The President changed his name in 1935 after the deaths of his paternal King family grandparents to an Anglicized version of his stepfather 's name Gerald Rudolph Ford .
The elder Ford never legally adopted the President .
The President changed his name in 1935 after the deaths of his paternal Ford family grandparents to an Anglicized version of his stepfather 's Ford Ford     .
The elder Ford never legally adopted the President .