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James Earl Carter 1894 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1894

Birth Location: Arlington, Calhoun County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 22 July 1953

Death Location: Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, USA

Father: William CARTER

Mother: Nina Pratt

Spouse(s): Bessie Gordy

Children(s): Jefferson Carter, James Carter, Ora Carter, Gloria Carter, Learia Carter, Ruth Carter, William Carter

According to available records, James Earl Carter was born in 1894 in Arlington, Calhoun County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Archibald CARTER and Nina Pratt. Following those early years, James Earl Carter married Bessie Lillian Gordy, and their family grew to include Jefferson Warren "J W" Carter, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Ora Carter, Gloria Carter, Learia Carter, Ruth Carter and William Alton Carter. In the later years of life, James Earl Carter died in 1953 in Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, USA.

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Parents

William CARTER
1858 – 1903
Birth Location: Sumter (Georgia) USA
WC
Nina Pratt
1863 – 1939
Birth Location: , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
NP

Spouses(s)

Bessie Gordy
1898 – 1983
Birth Location: Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA
BG

Children(s)

Jefferson Carter
1914 – 1947
Birth Location: Douglas, Coffee, Georgia, USA
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James Carter
1924 –
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA
JC
Ora Carter
1925 –
Birth Location: Georgia
OC
Gloria Carter
1927 – 1990
Birth Location: Georgia
GC
Learia Carter
1927 –
Birth Location: Georgia
LC
Ruth Carter
1929 – 1983
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA
RC
William Carter
1937 – 1988
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA
WC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 September 1894
    Event Place: Arlington, Calhoun County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sumter, Georgia; Roll: T627_710; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 129-8, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 17144, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greens Creek, Polk, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1318; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairview, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 2198; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341932, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 884, Sumter, Georgia; Roll: 385; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340120, Year: 1900; Census Place: Arlington, Early, Georgia; Roll: 193; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1240193, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 884, Sumter, Georgia; Roll: T624_213; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374226

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Arlington, Early, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Arlington, Early, Georgia; Roll: 193; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1240193

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 884, Sumter, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 884, Sumter, Georgia; Roll: T624_213; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374226

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Greens Creek, Polk, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greens Creek, Polk, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1318; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Fairview, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairview, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: 2198; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341932, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 884, Sumter, Georgia; Roll: 385; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340120

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Sumter, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sumter, Georgia; Roll: T627_710; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 129-8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sumter, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sumter, Georgia; Roll: T627_710; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 129-8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sumter, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 17144

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 July 1953
    Event Place: Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 17144

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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