death_date birth_date spouse article_title birth_name
1990 1897 harvey s. firestone , jr. elizabeth parke firestone
 elizabeth parke
elizabeth parke firestone

elizabeth parke firestone -lrb- 1897 -- 1990 -rrb- was the mother of martha firestone , who wed william clay ford , sr. , grandson of henry ford .
she is the daughter of guy james parke and gertrude chambers , and daughter-in-law of harvey firestone .
between 1915 and 1975 , she acquired extraordinary clothes which today are on display at the benson ford research center .
her grandson william clay ford , jr. , is the current chairman of the board of directors for ford motor company .
he had previously served as the chief executive officer and chief operating officer of ford .
