[AlexdeLarge]

"The Chinese have an expression. (fu bu guo san dai) Literally: Wealth does not pass three generations.

It's difficult enough for a family to accumulate wealth in the first place. If however, the above Chinese proverb is indeed true, we suspect that in order for the family to remain wealthy past the third generation mark will require a robust investment plan which would include the characteristics of discipline, patience and probably a bit of luck too."

http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page38?oid=235930&sn=Detail

[AAA]

I totally disagree. The problem is the standard of living usually increases when someone receives wealth.

For simplicity lets take $5 million (which many DON'T consider wealthy) invested in bonds which get 4% interest. That would be over $16,600/month.

I bet most of us live on much less than that. My wife and I live on about $3,000/month in the city and we could cut that down by a third if we needed to.

So that means we could invest the remaining $13,300/month which would continue to grow at 4% and help keep up with inflation.

[FrankRichards]

The English version is "Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations" (The implication of 'shirtsleeves' is manual labor)

[mlayden]

Nice generalisation, but thousands of wealthy families have kept their wealth for centuries. My own observation is that families need to pass down strong values and principles with the "wealth" or it disappears. If they just see themselves as being wealthy, i.e being defined by their money then the spending or hoarding of it defines the family. Its interesting at the moment seeing the Wedgewood family after eight generations looking at taking back over their family company.

But if the family prides itself on its education, innovation, hard work, good name etc it means that every generation will be held to very high standards by the previous ones and this will create excellence which ultimately can build new fortunes.
On a more cynical level total incompetents have often got a network of "peers" to support them. In many cases the elite schools help to maintain this network. One case in point is a former leader of a major power.

If the only thing one generation passes on is money alone then its more of a liability than an asset. But if it pases on strong values or a support network then wealth can survive many generations.

[TreeFarmer]

I've got to agree with Coal on this one. I'm a professor and I tell my students that any family in the US that has three generations of good management will be rich. The catch is getting that three generations of good management.

TF

[Revi]

We have a family of car dealers in our town who are very wealthy right now and have pretty good management. Still, I think sticking to their core business may be the end of the third generation's advantage. They sell the three big brands of American cars, and haven't made many sales lately.

They own all the land under the state offices all over town, so that's a steady income.

I don't care about the cars, but I know a lot of people who work for them and will be out of a job if this slump continues.

It's too bad, but I think it is true that the third generation ruins the business. Unless they figure something else out!

[MarkJ]

We still have a lot of multi-generation wealth in my family, although some of it has been taken by eminent domain, or squandered away by various lazy relatives.

I bought my grandfather's farms, homes, acreage, businesses, equipment and other assets so that some of my lazy relatives (aunts, uncles and cousins) don't get their hands on it.

[SeaGypsy]

I come from a very old line of Irish stock who were routed during the potato famine 1820's.

The village priest rounded up the 16 remaining adults from the village of over 200 8 years before. Amongst themselves they selected a couple to sponsor to Australia.

5 generations ago my great great great grandfather selected 10 miles square 25 miles from Melborne central.

When my great grandfather died in 1974 he owned a huge farm and most of the shopping center of an inner city suburb. His children are still fighting over his will.

The family has built wealth by a code. A good portion of which is in how children are raised.
There were some rules:
Children are to be kept properly but never spoilt with unnecessary items.
Adolescents are to be nurtured in their education; or in a chosen career.
If you are not at school or working you have 2 weeks to pack your bags.
You will get 1 shot at microfinance from the family in your ealy 20's.
If you blow it you can sort yourself out (ie. get a job)
If you marry and bring forth progeny; your deposit on a mortgage will be paid; to make sure the grandkids are around.
Only the eldest son will inherit on the death of the father; how generous he is with others is his choice. (This aspect has been the subject of the court challenge since 1974).

More importantly; as well as relevant to peak oil scenarios, was the idea that "Anything is open for discussion at the family table; let the family decide what can go further."

Funny enough; I am the only one of 33 1st cousins to not go to college, I am also the eldest son of a litigant to a huge estate.

I always felt I could not trust in the status quo. I am the black sheep.

I know from experience that it works a bit like this if running on instinct:

Poor, struggling soul gets a break& makes the most of it.

Said soul's children see how hard they have worked& honour this by following their lead.

3rd generation; complacecency sets in.

