John Jacob Astor IV was an American business magnate, real estate developer, investor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. He died in the sinking of the Titanic during the early hours... Wikipedia
Born: July 13, 1864, Rhinebeck Village, Rhinebeck, NY
Died: April 15, 1912 (age 47 years), Atlantic Ocean
Spouse: Madeleine Astor (m. 1911–1912) and Ava Lowle Willing (m. 1891–1910)
Children: John Jacob Astor VI, Vincent Astor, and Ava Alice Muriel Astor
Grandchildren: Mary Jacqueline Astor, Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky, William Backhouse Astor, and more
Parents: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor and William Backhouse Astor Jr.