The man who took the chief part in the invention and improvement of this reaper was an American, Cyrus H. McCormick, born in 1809, near Midvale, Virginia. Robert McCormick, the father of Cyrus, was a farmer, who, like many other farmers of the day, did other things besides farming.
Michael Gerald Ford (b. March 14, 1950) is the oldest of four children of President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford. --- Michael Ford married Gayle Brumbaugh in July of 1974, The Fords have three daughters, Sarah, Rebekah, and Hannah. ------Sarah married Blake Goodfellow and they have a daughter. 2.
Early life and career. 1  Betty Bloomer at age 18, 1936. 2  Gerald and Betty Ford on their wedding day, 1948. 3  Betty Ford (third from left) and her family in the White House in 1974. 4  Vice President Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th President of the United States by Chief Justice Warren Burger in the East Room at the White House as Betty Ford looks on.