When I decided to 'drop out' in the early 1980's it was perfectly logical to me. I wanted to be happy. I had met happy people and wanted to be one.
None of these were particularly rich. Some were poor.
In my family I was surrounded by wealthy miserable professionals.

So now? Well who knows? I feel that letting go will be the most difficult psycological preparation. I have a lot less to let go of, than those who followed the wealth building model in the family.
If by some miraculous cause we do escape the current mess in the economy; I will eventually inherit a lot of dough.
If not; well I have lived my own life.

I think that was the intention of my GGGG.
I feel so fortunate to have lived the life and had the family I have; proud that I have my own measure of success.

[AAA]

Only the eldest son will inherit on the death of the father; how generous he is with others is his choice.

The Australia laws must be different than US laws because the above would never work here.

First the eldest son would pay estate tax which can cost a pretty penny. Then if he wanted to distribute anything to other siblings he could only give them $13,000/year or else they would be obligated to pay gift tax.

[phaster]

"The Chinese have an expression. 富不过三代 (fu bu guo san dai) Literally: Wealth does not pass three generations.

I got a question, what's the corollary? Is it "Economic depression will not last three generations?"

[ReverseEngineer]

Still more proof the Chinese aren't all that smart. How does this explain this Family Tree?

Prominent descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905)
Sir Anthony Rothschild (1810–1876)
Bethsabée de Rothschild (1914–1999)
Charles Rothschild (1877–1923), banker and entomologist
David Lionel de Rothschild (b. 1955), British horticulturist
David Mayer de Rothschild (b. 1978), British adventurer and environmentalist
David René de Rothschild (born 1942)
Edmond James de Rothschild (1845–1934)
Edmund Leopold de Rothschild (1916–2009)
Elie de Rothschild (1917–2007)
Emma Rothschild (born 1948)
Gail Rothschild (1943 - 2007)
Guy de Rothschild (1909–2007)
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898)
Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery née Hannah Rothschild (1851–1890)
Henri James de Rothschild (1872–1946)
Henriette Rothschild (1791–1866) married Sir Moses Montefiore (1784–1885)
James Armand de Rothschild (1878–1957)
James Mayer Rothschild (1792–1868)
Mayer Amschel de Rothschild (1818–1874)
Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild (Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter) (1913–1988)
Leopold de Rothschild (1845–1917)
Lionel Nathan Rothschild (1808–1879)
Miriam Louisa Rothschild (1908–2005)
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (1868–1937)
Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870)
Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836)
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (1840–1915)
Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (born 1936)
Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild of the United Kingdom (1910–1990)
Philippe de Rothschild (1902-88)
Count Joachim Von Rothschild (1929–1998), Diplomat
Philippine de Rothschild (1935-)
Julius de Rothschild (1981-)
Philippe de Rothschild (1982-)
Simon de Rothschild (1971-)
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (born 1971-)
David Rothschild (1977-)
Nathan Rothschild (1984-)

or this one

Descendants of John Davison Rockefeller
To the sixth-generation, with 21 still living in the fourth (the Cousins). The total number of blood relative descendants as of 2006 is about 150.

