James "Earl" Carter, Sr.

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James Earl Carter, Sr.

Also Known As: "Earl Carter"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Arlington, Calhoun County, Georgia, United States
Death: July 22, 1953 (58)
Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States (complications of pancreatic cancer)
Place of Burial: Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of William Archibald 'Billy' Carter and Nina Carter
Husband of Bessie "Lillian" (Gordy) Carter
Father of Gloria Spann; Rev. Ruth Stapleton; William Alton (Billy) Carter and Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States
Brother of Pratt Carter; Ethel Slappey; William Alton Carter; Lula Fleming and Jeanette Lowery

Occupation: Insurance broker, farmer, fertilizer dealer, politician
Managed by: Jacqueli Charlene Finley
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About James "Earl" Carter, Sr.

James Earl Carter married Lillian Gordy in 1923. He was an insurance broker, farmer, fertilizer dealer, Baptist and Democrat. A veteran of World War I, he served on the County Board of Education and was a state representative in his first term when he died at the age of 59.

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James "Earl" Carter, Sr.'s Timeline

1894
September 12, 1894
Arlington, Calhoun County, Georgia, United States
1924
October 1, 1924
Wise Sanitarium (now the Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center), 225 Hospital Street, Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States
1926
October 22, 1926
Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States
1929
August 7, 1929
Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States
1937
March 29, 1937
Plains, Georgia, United States
1953
July 22, 1953
Age 58
Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, United States
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Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, Sumter County, Georgia, USA