This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elizabethdhanebury68 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.venango/6440/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been coming upon these article and copying them for my cousins, and thought I would share page 12 The Derrick Friday, January 10, 1975 Oil City Pa ROCKEFELLER DELIGHTED GIVING Away New Dimes Rockefeller in Franklin -- Following the two Part series that appeared in the Derrick this week about John D Rockefeller's Oil City connection, we came across an item that documents Rockefeller's physical presence in Franklin. On page 1059 of the History of Northwestern Pennsylvania by Joseph Riesenman, we find this statement: "The first regular Baptist church in Franklin had its beginning in December 1868 when regular preaching was inaugurated at Hanna's Hall by Rev S. Williams, D.D. Among thos loyal Baptists who worshiped there were two who were to become internationally known thru the Oil Industry John D Rockefeller Sr and General Charles Miller. ROCKEFELLER IN OIL CITY Another bit of evidence that John D Rockefeller was, in fact, in Oil City was received yesterday from Charles D McLouth of 206 W Third St. He said his grandfather, C A McLouth joined National Transit Co in 1885 and later became associated with the Southern Group of Pipe Lines which had offices in the National Transit building Annex RECALLING THE PAST Joseph H Contino of Cowell Ave a retired president of National Transit Co points out that in carrying out the dissolution of the Standard Oil Co (New Jersey) by order of the Department of Justice, 34 companies were cast adrift. And he explains; "instead of one dividend being paid to the parent company, the stock of those 34 companies was distributed to the stockholders in proportion to their ownership in the parent company. The basic fraction was 983, 383 and consequently many persons who never before had held only one of more shars of Jersey became the owners of stock in 34 companies" Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.