Elizabeth "Bessie" Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906) (m.1889) Charles Augustus Strong (1862–1940)
Margaret Strong (1897–1985) (m.1st.1927) George de Cuevas (1885–1961); (m.2nd.1977) Raimundo de Larrain
Alice Rockefeller (1869–1870)
Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871–1962) (m.1901) Ezra Parmelee Prentice (1863–1955)
John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972) (m.1941) Abra Cantrill (1912–1972)
Abra Prentice Wilkin (born 1942)
Mary Adeline Prentice Gilbert (1907–1981) (m.1937) Benjamin Davis Gilbert (1907–)
Spelman Prentice (1911) (m.3rd.1972) Mimi Walters
Pamela Prentice (1938)(m.1st. 1960) Frans H. ten Bos
Helena ten Bos (1962)(m. 1987) Count Frederic de Belloy de Saint-Lienard
Joanna ten Bos (1964)(m. 1989) Christopher Booth
Peter Spelman Prentice (1940)
Alexandra Sartell Prentice (1962)
Peter Parmalee Bens (1987)
Erik Carl Bens (1996)
Sarah Prentice Bens (1997)
Michael Andrew Prentice (1964)
Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1942)
Michael Sartell Prentice (1944)
Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872–1932) (m.1895) Harold Fowler McCormick
John Rockefeller McCormick (1897–1901)
Editha McCormick (1903–1904)
Harold Fowler McCormick, Jr. (1898–1973) (m.1931) Anne "Fifi" Potter Stillman (1879–1969)
Muriel McCormick (1902–1959) (m.1931) Elisha Dyer Hubbard (1906–)
Mathilde McCormick (1905–1947) (m.1923) Max Oser (1877–1942)
Anita Oser Pauling
John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960) (m.1901) Abigail "Abby" Greene Aldrich
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé (1903–1976)
Abby Rockefeller Milton O'Neill (born 1928)
Marilyn Ellen Milton Simpson (1931–1980)
Laura Knickerbacker Simpson (1954)
Donna Rockefeller Deyoung Simpson (1956)
Abby Rockefeller Simpson (1958)
Sandra Ferry Rockefeller (1935)
John D. Rockefeller III (1906–1978) (m.1932) Blanchette Ferry Hooker
John Davison ("Jay") Rockefeller IV (1937)
Sandra Rockefeller Ferry (1943)
Hope Aldrich Rockefeller (1946)
Alida Rockefeller Messinger (1949)
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979) (m.1st.1930) Mary Todhunter Clark (m.2nd.1963) Margaretta Fitler Murphy
Rodman Rockefeller (1932–2000)
Ann Clark Rockefeller Roberts (1934)
Steven Clark Rockefeller (1936)
Michael Rockefeller (1938–1961)
Mary Clark Rockefeller (1938)
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004) (m.1934) Mary French
Laura Spelman Rockefeller Chasin (1936)
Marion French Rockefeller (1938)
Dr. Lucy Rockefeller Waletzky (1941)
Laurance Rockefeller, Jr. (1944) (m. 1982) Wendy Gordon
Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973) (m.1st.1948) Barbara "Bobo" Sears (m.2nd.1956) Jeannette Edris
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948–2006)
David Rockefeller (1915) (m.1940) Margaret McGrath
David Rockefeller, Jr. (1941)
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1943)
Neva Rockefeller Goodwin (1944)
Peggy Dulany (1947)
Richard Gilder Rockefeller (1949)
Eileen Rockefeller Growald (1952)

or this one

[edit] The Family of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
Follow the numbered links to a person's spouse and children.
Use the "up arrow" by the name to return to that person's parents.
Use the "up arrow" at the end of the line to return to the alphabetical listing.

[edit] First Generation
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) ^

Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours married Nicole Charlotte Marie Louise le Dée de Rencourt and had the following children:

Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827). + [30]
Paul François de Pont de Nemours (1769-1770).
Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834). + [31]

[edit] Second Generation
Victor Marie du Pont^ (Pierre-1) (1767-1827) ^

Victor Marie du Pont married Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport and had the following children:

Amélia Elizabeth du Pont (1796-1869), married William H. Clifford, children.
Charles Irénée du Pont (1797). + [32]
Samuel Francis du Pont (1799-1799)
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865), married Sophie Madeleine du Pont, no children.
Julia Sophie du Pont (1806-1882), married Irvine Shubrick, children.
Eleuthère Irénée du Pont^ (Pierre-1) (1771-1834) ^

Eleuthère Irénée du Pont married Sophie Madeleine Dalmas (1775-1828) in 1791 and had the following children:

Victorine Elizabeth du Pont (1792-1861), married Ferdinand Bauduy, no children.
Lucille du Pont (1795-1795)
Evelina Gabrielle du Pont (1796-1863), married James Antoine Bidermann, children.
Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont (1798-1856). + [33]
Eleuthera du Pont (1806-1876), married Thomas McKie Smith, no children.
Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888), married Samuel Francis du Pont, no children.
Henry du Pont (1812-1889). + [34]
Alexis Irénée du Pont (1816-1857). + [35]

[edit] Third Generation
Charles Irénée du Pont^ (Victor-2, Pierre-1) (1797-1869) ^

Charles Irénée du Pont married Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke and had the following children:

