Genealogy Record For
President Gerald R Ford

Leslie Lynch King, Jr. (07/14/1913-12/26/2006)
  • Spouse: Elizabeth Bloomer Warren (Ford) (?)
  • Children:
    1. Son: Michael Gerald Ford (hidden)
    2. Son: John Gardner Ford (hidden)
    3. Son: Steven Meigs Ford (hidden)
    4. Daughter: Susan Elizabeth Ford (hidden)
  • Parents
    1. Father: Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (07/25/1880-02/18/1941)
    2. Mother: Dorothy Ayer Gardner (Ford) (02/27/1892-09/17/1967)
Leslie's Personal Information
Born in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska (NE), USA on July 14, 1913
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside Co., California (CA), USA on December 26, 2006 (Age 93)
Cemetery: Ford Museum and Library in Grand Rapids Kent Co., Michigan (MI), USA
Burial: 3 Jan 2007
Cause of Death: arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease and diffuse arteriosclerosis
Marriage to
    Elizabeth Bloomer Warren (Ford) (?) on October 15, 1948 (Age 35)
- in Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan (MI), USA
- Marriage at Grace Episcopal Church
Comments: 38th President of the United States of America (served 1974-1977).
Political party: Republican

President Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. on 14 July 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner, separated shortly after the birth of their son and were divorced in Omaha, Nebraska on 19 December 1913. In 1917, Dorothy married Gerald R. Ford in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Fords began calling Leslie by the name Gerald Rudolff Ford, Jr., although his name wasn't legally changed until December 3, 1935 (he also changed the spelling of his middle name). Gerald Ford Jr. grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his younger half-brothers, Thomas, Richard and James.
Other Website Links: Wikipedia Entry for President Gerald Ford
Source: Ancestry of Pres. Gerald Ford and
SHULERS Rootsweb site and
Find a Grave entry for Gerald Rudolph Ford
Family Lines: Leslie is listed in the following family line report: Peter Stickle/Stueckel (Germany-PA)
Submitted by Mark Stephen Stickels on March 18, 2011

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