James Earl Carter, Sr

1894 - 1953  (58 years)

• Name	James Earl Carter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	12 Sep 1894	Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	L4NT-NCP
  Occupation	Peanut Farmer  [10]
  Residence	1900	Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, USA   [3]
  Military Service	1 Oct 1917  [16]
  Residence	1920	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [14, 15, 16]
  Residence	1930	Sumter County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	Militia District 884
  Residence	1940	Sumter County, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	MD 759
  Burial	1953	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [1, 5, 7, 9, 12]
  Death	22 Jul 1953	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Person ID	I4881	Presidents and Royalty
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William Archibald Carter,   b. 1858, Georgia, USA d. 1903, Georgia, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nina Pratt,   b. 5 Dec 1863, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA d. 8 Mar 1939, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1886  [3]
  Family ID	F3505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Lillian Gordy,   b. 15 Aug 1898, Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA d. 30 Oct 1983, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1923	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [12]
  Children	> 1. Living   2. Gloria Carter,   b. 22 Oct 1926, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA d. 5 Mar 1990, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rev Ruth Carter,   b. 7 Aug 1929, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA d. 26 Sep 1983, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Alton Carter, III,   b. 29 Mar 1937, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA d. 25 Sep 1988, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Sep 1894 - Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, USA Residence - 1900 - Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, USA Residence - 1920 - Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA Marriage - 27 Sep 1923 - Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA Residence - Militia District 884 - 1930 - Sumter County, Georgia, USA Residence - MD 759 - 1940 - Sumter County, Georgia, USA Burial - 1953 - Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA Death - 22 Jul 1953 - Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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