Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr

1913 - 2006  (93 years)

 Set As Default Person

• 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]
  Age	93 years
  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	3 sons and 1 daughter
  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.

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr". A TNG-WordPress Integration Demonstration. https://uniquelyyourshosting.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1560&tree=demotree (accessed April 3, 2025).