Henry
Ford
Born in Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Ford
and Mary (Litogot) Ford
Husband of
Clara Jane (Bryant) Ford
— married
11 Apr 1888 in Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Edsel Bryant Ford
Died
at age 83
in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States
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Biography
Henry Ford is Notable.
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and the founder of the Ford Motor Company.
As President and owner of Ford Motor Company, he pioneered the mass production of affordable automobiles. Taking the idea of the stationary assembly line, ( invented and patented by Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) ), Ford's innovation was to have the cars themselves moving along the line while the workers stayed more or less in position.
Awarded the Order of the German Eagle by the Nazi government of Germany.[1] Ford and his secretary, along with William Cameron, began a series of articles on "The Jewish Question", which would eventually be published in the anti-semitic book "The International Jew" which inspired many Nazi's in Germany.[2]
The use of slave labour in their factories during WWII.
Ford maintained a controlling interest (of 52 percent) in their Ford factory at Cologne, which produced roughly a third of the trucks used by the Nazis in WWII. Ford Germany also collaborated with the Germans at their Ford plant in occupied France. The value of the German subsidiary more than doubled during the war. [3][4]
Henry Ford was a pacifist. While he did not relinquish financial interest in German or French Ford plants during WWII, there is no evidence that he had any physical control. In the lead up to WWI he refused make war materials for anyone. But once America was at war, he retooled his factories to support the war effort. The same again in WWII, including building a factory to build B-24 bombers at Willow Run near Detroit. [5]
He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 83.
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_German_Eagle
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_Jew
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Germany
- ↑ Ford and the Fuhrer
- ↑ "Henry Ford and the World Wars" Published 12 October 2015 by Garrett Fisk https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2015/10/12/henry-ford/
See also:
- Wikipedia: Henry Ford
- Wikidata: Item Q8768, en:Wikipedia
- Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Record Number: 1173, Film: 37, Film Description: 1888 Montcalm - 1889 Baraga.
- 1910 US Federal Census for Detroit Ward 2, Wayne, Michigan. Roll: T624_680; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374693, House Number: 66.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #352 for Henry Ford gives an extensive and balanced bio.
- Ancestry Family Trees
- "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQH-TJL : 13 March 2018), Henry Ford, died 07 Apr 1947, Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan. Born 30 Jul 1863, Greenfield, Michigan, son of William Ford and Mary Litsgot.
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Cathryn (Hallett) Hondros
Cathryn (Hallett) Hondros
Who's Who in Automobilia
- From Who's Who in Automobilia, by Walter O. MacEvain, from material provided by Everett P. Northway.
- RALPH ELMER NORTHWAY ... ... ...
- Then, in 1902, Ralph Northway entered directly into the automobile industry as chief engineer for Dodge Brothers, who were developing and arranging for productions for Henry Ford. It is said that Dodge built everything from the early Model A Ford cars but the wheels. Thus, Mr. Northway’s work contributed directly to the early success of the Ford Motor Co. He designed and worked out tooling and special equipment making possible the low price at which Ford cars were marketed. With Dodge Brothers, Mr. Northway was intimately associated with Mr. Ford. At this period, Ralph Northway also aided in the design of engines used in Oldsmobile and Northern cars. The latter was Charles B. King's enterprise, and became on the antecedents of Studebaker automobiles through the E.M.F. Company.
- Late in 1903 Mr. Northway left Dodge Bros., and with the financial assistance of Henry Ford, founded his own enterprise car Detroit, naming it Eureka Mfg. Co. The immediate object was to manufacture parts for Ford cars. Expansion was rapid, and a line of engines, transmissions and axles was offered to the trade. ... ... ...
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