Mary Van Dyke du Pont (1826-1909).
Victor du Pont (1828-1888). + [36]
Charles Irénée du Pont, Jr. (1830-1873), married Mary Sophie du Pont, no children .
Amélia Josephine du Pont (1832-1833).
Nicholas Van Dyke du Pont (1833-1834).
Charles Irénée du Pont married Anne Ridgely and had the following children:

Amélia Elizabeth du Pont (1842-1917), married Eugene du Pont, children. [37]
Henry Ridgely du Pont (1848-1893).
Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont^ (Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1798-1856) ^

Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont married Margaretta Elizabeth Lammot and had the following children:[38]

Victorine Elizabeth du Pont (1825-1887), married Peter Kemble, children.
Emma Paulina du Pont (1827-1914).
Eleuthère Irénée du Pont II (1829-1877). + [39]
Lammot du Pont (1831-1884). + [40]
Alfred Victor du Pont (1833-1893).
Mary Sophie du Pont (1834-1869), married Charles Irénée du Pont, no children.
Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923). + [41]
Henry du Pont^ (Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1812-1889) ^

Gen. Henry du Pont married Louisa Gerhard (1816-1900) in 1837 and had the following children:

Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926). + [42]
Evelina du Pont (1840-1938).
Ellen Eugenia du Pont (1843-1907), married Alexander Duer Irving, children.
Louisa Gerhard du Pont (1845-1863).
Sara du Pont (1847-1876), married John Duer, no children.
Victorine Elizabeth du Pont (1849-1934), married Antoine Lentilhon Foster, no children.
Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1851-1931), married Theophilus Parsons Chandler, no children.
Mary Constance du Pont (1854-1854).
William du Pont (1855-1928). + [43]
Alexis Irénée du Pont^ ( Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1816-1857) ^

Alexis Irénée du Pont married Joanna Maria Smith and had the following children:

Frances Elizabeth du Pont (1838-1902), married Leighton Coleman, children.
Eugene du Pont (1840-1902). + [44]
Alexis Irénée du Pont, Jr. (1843-1904). + [45]
Irene Sophie du Pont (1845-1877), married Edward C. Dimmick, children (their daughter Lavinia was mother of Harry Rée)
Eleuthera Paulina du Pont (1848-1906), married Edward Green Bradford, children.
Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904). + [46]
Thomas McKie du Pont (1852-1853).
Joanna Maria du Pont (1854-1901), married Edward C. Dimmick, children.

[edit] Fourth Generation
Victor du Pont^ (Charles-3, Victor-2, Pierre-1) (1828-1888)

Victor du Pont married Alice Hounsfield and had the following children:

Victor du Pont, Jr. (1852-1911). + [47]
Mary Lammot du Pont (1854-1927). + [48]
Ethel du Pont (1857-1934). + [49]
Charles Irénée du Pont, II (1859-1902) ^
Samuel Francis du Pont (1861-1862).
Alice du Pont (1863-1937). + [50]
Samuel Francis du Pont (1865-1893).
Greta du Pont (1868-1878).
Sophie du Pont (1871-). + [51]
Renée de Pelleport du Pont (1874-1927). + [52]
Eleuthère Irénée du Pont II^ (Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1829-1877) ^

Eleuthère Irénée du Pont II married Charlotte Shepard Henderson and had the following children:

Anna Cazenove du Pont (1860-1899). + [53]
Marguerite Lammot du Pont (1862-1936). + [54]
Alfred Irénée du Pont (1864-1935). + [55]
Maurice du Pont (1866-1941). + [56]
Louis Cazenove du Pont (1868-1892). + [57]
Lammot du Pont^ (Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1831-1884) ^

Lammot du Pont married Mary Belin and had the following children:

Isabella d'Andelot du Pont (1866-1871).
Louisa d'Andelot du Pont (January 25, 1868-1926), married Charles Copeland (March 30, 1867 - February 3, 1944), children.
Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954), married Alice Belin, no children.
Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1871-1894).
Henry Belin du Pont (1873-1902). + [58]
William Kemble du Pont (1874-1907). + [59]
Irénée du Pont (1876-1963 ). + [60]
Mary Alletta Belin du Pont (1878-1938), married William Winder Laird, children.
Lammot du Pont, II (1880- ). + [61]
Isabella Mathieu du Pont (1882-1946), married Hugh Rodney Sharp, children.
Margaretta Lammot du Pont (May 12, 1884 - May 1973), married Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter, children.
Antoine Bidermann du Pont^ (Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1837-1923)

