Adele Augusta Ayer Gardner (July 2, 1867-August 10, 1938) was the maternal grandmother of President Gerald Ford. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...

She was born in either Harvard, Illinois or Youngstown, Ohio to George Manney Ayer and Amy Gridley Butler. Harvard is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ... Location within the state of Ohio Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio Counties Mahoning Mayor Jay Williams (I) Area    - City 34. ...

She married Levi Addison Gardner on October 23, 1884 in Harvard, Illinois. Harvard is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ...

They had two daughters Dorothy Ayer Gardner and Tannisse Ayer Gardner. Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford (February 27, 1892-September 17, 1967) was the mother of President Gerald R. Ford. ...

Dorothy married Leslie Lynch King in 1912 and they moved into the Leslie's parent's home in Omaha, Nebraska to have their only child named Leslie Lynch King, Jr. on July 14, 1913. Sixteen days after the birth fearing abusive behavor by her husband, Dorothy fled Omaha and stayed initially with her sister Tannisse in Oak Park, Illinois before coming to live with the Gardners in Grand Rapids, Michigan.^[1] Leslie Lynch King, Sr. ... The Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens in Omaha, Nebraska marks the location of the house where U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was born in 1913. ... Nickname: Gateway to the West Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Mayor Michael Fahey (D) Area    - City 307. ... Wrights home in Oak Park, Illinois Lake Theater and shops along Lake Street. ... Nickname: Location of Grand Rapids within Kent County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Kent Mayor George Heartwell Area    - City 45. ...

Levi died in Grand Rapids in 1916. A year later in 1917, Dorothy married Grand Rapids paint salesman Gerald Rudolff Ford. The future president was to take on the name of his stepfather. Adele died in Los Angeles, California in 1938. Gerald Rudolff Ford (December 9, 1890-January 26, 1962) was the namesake step-father of President Gerald Ford. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1290. ...

References

1. ^ Gerald R. Ford Genealogical Information - University of Texas Ford Geneology