James Earl Carter, Sr.

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name = James Earl Carter, Sr.


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birth_date = birth date|1894|9|12
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death_date = death date and age|1953|7|23|1894|9|12
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occupation = Grocer, Farmer, Relative
spouse = Lillian Gordy Carter (m. Sept. 27, 1923)
parents = William Archibald Carter and Nina __________
children = Jimmy, Gloria, Ruth and Billy

James Earl Carter (September 12, 1894 – July 23, 1953), was the father of former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter. After attending Riverside Military Academy and serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army's Quartermaster Corps during World War I, he opened a grocery store on Main Street in Plains, Georgia. He died of pancreatic cancer at age 58. [ [http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=39 Presidential Timeline]