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It was very unusual in the early 20th century, but Lillian decided that she would follow her father's example. She met businessman James Earl Carter and married him immediately after her graduation. The couple had four children: Jimmy (born 1924), Gloria (1926–1990), Ruth (1929–1983), and Billy (1937–1988).
Feb 26, 2023 · In 1923, she married James Earl Carter, a successful farmer, who maintained a farm at their home in Archery, Ga., and a peanut farm in Plains three miles away. In racially segregated Georgia,...
- Ronald G. Shafer
Known around the world simply as “Miss Lillian,” President Jimmy Carter's mother became America’s First Mama — irrepressible, often hilarious, always a fighter on behalf of the underdog.
Jan 11, 2011 · She married James Earl Carter soon after graduation and gave birth to the future president in 1924. Although she had three more children by 1937, “Miss Lillian” worked as a nurse...
Raised in rural, southern Georgia, Lillian Gordy Carter was trained as a nurse and spent her life opposing the strict codes of segregation. After the death of her husband, she left a life of being a homemaker and joined the Peace Corps to support public health in rural India.
After her graduation, Lillian married James Earl Carter, a local businessman from Plains, and raised four children while working as a nurse part time in her community and at the local hospital. She also worked with her husband at Carter’s Warehouse, which specialized in the buying and selling of peanuts and cotton.
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Oct 31, 1983 · Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, had been with her since Saturday afternoon, staying overnight in her hospital room and remaining all day Sunday, Griffith said.
