John D Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839 in Richford, New York and was known for starting the infamous Standard Oil Company in 1870. Starting his business in Ohio, close to the Cleveland area, he later expanded his business to be one of the most notorious and well-known monopolies of all time. While Rockefeller died at age 97, in 1937, in Florida, he was buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, where he started his business. While Rockefeller’s known for working in many places he still chose to be buried in Cleveland.