Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth Date27 Feb 1892
Birth PlaceHarvard, McHenry, IL
Death Date17 Sep 1967 Age: 75
Death PlaceGrand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA
Burial PlaceWoodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA
FatherLevi Addison GARDNER (1861-1916)
MotherAdele Augusta AYER (1867-1938)
Misc. Notes
Dorothy belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Spouses
Birth Date25 Jul 1884
Birth PlaceChadron, NE, USA
Death Date18 Feb 1941 Age: 56
Death PlaceTucson, Pima Co., AZ, USA
Burial PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA
OccupationA Wool Trader4113
FatherCharles Henry KING (1853-1930)
MotherMartha Alicia PORTER (1854-1930)
Misc. Notes
Leslie’s birth place Chadron became part of Dawes County, Nebraska when it was formed in 1885.4114
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. The Fords began calling her son Gerald R. Ford, Jr., although his name was not legally changed until 1935.4115
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. The Fords began calling her son Gerald R. Ford, Jr., although his name was not legally changed until 1935.4115
Misc. Notes
Leslie Sr. & Dorothy had one child.3126
ChildrenGerald “Jerry” Rudolph (1913-2006)
Birth Date9 Dec 18904116
Birth PlaceGrand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA
Death Date26 Jan 1962 Age: 71
Death PlaceGrand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA
Burial PlaceWoodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA
OccupationFounder Of Ford Paint And Varnish Company, Politician4113
FatherGeorge R FORD
MotherZana Frances PIXLEY
Misc. Notes
President Gerald Ford said, "My stepfather was a magnificent person and my mother equally wonderful. So I couldn't have written a better prescription for a superb family upbringing."
Misc. Notes
This source shows marriage year as 1917.3126
ChildrenGerald “Jerry” Rudolph (1913-2006)
Thomas Gardner (1918-1995)
Richard Addison (1924-)
James Francis (1927-2001)