Colonel John Jacob Astor IV - Encyclopedia Titanica
Sep 1, 1996 · Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (JJ Astor) was born in Rhinebeck, New York on July 13th, 1864 the son of William Astor and great-grandson of John Jacob Astor the fur trader. Astor was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord and later went to Harvard.
Watch recovered from John Jacob Astor's body
Apr 24, 2024 · The Watch was given to the son of William Dobbyn who served John Jacob Astor and his son Vincent for many years 14kt 17 jewel Waltham pocket watch engraved on case JJA. A signed affidavit accompanies the watch from William Dobbyn IV’s daughter-in-law stating that the watch was a gift to William Dobbyn’s son (William Dobbyn V) from Vincent ...
Madeleine Talmage Astor - Encyclopedia Titanica
Sep 1, 1996 · John Jacob Astor V was born on the 14 August 1912. He first married Ellen Tuck and had two children, William and Jacqueline. After a divorce he married Gertrude Gretch, and after they divorced, he married Sue Sandford. That marriage endured until Sue's death. John J. Astor, V died in Miami Beach, Florida on June 26, 1992 at the age of 79.
John Jacob Astor’s Fatal Mistake - Encyclopedia Titanica
John Jacob Astor was one of the 1,496 (the most up-to-date number) lost in the sinking, but he could have been a survivor had he stepped into lifeboat seven when given the opportunity. Fellow passengers in the area of the boat took note of the Astor’s presence and refusal to board.
Col. Astor Weds Madeleine Force - Encyclopedia Titanica
Col. John Jacob Astor, head of the Astor family in America, and one of this country's wealthiest men, was married at 9:55 o'clock this morning to Miss Madeleine Talmage Force, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Force, of New York, at the Newport home of the bridegroom, Beechwood, on the Cliffs and Bellevue Avenue.
Astor Gave Up Lifeboat Seat - Encyclopedia Titanica
In the face of many conflicting rumors, the statement came with positiveness from the home of Colonel John Jacob Astor, at 540 Fifth avenue, today, that Colonel Astor was either actually in the lifeboat which saved Mrs. Astor or was about to enter it when, in company with nearly a dozen other men, he obeyed the order smilingly that only women ...
LIVING descendants of JJ & M Astor - Encyclopedia Titanica
Oct 3, 2003 · Madeleine Astor's son was John Jacob VI. (John Jacob V was part of the British line). He died in 1992. He married twice. First wife Ellen Tuck French. His descendents through her and their relationship to J J and Madeleine are-- Grandson William Astor born 1935 Great grandson William Backhouse Astor born 1959.
UNSEALED DECREE IN ASTOR DIVORCE - Encyclopedia Titanica
The terms of the final decree of divorce which Justice Mills, in the Supreme Court at White Plains, granted yesterday morning to Mrs. Alva Willing Astor from her husband, Col. John Jacob Astor, provide, as expected, that she is to have the custody of their daughter, Alice Muriel, while Col. Astor retains charge of their son, Vincent.
Astor's Death - Condition of the Body - Encyclopedia Titanica
Dec 14, 1999 · >Crew members of the Mackay-Bennett said that "Col. Astor was found almost erect in his life belt." The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin of May 2, 1912 says: >In a money belt which Colonel John Jacob Astor wore was $2000 in gold. Besides he had securities and jewelry which those on the Mackay-Bennett estimated to be worth from $50,000 to $75,000.
JOHN JACOB ASTOR V [Obituary] - Encyclopedia Titanica
John Jacob Astor V, a descendant of one of American's most fabled merchant princes, died Friday at his home in Miami Beach. He was 79. Astor was born in New York. His father was John Jacob Astor IV, a businessman and inventor who built the Astoria Hotel in New York City that was later combined with the hotel next door to become the Waldorf-Astoria.