Antoine Bidermann du Pont married Ellen Susan Coleman and had the following children:

Margaretta Elizabeth du Pont (1862-1938), married Michael Bannen Coleman, children.
Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930). + [62]
Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1865-1919), married Mary Ethel Clark, children.
Dora du Pont (1867-1891), married Henry Rodney Phillips, children.
Zara du Pont (1869- ).
Pauline du Pont (1871- ), married Henry Furlong Baldwin, children
Evan Morgan du Pont (1872-1941), married Helen Augusta Quinn, children
Henry Algernon du Pont^ (Henry-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1838-1926) ^

Henry Algernon du Pont married Mary Pauline Foster and had the following children:

Catherine Barthelemie Pauline du Pont (1875-1876).
Louise Evelina du Pont (1877- ). + [63]
Antoine Irénée du Pont (1879-1879).
Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969). + [64]
Pierre Irenee du Pont (1882-1882).
Paul Louis du Pont (1882-1883).
Anne Victorine Sophie du Pont (1885-1886).
William du Pont^ (Henry-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1855-1928) ^

William du Pont first married May du Pont, their divorce caused great family scandal William du Pont second married Annie Rogers (Zinn) had the following children:

Marion duPont (1894-1983)
William duPont, Jr. (1896-1965) + [65]
Eugene du Pont^ (Alexis-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1840-1902) ^

Eugene du Pont married Amelia Elizabeth du Pont and had the following children:

Anne Ridgely du Pont (1867).
Alexis Irénée du Pont, III (1869-1921).
Mary Van Dyke du Pont (1871-1871).
Eugene du Pont, Jr. (1873). + [66]
Amy Elizabeth du Pont (1875).
Julia Sophia du Pont (1877).
Alexis Irénée du Pont, Jr.^ (Alexis-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1843-1904) ^

Alexis Irénée du Pont married Elizabeth Canby Bradford and had the following children:
Alice Eugenie du Pont (1876- ). + [67]
Philip Francis du Pont (1878- ). + [68]
Elizabeth Bradford du Pont (1880- ). + [69]
Eugene Eleuthère du Pont (1882- ). + [70]
Francis Gurney du Pont^ (Alexis-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1850-1904) ^

Francis Gurney du Pont married Elise Wigfall Simons and had the following children:

Francis Irénée du Pont (1873- ). + [71]
Eleanor Ball du Pont (1875- ).
Irene Sophie du Pont (1877- ). + [72]
Alexis Felix du Pont (1879- ). + [73]
Ernest du Pont (1880- ). + [74]
Lionel du Pont (1882-1882).
Theodore Hume du Pont (1884-1911).
Reginald Ashby du Pont (1885-1885).
Eleuthère Paul du Pont (1887- ). + [75]
Archibald Marion Lesesne du Pont (1889- ). + [76]

[edit] Fifth Generation
Alfred Irénée du Pont^ (Irénée-4, Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1864-1935)

Alfred Irénée du Pont married first, Bessie Gardner and had the following children:

Madelein du Pont (1887-19??).
Bessie Cazenove du Pont (1889-19??).
Alfred Victor du Pont (March 17, 1900-March 1970).
Victorine Elise du Pont (1903-199?).
Alfred Irénée du Pont married second, Mary Alica Heyward Bradford and had the following children:

Samuel du Pont (1910-1910).
Eleuthera Paulina du Pont (1912-1912).
Denise du Pont (February 28, 1915- Wednesday, April 5, 2000)
Alfred Irénée du Pont married third, Jessie Dew Ball and had no children.

Henry Belin du Pont^ (Lammot-4, Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1873-1902)

Henry Belin du Pont married Eleuthera du Pont Bradford and had the following children:

Henry Belin du Pont, Jr. (1898-1973).
Edward Bradford du Pont (1899-1900).
William Kemble du Pont^ (Lammot-4, Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1874- )

William Kemble du Pont married Ethel Fleet Hallock and had the following children:

Lisa du Pont (1900-1900).
Samuel Hallock du Pont (1901-1974).
Paulina du Pont (1903-1964).
Wilhelmina Haedrick du Pont (July 17, 1906-June 25, 2000).
Irénée du Pont^ (Lammot-4, Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1876-)

Irénée du Pont married Irene Sophie du Pont and had the following children:

