  1898 - 1983  (85 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.  
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| Name | 
Bessie Lillian Gordy  |  
| Birth | 
15 Aug 1898  | 
Richland, Stewart, Georgia, United States    | 
 
| Gender | 
Female  |  
| Initiatory (LDS) | 
COMPLETED  | 
 
| FamilySearch ID | 
L4NT-N8D  |  
| Death | 
30 Oct 1983  | 
Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States    | 
 
| Burial | 
1 Nov 1983  | 
Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States    | 
 
| Headstones | 
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| Person ID | 
I168969  | 
mytree | 
 
| Last Modified | 
25 Feb 2024  |  
 
 
| Father | 
James Jackson "Jim Jack" Gordy,   b. 25 Oct 1863, Chattahoochee, Georgia, United States  d. 16 Jan 1948, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States   (Age 84 years)  |  
| Mother | 
Mary Ida Nicholson,   b. 10 Feb 1871, Chattahoochee, Georgia, United States  d. 16 May 1951, Chattahoochee, Georgia, United States   (Age 80 years)  |  
| Marriage | 
6 Sep 1888  | 
Chattahoochee, Georgia, United States    | 
 
| Family ID | 
F42448  | 
Group Sheet  |  Family Chart | 
 
 
 
| Family | 
James Earl Carter,   b. 12 Sep 1894, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States  d. 22 Jul 1953, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States   (Age 58 years)  |  
| Marriage | 
27 Sep 1923  | 
Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States    | 
 
| Children  | 
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|   | 2. Gloria Carter,   b. 22 Oct 1926, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States  d. 5 Mar 1990, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States   (Age 63 years) |  
|   | 3. Reverand Ruth Carter,   b. 7 Aug 1929, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States  d. 26 Sep 1983, Hope Mills, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States   (Age 54 years) |  
|   | 4. William Alton "Billy" Carter,   b. 29 Mar 1937, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States  d. 25 Sep 1988, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States   (Age 51 years) |  
 
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| Family ID | 
F42447  | 
Group Sheet  |  Family Chart | 
 
| Last Modified | 
6 Mar 2025  |  
 
 
  
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| Event Map | 
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  | Birth - 15 Aug 1898 - Richland, Stewart, Georgia, United States | 
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  | Marriage - 27 Sep 1923 - Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States | 
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  | Death - 30 Oct 1983 - Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States | 
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  | Burial - 1 Nov 1983 - Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States | 
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