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==Bessie Lillian Gordy== | ==Bessie Lillian Gordy== | ||
| + | Bessie Lillian Gordy was born 15 Aug 1898 in Richland, Stewart County, [[Georgia]], the daughter of [[#James Jackson Gordy|James Jackson "Jim Jack" Gordy]] (1863-1948) and his wife [[#Mary Ida Nicholson|Mary Ida Nicholson]] (1871-1951). Her father was postmaster in Richland. | ||
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| + | Lillian studied nursing, completing her studies in 1923, after which she married businessman James Earl Carter. Their eldest child [[#Jimmy Carter|Jimmy Carter]] was born in 1924. Their next three children were Gloria (1926-1990), Ruth (1929-1983) and Billy (1937-1988). | ||
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| + | Bessie Lillian Carter died 30 Oct 1983 in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia. She was buried at Lebanon Church Cemetery, next to her only husband, who had died 30 years before. | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Carter&sx=&f12=Georgia&f4=Sumter&f7=&f15=&rg_81004011__date=1925&rs_81004011__date=1&f18=&f14__n=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f10=&f16=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1930usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=15&recid=17813839&recoff=3+19+20 1930 Census of Sumter County, Georgia] showing : "Earl Carter 35 b GA, owns home, married first at 29, Farmer; Lillian 31 b GA, married first at 25; Jim E 5 b GA; Gloria 3 4/12 b GA; Ruth 4/12 b GA" | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Carter&sx=&f12=Georgia&f4=Sumter&f7=&f15=&rg_81004011__date=1925&rs_81004011__date=1&f18=&f14__n=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f10=&f16=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1930usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=15&recid=17813839&recoff=3+19+20 1930 Census of Sumter County, Georgia] showing : "Earl Carter 35 b GA, owns home, married first at 29, Farmer; Lillian 31 b GA, married first at 25; Jim E 5 b GA; Gloria 3 4/12 b GA; Ruth 4/12 b GA" | ||
