Born in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Clay
and Eliza (Hudson) Clay
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Edsel Bryant Ford
— married
1 Nov 1916 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 80
in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2016
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Biography
Eleanor Lowthian (Clay) Ford was born on 6 Jun 1896 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Her parents were William Clay (1854 - 1908) and Eliza (Hudson) Clay (1857 - 1944).
Eleanor married Edsel Bryant Ford (1893 - 1943) on 1 Nov 1916 in Detroit.
Their children were...
- Henry Ford II (1917 - 1987)
- Josephine Clay Ford (~1923 - 2005)
- William Clay Ford (1925 - 2014).
Eleanor died on 19 Oct 1976 in Detroit aged 80. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.
Sources
- Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Record Number: 138237, Film: 132, Film Description: 1916 Wayne - 1917 Calhoun.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #6717997 Find A Grave Memorial #6717887.
- Ancestry.com. Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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