Bessie Lillian Gordy

1898 - 1983  (85 years)

• Name	Bessie Lillian Gordy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Birth	15 Aug 1898	Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18]
  Gender	Female
  Family Search ID	L4NT-N8D
  Occupation	Saleslady  [15]
  Residence	1900	Brooklyn, Stewart, Georgia, USA   [11]
  Residence	1910	Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA   [13]
  Residence	1920	Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA   [15]
  Occupation	1921	Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [17]
  	Nurse
  Residence	1930	Sumter County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	Militia District 884
  Residence	1940	Sumter County, Georgia, USA   [3]
  	MD 759
  Burial	1983	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [5, 7, 8]
  Death	30 Oct 1983	Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16]
  Person ID	I4889	Presidents and Royalty
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	James Earl Carter, Sr,   b. 12 Sep 1894, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, USA d. 22 Jul 1953, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1923	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [18]
  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 - 15 Aug 1898 - Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA Residence - 1900 - Brooklyn, Stewart, Georgia, USA Residence - 1910 - Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA Residence - 1920 - Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA Occupation - Nurse - 1921 - Americus, 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 - 1983 - Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA Death - 30 Oct 1983 - Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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