Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr

1913 - 2006  (93 years)

• Name	Gerald Rudolph Ford  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	14 Jul 1913	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Dec 2006	Rancho Mirage, Riverside, California, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I1560	A Demo Tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Leslie Lynch King, Sr,   b. 1881   d. 18 Feb 1941, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dorothy Ayer Gardner,   b. 27 Feb 1892, Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA d. 17 Sep 1967, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Bloomer,   b. 8 Apr 1918, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA d. 8 Jul 2011, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, California, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1948	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA   [4]
  Children	1. M.G. Ford   2. J.J.G. Ford   3. S.M. Ford   4. S.E. Ford
  Family ID	F785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Became President when Richard Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974 following the Watergate scandal. The only man in the US history who has held the office of president and vice-president without being elected to either office. Was narrowly defeated in the 1976 election by Jimmy Carter.

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Gerald Rudolph Jr Ford [S45] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. Record for Gerald R. Ford [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Gerald Rudolph Ford [S77] Ancestry.com, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 123; Film Title: 41 Kent 45330-48599; Film Description: Kent (1948-1949). Record for Elizabeth B Warren