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.
Elizabeth Bloomer. In 25 years of political life, Betty Bloomer Ford did not expect to become First Lady. As wife of Representative Gerald R. Ford, she looked forward to his retirement and more time together. In late 1973 his selection as Vice President was a surprise to her.fter President Nixon's resignation, Ford pardoned Nixon feeling that the country's obsession with Watergate was impairing his ability to address critical national issues. This principled act was probably one of the major reasons why he lost the 1976 presidential election to Georgia Governor, Jimmy Carter.