caption resting_place death_date death_place children birth_place name parents birth_date known_for spouse image article_title birth_name
leslie lynch king , sr. , circa 1900 forest , united states lawn memorial park , glendale glendale , california 18 february 1941 tucson , arizona , united states gerald king -lrb- 1921 -- 1993 -rrb- leslie henry king -lrb- ford 1923-1976 -rrb- patricia jane king -lrb- b. 1925 -rrb- -lrb- 1913 -- 2006 -rrb- marjorie b. chadron , nebraska , united states leslie lynch king , sr. . charles henry king martha porter king 25 july 1884 biological father of u.s. president gerald ford dorothy atwood -lrb- 1919 -- 1941 -rrb- ayer gardner -lrb- 1912 -- 1913 -rrb- margaret leslie lynch king sr.jpg leslie lynch king , sr. .
 leslie lynch king
leslie lynch king , sr. .

leslie lynch king , sr. -lrb- july 25 , 1884 -- february 18 , 1941 -rrb- was the father of u.s. president gerald ford .
because of his alcoholism and abusive behavior , his wife , dorothy gardner left him sixteen days after ford 's birth .
king is believed to have seen ford only once while he was in high school .
