Josephine Clay Ford

Josephine Clay Ford

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==Early life==
==Early life==
Josephine was born in [[Dearborn, Michigan]], on July 7, 1923. She was the only daughter and the third of child of [[Edsel Ford]] and his wife Eleanor Lowthian ([[née]] Clay) Ford. Her siblings included [[Henry Ford II]], who also served as chairman and CEO of [[Ford Motors]], and [[William Clay Ford Sr.]]{{cite news|title=Philanthropist, Heiress Josephine Clay Ford, 81|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/01/AR2005060101853.html|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2 June 2005}}{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Douglas|title=William Clay Ford, Auto Family Scion and Detroit Lions Owner, Dies at 88|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/william-clay-ford-auto-executive-and-detroit-lions-owner-dies-at-88.html|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 March 2014}}
Josephine was born in [[Dearborn, Michigan]], on July 7, 1923. She was the only daughter and the third child of [[Edsel Ford]] and his wife, Eleanor Lowthian ([[née]] Clay) Ford. Her siblings included [[Henry Ford II]], who also served as chairman and CEO of [[Ford Motor Company]], and [[William Clay Ford Sr.]]{{cite news|title=Philanthropist, Heiress Josephine Clay Ford, 81|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/01/AR2005060101853.html|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2 June 2005}}{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Douglas|title=William Clay Ford, Auto Family Scion and Detroit Lions Owner, Dies at 88|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/william-clay-ford-auto-executive-and-detroit-lions-owner-dies-at-88.html|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 March 2014}}


Her father was the only child of [[Henry Ford]], founder of Ford Motors.{{cite news|last1=Mortimer|first1=Jeff|title=A simplified look at the Ford family tree|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20030616/SUB/306160799/a-simplified-look-at-the-ford-family-tree|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=[[Automotive News]]|date=June 16, 2003}}
Her father was the only child of [[Henry Ford]], the founder of Ford Motor Company.{{cite news|last1=Mortimer|first1=Jeff|title=A simplified look at the Ford family tree|url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20030616/SUB/306160799/a-simplified-look-at-the-ford-family-tree|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=[[Automotive News]]|date=June 16, 2003}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==