Genealogy Record For
Leslie King, Sr.
Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (07/25/1880-02/18/1941)
  • Spouses:
    1. Dorothy Ayer Gardner (Ford) (02/27/1892-09/17/1967)
    2. Margaret Atwood (Mather) (07/23/1890-12/01/1985)
  • Children:
    1. Son: Leslie Lynch King, Jr. (07/14/1913-12/26/2006)
    2. Daughter: Savilla Jane King (1919 - 18 Oct 1921) B:Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, USA, D:Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, USA - Infant)
    3. Daughter: Marjorie B. King (Werner) (14 May 1921 - 8 Apr 1993) D:Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA, Married Alton Adelbert Werner - no children)
    4. Son: Leslie Henry King (28 Mar 1923 - 2 Dec 1976) D:Tennessee, USA - car accident)
    5. Daughter: Patricia King (?)
  • Parents
    1. Father: Charles Henry King (03/12/1853-02/27/1930)
    2. Mother: Martha Alicia Porter (King) (17 Nov 1854 - 14 Jul 1930) B:Indiana, D:Glendale, Los Angeles, California, - Buried with husband)
  • Siblings
    1. Sister: Daisy Gertrude M. King (Knittle) (25 Sep 1874 - 21 Apr 1961) B:Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, D:Santa Clara, California, USA, Married Robert Henry Knittle and they had 4 children)
    2. Brother: Henry Lynch King (6 Nov 1876 - BEF 1880) B:Winona, Winona, Minnesota, D:Minnesota, USA - no children)
    3. Brother: Un-named King (ABT 1878 - BEF 1880) B&D:Minnesota, USA - Infant)
    4. Brother: Lillie King (1881 - BEF 1900) B:Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA - Youth, no children)
    5. Brother: Charles Bascom King (6 Oct 1882 - 29 Jan 1940) B:Mankota, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA, D:Los Angeles, California, USA, Married 1) Jessie Martin Tillotson, then 2) Emma May Colburn and they had 5 children)
    6. Sister: Savilla Jane King (Bradford) (19 Sep 1885 - Apr 1979) B:Wyoming, USA, D:Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA, Married Daniel C. Bradford and they had 4 children)
    7. Brother: Unknown King (ABT 1888 - BEF 1900)
    8. Brother: Unknown King (ABT 1890 - ?)
    9. Sister: Unknown King (19 Mar 1892 - ?) B:Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA )
    10. Brother: Edwin Harris King (27 Jan 1893 - BEF 1900) B:Nebraska, USA)
    11. Brother: Marietta Hughes King (10 Jul 1895 - 13 Jun 1969) B:Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, USA, D:Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA, Married Giles Vernon Kellogg and they had 2 children)
Leslie's Personal Information
Born in Chadron, Dawes Co., Nebraska (NE), USA on July 25, 1880
Died in Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona (AZ), USA on February 18, 1941 (Age 61)
Cemetery: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) in Los Angeles County, California (CA), USA
1st Marriage to
    Dorothy Ayer Gardner (Ford) (02/27/1892-09/17/1967) on September 7, 1912 (Age 32)
- in Harvard, McHenry Co., Illinois (IL), USA
- Divorced shortly after the birth of their only son, Remarried to Gerald Rudolph Ford Sr.
2nd Marriage to
    Margaret Atwood (Mather) (07/23/1890-12/01/1985)
Comments: LOS ANGELES TIMES, 23 Feb 1941: Death Notices
KING.
Leslie L. King, beloved husband of Margaret A. King, father of Leslie H. King, Miss Patricia Jane King and Mrs. Marjorie B. Werner; brother of Mrs. Savilla Pettis, Mrs. Gertrude Knittle and Mrs. Marietta K. Kellogg. Services Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the Wee Kirk o' the Heather. Forest Lawn Mortuary in charge.

A 3-4 page article (with photos), entitled "President Ford's Other Family" by Lloyd Shearer, appeared in many newspapers around the U.S. on 16 August - 15 September 1974.

A picture of Leslie and of his grave marker can be found at - Find a Grave entry for Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
Other Website Links:
Source: Ancestry of Gerald Ford #4 (3rd Gen) and
SHULERS Rootsweb site and
Find a Grave entry for Leslie Lynch King, Sr.
Family Lines: Leslie is listed in the following family line report: Peter Stickle/Stueckel (Germany-PA)
Submitted by Charles Eric Stickel on September 28, 2006
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