Henry Ford's family tree

Paternal Grandfather: John Ford (c 1799 - 1842)

Paternal Grandmother: Thomasine Smith Ford (1803 - 1847)

Father: William Ford (1826-1905)

Mother: Mary Litogot (O'Hern) Ford (c1839-1876)

Himself: Henry Ford

Henry Ford

Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry...

 (1863-1947) - Founder of Ford Motor Co.

Wife: Clara (Bryant) Ford (1866-1950) - Married Apr 11, 1888

Son: Edsel Bryant Ford

Edsel Ford

Edsel Bryant Ford , son of Henry Ford, was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 until his death in 1943.-Life and career:...

 (1893-1943) - President of FoMoCo 1919-43

Daughter In-Law: Eleanor Lowthian Clay (1896-1976) - Married Nov 1, 1916

Grandson: Henry Ford II

Henry Ford II

Henry Ford II , commonly known as "HF2" and "Hank the Deuce", was the son of Edsel Ford and grandson of Henry Ford...

 (1917-1987) - CEO of FoMoCo 1960-79

Grand-Daughter In-Law: Anne McDonnell (1919-1996) Married HFII in 1940, divorced 1964

Great-Granddaughter: Charlotte M. Ford (1941-

Great-Great-Granddaughter: Elena Anne Ford

Elena Ford

Elena Ford is the daughter of Charlotte Ford, an heiress to the Ford Motor Company fortune, and the Greek shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos. She is a granddaughter of Henry Ford II. She currently plays a major role in Ford Motor Company taking role of Director of Global marketing for the company...

 (1966-) - Director, Marketing

Great-Granddaughter: Anne Ford (1943-

Great-Great-Grandson: Alessandro Ford Uzielli (1966-

Great-Great-Granddaughter: Allegra Charlotte Ford (1972-

Great-Grandson: Edsel B. Ford II

Edsel Ford II

Edsel Bryant Ford II is the great-grandson of Henry Ford and the son of Henry Ford II. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company.-Education:...

 (1948-) Board of Directors member, FoMoCo

Great-Great-Grandson: Henry Ford III (1980-

Great-Great-Grandson: Calvin Robert Ford (1983-

Great-Great-Grandson: Stewart Spencer Ford (1986-

Great-Great-Grandson: Albert Bishop Ford (1992-

Grandson: Benson Ford, Sr. (1919-1978) - Married Edith McNaughton

Great-Grandson: Benson Ford, Jr. (1949-) Ford Marketing 1986-1995

Great-Granddaughter: Lynn Ford Alandt (1951-)

Granddaughter: Josephine Clay Ford (1923-2005) - Married Walter Buhl Ford II (no relation to Ford family) 1943

Great-Grandson: Walter Buhl Ford III (1943-2010)

Great-Granddaughter: Eleanor Clay Ford Sullivan (1946-)

Great-Granddaughter: Josephine Clay Ford Ingle (1949-)

Great-Grandson: Alfred Brush Ford

Alfred Ford

Alfred Ford , also known as Ambarish Das, is an American businessman. He is a great grandson of legendary businessman Henry Ford. He is married to Dr...

 (1950-) Active in Ford Charities

Grandson: William Clay Ford, Sr.

William Clay Ford, Sr.

William Clay Ford, Sr. is the youngest of the four children of Edsel Ford and the youngest grandchild of Henry Ford.-Biography:...

 (1925-) - Former FoMoCo Director

Granddaughter In-Law: Martha Parke Firestone (1925-) - Married 1947. Granddaughter of Harvey Firestone

Harvey Firestone

Harvey Samuel Firestone was an American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.-Family background:...

Great-Granddaughter: Martha Parke "Muffy" Ford Morse (1948-)

Great-Granddaughter: Sheila Firestone Hamp (1951-) Active in Ford Corporate Charities

Great-Grandson: William Clay Ford, Jr.

William Clay Ford, Jr.

William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr. , is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, and serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, Ford also served as the President, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006...

(1957-) - Executive Chairman of FoMoCo

Great-Granddaughter: Elizabeth Hudson Ford Kontulis (1961-)

Great-Great-Grandson: Kiff Hamp (1985-)

Sister: Margaret Ford (1867-1960)

Sister: Jane Ford (c1868-1945)

Brother: William Ford (1873-1934)

Brother: Robert Ford (1871-1875).

Primary sources

• Henry Ford II Biography on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307381/bio
• Henry Ford Estate http://www.henryfordestate.org/fordfamily.html
• Genealogy.com http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/henry-ford/
• The Ford Legacy http://www.businessweek.com/1998/39/b3597003.htm
• Henry Ford II Obituary http://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=3380
• Rootsweb http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craigsharrow&id=I895468
• Anne McDonnell obituary http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70B13FC395D0C728FDDAA0894DE494D81

External links

• PDF of Ford Family Tree from The Detroit News