| Charles Henry King | |
| Born | March 12, 1853 Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
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| Died | February 27, 1930 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Cemetery |
| Occupation | Banker and Freight Operator |
| Known for | Founding of cities in Nebraska and Wyoming/Grandfather of Gerald Ford |
| Spouse | Martha Alicia Porter |
| Children | Gertrude M. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Perry Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President King (married Robert H. Knittle)[1] Charles B. King Leslie Lynch King, Sr. Savilla King (married Edward Pettis) Marietta H. Leslie Lynch King Sr ( July 25 1886 &ndash February 18 1941) was the Biological father of U King (married Giles Vernon Kellogg) |
Charles Henry King (March 12, 1853 - February 27, 1930) was a businessman and banker who was instrumental in the establishment of several cities in Wyoming and Nebraska. A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and President Gerald Ford was born in his home in Omaha, Nebraska and Charles was to pay Ford's child support in lieu of Ford's biological father until 1929. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President
King was born in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania the son of Lynch King and Rebecca Shepherd. Perry Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Martha Alicia Porter. They had five children: two sons and three daughters. Among the boys was Leslie Lynch King, who was born in Chadron, Nebraska. Leslie Lynch King Sr ( July 25 1886 &ndash February 18 1941) was the Biological father of U Chadron (the Ch is pronounced as the Sh is pronounced in Shut is a city in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States. [2]
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Wyoming and Nebraska Pioneer
Charles Henry (C. H. ) and Martha Alicia Porter King made their fortune in the 1880s establishing stores, banks and freighting operations in locations that they expected to be destinations on the westward push of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad (which would become the Chicago and Northwestern). The Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad ( FE&MV) sometimes called "the Elkhorn" was an American Railroad established in 1869 in Their company was C. H. King and Company.
In the process he was instrumental in the development of Chadron, Nebraska as well as the Wyoming communities of Fetterman City, Douglas and Casper. Chadron (the Ch is pronounced as the Sh is pronounced in Shut is a city in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States. Fort Fetterman was a wooden Fort constructed in 1867 by the United States Army on the Great Plains Frontier in the Dakota Territory Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the only City in and the County seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States, although the county is home to a number [3] His wealth was estimated to have been up to $20 million. [4]
On June 10, 1889 he added the word "bankers" to the name. In 1896 he sold the bank which through a series of transfers including being the First National Bank of Casper before its present status as part of the First Interstate BancSystem based in Wyoming and Montana. First Interstate BancSystem Inc, a financial holding company and its primary banking subsidiary First Interstate Bank are based in Billings Montana, Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
He was to concentrate on a freighting business between the rail line terminus in Casper and the mineral rich Wind River region and as such was to be instrumental in establishing more Wyoming communities of Shoshoni, Riverton, and Arapahoe. Shoshoni is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Riverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Arapahoe is a Census-designated place (CDP in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States.
Gerald Ford
While in Chadron his son Leslie Lynch King, Sr. was born. Leslie Lynch King Sr ( July 25 1886 &ndash February 18 1941) was the Biological father of U In 1908 he moved to Omaha where he built built a three-story, 14-room Victorian mansion in central Omaha at 3202 Woolworth. The Gerald R Ford Birthsite and Gardens in Omaha Nebraska marks the location of the house at 3202 Woolworth Avenue where U He operated the Omaha Wool and Storage Co. there. [5] The mansion was noted for its ornate ballroom, in which Charles entertained many guests. This article is about the architectural element known as a ballroom [4]
His son Leslie married Dorothy Ayer Gardener on September 7, 1912 and they had plans to moved into a cottage. Dorothy Ayer Gardner King Ford ( February 27 1892 - September 17 1967) was the mother of U However after she became pregnant, Leslie and Dorothy moved into the King's home to await the birth (July 14, 1913) of the future President who was named Leslie Lynch King, Jr.
Leslie was accused of beating Dorothy and sixteen days after the birth she fled to the home of her sister in Oak Park, Illinois (she could not as a single mother immediately go to the small town of Harvard, Illinois where her parents lived). Oak Park Illinois is a suburb bordering the west side of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Harvard is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Her parents shortly moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Leslie and Dorothy King were formally divorced on December 19, 1913 and Charles and his wife retired from business and moved to California also in 1913. [6]
When his son would not pay child support, Charles picked up the tab and continued until 1929 shortly before his death. [7]
During this time the future President was referred to as "Junie" (short for Junior) with no mention of the Leslie King Lynch name. She married paint salesman and Republican politician Gerald Rudolff Ford in 1917 when the future President was four. Gerald Rudolff Ford ( December 9 1890 - January 26 1962) was a Businessman and Republican politician who was the stepfather The president was to be enrolled in the Grand Rapids school system as "Gerald Ford, Jr. " (although the name was not legal changed until much later and Gerald Rudolff never adopted the future President).
Gerald Ford said that he was never aware of who his biological father was until just before he turned 15 in 1928.
Sometime around when both Charles King and his wife died in 1930, Leslie visited Grand Rapids looking for a "King Junior" in the school system. When he couldn't find him he asked about "Junior Ford" and found Ford at the Grand Rapids South High School. [8]
Leslie offered to take him to Wyoming which Ford declined.
Dorothy, after discovering that King had received $50,000 inheritance from Charles, got a Nebraska court to rule that some of the money should be applied to child support. However since King was living in Wyoming he was outside the court's jurisdiction.
Ford legally changed his name to "Gerald Rudolph Ford" in 1935.
In 1936 Ford would spend the summer as a ranger at Yellowstone National Park [9]. During the summer job he visited his natural father in nearby Riverton. [10]
Charles King and his wife died within five months of each other in California. They are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California where Leslie is also buried. Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Historic buildings
The site of his mansion in Omaha is now the Gerald Ford Birthplace and Gardens historic site. The Gerald R Ford Birthsite and Gardens in Omaha Nebraska marks the location of the house at 3202 Woolworth Avenue where U
His bank building in Shoshoni, Wyoming (now occupied by Yellowstone Drug) is on the National Register of Historic Places. Shoshoni is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of [11]
References
- ^ Ancestry of Gerald Ford - About.com - Retrieved November 17, 2007
- ^ Gerald R. Ford Genealogical Information - University of Texas
- ^ Remembering Gerald Ford - Casper Journal - April 3, 2007 - Retrieved December 17, 2007
- ^ a b Fred Thomas. "Details in Nebraska History Magazine: Ford Knew Little of His Omaha Roots, Real Father". Omaha World-Herald. The Omaha World-Herald, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is the primary daily newspaper of Nebraska as well as portions of southwest Iowa. July 20, 1987. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
- ^ Ford Had Ties to Wyoming - Casper Star-Tribune - December 28, 2006
- ^ Ford Had Ties to Wyoming - Casper Star-Tribune - December 28, 2006
- ^ The Fathers of American Presidents - Jeff C. Young - 1997 ISBN 0-7864-0182-6
- ^ The Fathers of American Presidents - Jeff C. Young - 1997 ISBN 0-7864-0182-6
- ^ Ford worked as Yellowstone ranger - Casper Star-Tribune - December 28, 2006
- ^ A Wyoming Legend: Ford Family Includes Pioneer - Fresno Bea - December 1, 1974
- ^ C.H. King Company and First National Bank of Shoshoni (Yellowstone Drug)
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