Gerald R. Ford

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Gerald R. Ford's Childhood, 1915

President Gerald R. Ford was the son of Leslie Lynch King and his wife Dorothy Ayer Gardner, who divorced soon after the birth of their only child. Their son was known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr., until his mother married Gerald R. Ford, Sr. in 1916, after which he went by the name Gerald R. Ford, Jr.

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H0003-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.). 1915. Note - There is some question as to whether this is really Gerald R. Ford. It may be his half-brother Tom Ford, in which case the date would be ca. 1920. Size of larger image is 68K

H0005-3. Dorothy Ayer Gardner. 1915. Size of larger image is 49K

H0021-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) seated on a bicycle, poses with his cousin Gardner James and two unidentified girls. 1915. Size of larger image is 60K

H0021-2. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls. 1915. Size of larger image is 68K

H0021-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) plays in front of his house with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls. 1915. Size of larger image is 70K

H0021-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls. 1915. Size of larger image is 78K

H0023-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr., (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) as a toddler. 1915. Size of larger image is 53K

H0023-3. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) stands in front of his home. 1915. Size of larger image is 59K

H0027-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with two Boston Terriers. 1915. Size of larger image is 94K

H0028-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses with his cousins Gardner and Adele James and two unidentified girls. 1915. Size of larger image is 72K

H0067-13. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) poses while sitting on a table. 1915. Size of larger image is 57K

H0020-4. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (then known as Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) holding a fishing rod, poses for portrait. February 1915. Size of larger image is 66K