Isabel Stillman Rockefeller (June 23, 1902 – March 23, 1980) was a member of the Rockefeller family.
Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln | |
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Born | Isabel Stillman Rockefeller June 23, 1902 |
Died | March 23, 1980 | (aged 77)
Education | Westover School |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Percy Avery Rockefeller Isabel Goodrich Stillman |
Family | Rockefeller family |
Isabel was born on June 23, 1902, to Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934) and Isabel Goodrich Stillman. Percy Rockefeller, a financier and industrialist, was a son of Standard Oil co-founder William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (1841–1922) and Almira Geraldine Rockefeller. He was also a nephew of Standard Oil co-founder John Davison Rockefeller. Isabel Stillman was a daughter of James Jewett Stillman (1850–1918), a banker, and Sarah Elizabeth Rumrill. Together Percy and Isabel had five children:
She attended Westover School and was a member of Junior League, of which she took an active part. She became a member of the advisory board and helped produce a play called Ready Made. She also performed singing and dancing numbers. She studied bacteriology at Columbia University for three years, and then went to Europe for 5 months with her mother. She was a frequent face in New York City high society after her introduction as a debutante in 1920.
Lincoln was a member of the board of trustees St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center (Mount Sinai Morningside as of 2020) from 1956 until her death in 1980.[1]
In June 1925, it was announced that she would marry Frederic W. Lincoln IV. Her double cousin William Avery Rockefeller III (1896–1973) was married to a sister of Frederic. The day before Isabel's marriage to Mr. Lincoln, a large party was held in their honor by William Avery Rockefeller III.[2] The wedding was held on September 26, 1925, at Christ Episcopal Church in Greenwich, Connecticut, by Rev. John Lewis. The day after the wedding, the newlyweds were again honored at a large function at the Field Club of Greenwich. A week-long honeymoon in Buenos Aires[3] followed in November.[4] Isabel and Frederic had four daughters:[5]
Lincoln died on March 23, 1980.[1]
Frederic Walker Lincoln, who retired as chairman of the board of trustees of the New York Medical College and Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals in 1965, died ...