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Dorothy Ayer Gardner King Ford (February 27, 1892 – September 17, 1967) was the mother of U.S. President Gerald Ford . Early life and marriage. Dorothy Ayer Gardner as a child. Dorothy Ayer Gardner was born in the small town of Harvard, Illinois to Levi Addison Gardner, a businessman and one-time mayor, and Adele Augusta (Ayer) Gardner.
Dorothy Ayer Gardner. 1892–1967. Marriage: 1 February 1917. President Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. 1913–2006. Thomas Gardner Ford. 1918–1995. Richard Addison Ford. 1924–2015. James Francis Ford. 1927–2001. Sources (14) Dorothy G Ford in household of Gerald R Ford, "United States Census, 1920"
Explore genealogy for Dorothy (Gardner) Ford born 1892 Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, United States died 1967 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States including ancestors + descendants + 1 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford. Birth. 27 Feb 1892. Harvard, McHenry County, Illinois, USA. Death. 17 Sep 1967 (aged 75) Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA. Burial. Woodlawn Cemetery. Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Add to Map. Plot. Block 5, Lot 453. Memorial ID. 9029193. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 9. Flowers 78.
21 de mar. de 2021 · That would be Dorothy Ayer Gardner, the younger Ford's mother, who ended her abusive relationship with the cruel and violent Leslie King shortly after she married him in the 1910s, and...
Mother of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford. Gerald was the oldest of her four sons. Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis.
His mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner, soon divorced the boy's father—a wife-beating alcoholic—and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. There she met Gerald Rudolph Ford, the owner of a paint store, and married him in 1916. Dorothy called her son "Junie," which soon became "Jerry" out of affection for the boy's new father-figure.
