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Leslie Lynch King Sr. (July 25, 1884 – February 18, 1941) was the biological father of U.S. President Gerald Ford. Because of his alcoholism and abusive behavior, his wife, Dorothy Gardner, left him sixteen days after Ford's birth.
1 de oct. de 2023 · Leslie Lynch King Sr. was the biological father of U.S. President Gerald Ford. Because of his alcoholism and abusive behavior, his wife, Dorothy Gardner, left him sixteen days after Ford's birth. King is believed to have seen him only once, while Ford was in high school.
When Leslie Lynch King Sr was born on 25 July 1884, in Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States, his father, Charles Henry King, was 31 and his mother, Martha Alicia Porter, was 28. He married Dorothy Ayer Gardner on 7 September 1912, in Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
Father of U.S. President, Gerald R. Ford. Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. on July 14, 1913. His parents separated when he was just two weeks old. In 1916, Ford's mother remarried to Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids, MI paint salesman.
Explore genealogy for Leslie King Sr born abt. 1880 Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States died 1941 Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
President Gerald R. Ford was born on July 14, 1913 at Omaha, Nebraska and was originally given the name Leslie Lynch King, Jr. His parents, Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner, had been married on September 7, 1912 at Harvard, Illinois.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. [a] (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977.
