Lillian Carter was born 15 August 1898 in Richland, Stewart County, Georgia, United States to James Jackson Gordy (1853-1948) and Mary Ida Nicholson (1871-1951) and died 30 October 1983 Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States of unspecified causes. She married James Earl Carter (1894-1953) 27 September 1923 in Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States.
Commonly called "Miss Lillian," she is best known as the mother of former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter (1924), for her contribution to nursing in the state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India. She and her husband James Earl Carter (1894-1953), in addition to the former President, were the parents of Gloria Carter Spann, evangelist Ruth Carter Stapleton and Billy Carter.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Jimmy Carter (1924) | 1 October 1924 Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States | 29 December 2024 209 Woodland Drive, Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States (At home) | Eleanor Rosalynn Smith (1927-2023) |
| Gloria Carter (1926-1990) | |||
| Ruth Carter (1929-1983) | |||
| William Alton Carter (1937-1988) | |||
Residences
Ancestry
| Bessie Lillian Gordy | James Jackson Gordy (1853-1948) | James Thomas Gordy (1828-1889) |
Wilson Gordy (1801-1890) |
Peter Gordy (1775-1847) |
| Ruth Wilson (1776-1845) | ||||
| Mary Jane Scott (1809-1881) | John R. Scott (1776-1860) | |||
| Rebecca Radney (1773-1851) | ||||
| Harriet Emily Helms (1836-1884) | Pamly Uriah Helms (c1791-c1848) |
George Helms (c1758-c1838) | ||
| Sarah Preslar (c1756-1837) | ||||
| Elizabeth Fisher (c1792-?) |
William Fisher | |||
| Nancy Phillips | ||||
| Mary Ida Nicholson (1871-1951) |
Nathaniel Nunn Nicholson (c1812-1891) |
John Nicholson (1773-1843) |
James Nicholson | |
| Lillis McAdoo Jack | ||||
| Frances Nunn (c1782-1856) |
John Nunn (1755-c1836) | |||
| Eliza Pratt (c1750-c1836) | ||||
| Mary Elizabeth Dawson (1836-1909) | Malekiah Dawson | Jonathan Dawson | ||
| Repsana "Repsy" Nicholson | ||||
| Mary Marcus Brown | Hollinger Brown (1785-1859) | |||
| Sarah Cassandra Marcus (1789-1851) | ||||
Footnotes (including sources)
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