert Rockefeller and America Isabella Brownlee.5
     He moved to Iowa with his parents about 1909.18,19,20 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, in the household of his parents.21 He appeared on the 1915 State Census in the household of his parents.22,23,24,25
     He was working in a curry comb factory in 1810. By 1915 he was a machinist, and reported he had earned $800 the prior year. By 1920 he was a machinist for a power house, beginning a career that would cause the family to frequently move around the country as he worked on new power plants.21,24,26
     Ray married Lina Marie Schriever, daughter of Wilhelm Schriever, in 1916.12,13,14
     Ray registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 54 Aster St., Boston, Massachusetts, reporting he was employed in Cambridge as a machinist by Stone & Webster, an engineering firm engaged in building electric power plants.2
     Ray and Lina appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, at 5325 Delancey St., enumerated 20 Jan 1920, in the household of his younger brother Charles, his wife Adaline, and their children. Ray and Lina's children were apparently omitted in error. They are not found elsewhere, and there is no reason to believe they were not living with their parents.27
     Ray and Lina have not been found in the 1930 census, but they were living in Eldon, Missouri, by then. By Oct 1930 they were well enough established that she entertained the Stone-Webster Bridge Club there.28 It was apparently his work on power plants that brought then there. He appears in the 1933 city directory as a foreman for Union Electric Light and Power Co., who operated the hydroelectric plant at nearby Lake of the Ozarks.29
     Ray and Lina appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, at 921 Pratt St., enumerated 21 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $3,400. Their children Harold and Dorothea were listed as living with them. They reported that they had lived at Wheeler Dam, Alabama in 1935. Wheeler Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority.30
     By 1940 he was a field engineer for an electric company. That year he reported he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $3,000.30
     Ray registered for the draft for World War II on 25 Apr 1942, while living at Raydellin Farm, Rising Sun, Cecil Co., Maryland, reporting he was employed by Stone & Webster Engineering Corp., East 4th St., Richmond, Virginia.3
     He retired from engineering by 1950, and took up farming. He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 60 hours the prior week.31
     Ray and Lina appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Calvert, Cecil Co., Maryland, enumerated 4 Apr 1950, reporting they lived on a farm.32
     His wife died on 26 Jul 1967.33,34
     Ray died in Feb 1979 at age 93.15,16 He was buried in Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil Co., Maryland.17

Children:
     Children with Lina Marie Schriever:

Citations

  1. [S6393] Albert Rockefellow household, 1900 U.S. Census, Sullivan Co., Missouri, shows name as Ray D. Rockefellow.
  2. [S6399] Ray Dell Rockefeller, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. [S6401] Ray Dell Rockefeller, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Maryland.
  4. [S6400] Dell Rhea Rockefeller, Sullivan Co. Register of Births.
  5. [S6393] Albert Rockefellow household, 1900 U.S. Census, Sullivan Co., Missouri.
  6. [S6406] Lina S. Rockefeller, Passport Application (19 Feb 1895), attached affidavit by his parents shows him as their son.
  7. [S6393] Albert Rockefellow household, 1900 U.S. Census, Sullivan Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S6400] Dell Rhea Rockefeller, Sullivan Co. Register of Births, shows date and town.
  9. [S6406] Lina S. Rockefeller, Passport Application (19 Feb 1895), attached affidavit by his parents shows date, with year as 1884, town, county, and state.
  10. [S6399] Ray Dell Rockefeller, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, with year as 1887, county, and state.
  11. [S6401] Ray Dell Rockefeller, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Maryland, shows date, with year as 1886, town, and state.
  12. [S6399] Ray Dell Rockefeller, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows him as married.
  13. [S6402] Charles H. Rockefeller household, 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as brother and her as sister-in-law of head of household, and shows her as naturalized in 1916. At the time women took their citizenship from their father, or husband if married, so she was effectively naturalized when she married.
  14. [S6406] Lina S. Rockefeller, Passport Application (19 Feb 1895), shows him as her husband, attached affidavit by his parents shows same.
  15. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Ray Rockefeller, Soc. Sec. No. 201-03-1706, shows month, year, and last residence as 08071 Pitman, Gloucester, New Jersey.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 216129385, Ray Dell Rockefeller, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 216129385, Ray Dell Rockefeller, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S6397] America I. Rockefeller card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Iowa, Keokuk ward 2, shows 6 years in Iowa.
  19. [S6395] Ray D. Rockefeller card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Iowa, Keokuk ward 2, shows 6 years in Iowa.
  20. [S6398] Charles H. Rockefeller card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Iowa, Keokuk ward 2, shows 6 years in Iowa.
  21. [S6394] Albert Rockefeller household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lee Co., Iowa.
  22. [S6396] Albert Rockefeller card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Iowa, Keokuk ward 2.
  23. [S6397] America I. Rockefeller card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Iowa, Keokuk ward 2.
  24. [S6395] Ray D. Rockefeller card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Iowa, Keokuk ward 2.
  25. [S6398] Charles H. Rockefeller card, 1915 Iowa State Census, Lee Co., Iowa, Keokuk ward 2.
  26. [S6402] Charles H. Rockefeller household, 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as machinist, industry as power house.
  27. [S6402] Charles H. Rockefeller household, 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.
  28. [S6404] "News of the Community," Jefferson City Post-Tribune, 3 Oct 1930, reports her hosting the bridge club in Eldon.
  29. [S6405] Gould's St. Louis City Directory, 1933, pg 1032.
  30. [S4695] Ray D. Rockefeller household, 1940 U.S. Census, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.
  31. [S12885] Ray D. Rockefeller household, 1950 U.S. Census, Cecil Co., Maryland, shows occupation as retired civil engineer, farming, and industry as farm.
  32. [S12885] Ray D. Rockefeller household, 1950 U.S. Census, Cecil Co., Maryland.
  33. [S12886] Lina Marie Rockefellar obituary, Evening Journal.
  34. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 216129413, Lina Marie Rockefeller, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.