John Jacob Astor IV was thus born into the upper echelons ... Along the way, Astor also married Ava Lowle Willing and had two children: Vincent and Alice. Their divorce in 1909 after 18 years ...

which is now overcrowded with its 200 children and wholly inadequate to meet the demands made upon it. The new building is the gift of John Jacob Astor, and will be a memorial to Mrs. Astor.

John Jacob Astor VI levels specific allegations against Brooke Astor, saying she tricked her husband, Vincent Astor (John Jacob's half-brother) into changing his will. John Jacob alleges that ...