Irene Sophie du Pont (1900-19??).
Margaretta Lammot du Pont (July 17, 1902-March 14, 1991).
Constance Simons du Pont (March 4,1904-February 7, 2002).
David du Pont (1905-1908).
Eleanor Francis du Pont (April 4, 1907-November 1992).
Doris Elise du Pont (1909-1930).
Mariana du Pont (June 18, 1911-April 17, 1992).
Octavia Mary du Pont (June 22, 1913-April 15, 2006).
Lucile Evelina du Pont (September 30, 1915-March 29, 1996).
Irénée du Pont, Jr. (1920- ).
Lammot du Pont^ (Lammot-4, Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1880- )

Lammot du Pont married Natalie Driver Wilson and had the following children:

Natalie Wilson du Pont (August 4, 1904-January 1975).
Mary Belin du Pont (1907-198?).
Esther Driver du Pont (January 21, 1908-March 1984)
Lammot du Pont, Jr. (April 2, 1909-February 1964).
Pierre Samuel du Pont, III (January 1, 1911-April 1988).
Edith du Pont (August 28, 1912-May 31, 2003).
Alexandrine de Montchanin du Pont (1915- ).
Reynolds du Pont (March 25, 1918-February 1980).
Thomas Coleman du Pont^ (Bidermann-4, Alfred-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1863-1930).

Thomas Coleman du Pont married Alice du Pont and had the following children:

Ellen Coleman du Pont (1889- ).
Alice Hounsfield du Pont (1891- ).
Francis Victor du Pont (1894- ).
Renée dePelleport du Pont (1897- ).
Eleuthere Irénée du Pont (1902-1920).
Henry Francis du Pont^ (Henry-4, Henry-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1880-1969)

Henry Francis du Pont married Ruth Wales and had the following children:

Pauline Louise du Pont (1918- ).
Ruth Ellen du Pont (1922- ).
William du Pont, Jr.^ (William-4, Henry-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1896- )

William du Pont


Eugene du Pont, Jr.^ (Eugene-4, Alexis-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1873- ).

Eugene du Pont married Ethel Pyle and had the following children:

Eugene du Pont III (1914- ).
Ethel du Pont (1916-1965).
Nicholas Ridgely du Pont (1917- ).
Aimée du Pont (1920- ).
Francis Irénée du Pont^ (Francis-4, Alexis-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1873-1942)

Francis Irénée du Pont married Marianna Rhett and had the following children:

Emile Francis du Pont (1898- ).
Hubert Irénée du Pont (1900- ).
Elise du Pont (1902- ).
Francis du Pont (1903- ).
Edmond du Pont (1906- ).
Alfred Rhett du Pont (1907- ).
Alexis Irénée du Pont (1909-1922).
Marianna Rhett du Pont (1916- ).
Marie Delphine du Pont (1916- ).
Alexis Felix du Pont^ (Francis-4, Alexis-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1879-1948)

Alexis Felix du Pont married Mary Richard Chichester and had the following children:

Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. (1905-96).
Richard Chichester du Pont (1911-??).
Alice Frances du Pont (1912-??).
Eleuthère Paul du Pont^ (Francis-4, Alexis-3, Irénée-2, Pierre-1) (1887-1950)

Eleuthère Paul du Pont married Jean Kane Foulke du Pont and had the following children:

Eleuthère Paul du Pont, Jr. (1911- ).
Francis George du Pont (1913-1987).
Stephen du Pont (1915- ).
Benjamin Bonneau du Pont (1919-2002).
Robert Jacques Turgot du Pont (1923- ).
Alexis Irénée du Pont (1928- ).

Reverse Engineer

[vision-master]

Alex must be 'that' 3rd generation?

[Tyler_JC]

Ever heard of the term "survivor bias"?

You're only looking at success stories. The millions of family fortunes that have been lost over the years are not recorded anywhere and we don't hear about them.

The few thousand families that managed to hang on to their wealth get all of the attention.

[AAA]

The millions of family fortunes that have been lost over the years are not recorded anywhere and we don't hear about them.

Very true but most of the time it is human error which can be controlled. Such as not diversifiying investments, standard of living, or greed to obtain more wealth.

[bikerguy]

If the wealth goes, it has to go somewhere? ever hear of "One mans lose is another mans gain" ?