Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln

Isabel Rockefeller Lincoln
Lincoln in 1930
Born	Isabel Stillman Rockefeller June 23, 1902
Died	March 23, 1980(1980-03-23) (aged 77)
Education	Westover School
Alma mater	Columbia University
Spouse	Frederic W. Lincoln IV ​ ​ (m. 1925; died 1968)​
Children	4
Parent(s)	Percy Avery Rockefeller Isabel Goodrich Stillman
Family	Rockefeller family

Isabel Stillman Rockefeller (June 23, 1902 – March 23, 1980) was a member of the Rockefeller family.

Early life and education

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:

• Isabel Stillman Rockefeller (1902–1980)
• Avery Rockefeller (1903–1986)
• Winifred Rockefeller (1904–1951)
• Faith Rockefeller (1909–1960)
• Gladys Rockefeller (1910–1988)

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]

Personal life

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]

• Isabel Lincoln (1927–2016),^[6] who married Basil B. Elmer in 1951^[7]
• Calista Lincoln (1930–2012), who married Henry U. Harder in 1952^[8]
• Percy Lincoln, who married William B. Chappell
• Florence Lincoln, who married Thomas L. Short

Lincoln died on March 23, 1980.^[1]

See also

• Rockefeller family

References

This page was last edited on 31 December 2023, at 04:05