Rev Ruth Carter

1929 - 1983  (54 years)

• Name	Ruth Carter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Title	Rev
  Birth	7 Aug 1929	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Family Search ID	L4NT-N6Y
  Name	Ruth Carter Stapleton  [4, 10]
  Residence	1930	Sumter County, Georgia, USA   [7]
  	Militia District 884
  Residence	1940	Sumter County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	MD 759
  Burial	1983	Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Death	26 Sep 1983	Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I4940	Presidents and Royalty
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	James Earl Carter, Sr,   b. 12 Sep 1894, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, USA d. 22 Jul 1953, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bessie Lillian Gordy,   b. 15 Aug 1898, Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA d. 30 Oct 1983, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Sep 1923	Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F3507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Aug 1929 - Plains, Sumter, Georgia, USA Residence - Militia District 884 - 1930 - Sumter County, Georgia, USA Residence - MD 759 - 1940 - Sumter County, Georgia, USA Burial - 1983 - Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA Death - 26 Sep 1983 - Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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