United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Plains, 32.03405, -84.39269Cooksey, Elizabeth B.2006-09-22Encyclopedia article about the Carter family of Plains, Georgia. The election of Plains native Jimmy Carter to the U.S. presidency in 1976 brought members of his immediate and extended family into the public eye. Carter is the oldest of four children born to Earl Carter and Lillian Gordy Carter, as well as the husband of Rosalynn Carter, with whom he has four children.GSE identifier: SS8H12, SS2H1text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Carter familyChildren of presidents--United StatesPresidents' spouses--United StatesPresidents--United StatesGrandchildren of presidents--United StatesCarter, James Earl, 1894-1953Spann, Gloria CarterStapleton, Ruth CarterCarter, RosalynnCarter, Chip, 1950-Carter, James Earl, 1977-Carter, CaronCarter, AmyCarter, BillyCarter familyText