William D. “Will” Ford (1871-1959)

William D. “Will” Ford

Birth

14 Jul 1871

Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Death

6 May 1959 (aged 87)

Novi, Oakland County, Michigan, USA

Burial

Ford Cemetery

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map

Plot

St. Martha's Commons churchyard

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A brother of automobile industrialist Henry Ford I (1863-1947); also father of Burnham and Edith Margaret Ford. Also known as William Ford, Jr., though his father had no middle initial to match.

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WILLIAM FORD
1871-1959

Family Members

Parents

William Ford

1826–1905
Mary Litogot Ford

1839–1876

Spouse

Frances Ann Reed Ford

1874–1965

Siblings

Henry Ford

1863–1947
John Ford

1865–1927
Margaret "Maggie" Ford Ruddiman

1867–1960
Jane "Jennie" Ford

1869–1906
Robert Ford

1873–1877

Children

Lewis William Ford

1899–1919
Burnham Ford

1902–1976
Mary Ellen Ford

1906–1906
Myra Frances Ford Hendry

1906–1995
Edith Ford Roth

1910–1986

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Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940
1920 United States Federal Census
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

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William D. “Will” Ford

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William Ford

Mary Litogot Ford

Frances Ann Reed Ford

Henry Ford

John Ford

Margaret "Maggie" Ford Ruddiman

Jane "Jennie" Ford

Robert Ford

Lewis William Ford

Burnham Ford

Mary Ellen Ford

Myra Frances Ford Hendry

Edith Ford Roth

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