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     Thomas Lenoir Sr. was born on 5 May 1701 at New York, NY. He was the son of John Lenoir. Thomas Lenoir Sr. died on 14 May 1765 at Tarboro, Edgecomb Co., NC, at age 64. Birth may have been Brunswick Co. VA.

     Mourning Crawley was born on 2 May 1707 at Brunswick, VA. She died in 1790 at Franklin Co., NC.

     Mary Sones was the daughter of Naomi Vaughan. Mary Sones married James Madison Bates on 17 July 1790.

     John Lenoir was born in 1657 at Blain, Nantes, France. He was the son of Philippe Lenoir and Anne Henriet. John Lenoir died in 1710 at at Sea.

     Ann Lenoir was born on 28 June 1731. She was the daughter of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley. Ann Lenoir died in 1823 at Spartanburg, SC.

     Robert Lenoir died at Brunswick Co., VA. He was born on 3 March 1732. He was the son of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley.

     Betty Lenoir was born on 19 July 1735. She was the daughter of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley.

     Leah Lenoir was born on 18 December 1737. She was the daughter of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley. Leah Lenoir died in 1831 at Franklin Co., NC.

     Robert Crawley Lenoir was born in 1739. He was the son of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley.

     Mary Lenoir was born on 30 September 1739. She was the daughter of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley.

     Thomas Lenoir was born on 11 August 1741 at Brunswick Co., VA. He was the son of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley. Thomas Lenoir died in 1816 at Camden District, SC.

     Lewis Lenoir was born on 25 November 1745. He was the son of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley.

     John Lenoir was born on 19 November 1747. He was the son of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley.

     William Lenoir was born on 8 May 1751. He was the son of Thomas Lenoir Sr. and Mourning Crawley. William Lenoir died on 6 May 1839 at age 87.

     Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born on 18 August 1927 at Plains, Sumter Co., GA. She was the daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith and Frances Allethea Murray. Eleanor Rosalynn Smith married President James Earl Carter Jr., son of James Earl Carter Sr. and Bessie Lillian Gordy, on 7 July 1946 at Plains Methodist, Plains, Sumter Co., GA.^2,3

Georgia Family Lines by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.


Graduated from Plains High School and Georgia Southwestern College in 1946. Married July 7, 1946 in Plains at the Plains Methodist Church, James Earl Carter, Jr., then of the U. S. Navy. Having been stationed with her husband at various naval bases they returned to Plains in 1953 after the death of his father. She was First Lady of Georgia during her husband's Governorship, 1971-1975 and became First Lady of the United States January 20, 1977 at his inauguration as 39th President.

     Wilburn Edgar Smith was born on 20 November 1896 at Plains, Sumter Co., GA. He was the son of Wilburn Juriston Smith and Sarah Eleanor Bell. Wilburn Edgar Smith married Frances Allethea Murray, daughter of John William Murray and Rose Nettie Wise, in 1926. Wilburn Edgar Smith died in 1940 at Plains, Sumter Co., GA.

"Georgia Family Lines" by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.


Educated in the local schools. After the death of his father he and his yourger brothers were able to obtain the school bus system. He also ran a local auto repair shop. At the time of his early death due to leukemia, at age 43, he was a steward in the Plains Methodist Church, a member of the Plains City Council, and a Mason.

Edgar and Allie M. were numerated in the 1940 Plains, Sumter Co., GA, federal census. He was a mechanic in an auto garage, age 42, she was 34. Children in the household were Rosalyn 12, Gerald 10, Murray 7, and Allethia 3. Also in the household was his mother, Sallie B. 64.

     Annette J. Davis died on 19 September 2021.

Annette Davis Carter, who campaigned for father-in-law Jimmy Carter during his successful bid for the White House in 1976 and spent nearly 50 years in Georgia’s Carter clan, has died. She was 68.
Carter’s son Josh Carter wrote an online obituary for his mother that was shared by the former president’s church in Plains on Wednesday. She died Sept. 19. The family did not disclose the cause of death.
Annette Davis met Jeff Carter at Georgia Southwestern State University and the two married in April 1975, Josh Carter wrote. Jimmy Carter was the former governor of Georgia at the time and had already been in the presidential race for a few months.
After the dark horse Southern Democratic candidate narrowly defeated Republican President Gerald Ford, the newlyweds moved to the presidential mansion in Washington.

“While living in the White House, Jeff and Annette helped host everybody from Bob Dylan to Pope John Paul II," her son wrote. "In some of Annette’s favorite White House memories, she greeted the cast of Star Wars after the release of ‘A New Hope’ and John Travolta after he starred in ‘Saturday Night Fever’ and ‘Grease.’”

A longtime resident of Peachtree City, Annette Carter is survived by Josh Carter, her son James and her husband. Their middle son, Jeremy, died at the age of 28 in 2015.

“Jeremy was a loss that never healed until her passing,” Josh Carter said.


A service is planned at the former president’s church, Maranatha Baptist, on Saturday in Plains.

     Jeremy Davis Carter was born circa 1986. He was the son of Donnel Jeffrey Carter and Annette J. Davis. Jeremy Davis Carter died on 20 December 2015 at Fayette Co., GA.

Jeremy Carter, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, has died near Atlanta. He was 28.

The cause of death was not yet known, Fayette County Coroner C.J. Mowell Jr. told The Associated Press on Monday.

Jimmy Carter announced the death Sunday to the congregation of his hometown church in Plains, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Carter told parishioners his grandson hadn't been feeling well Saturday and went to take a nap at his family's home in Peachtree City before he died, the newspaper reported.
Mowell said he was notified of the death early Sunday.

The medical examiner's office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation consulted with the Fayette County coroner's office and determined that an autopsy was not required, agency spokesman Scott Dutton said. Typically, the agency would do an autopsy if there was evidence of a crime.
Jeremy Carter is the son of Annette and Jeff Carter, who is Jimmy Carter's youngest son.

     William Archibald Carter was born on 12 November 1858 at Sumter Co., GA.^2,3 He was the son of Littleberry Walker Carter and Mary Ann Diligent Seals.² William Archibald Carter married Nina Pratt, daughter of James E. Pratt and Sophronia Caroline Cowan, on 8 September 1885 at GA.^2,3 William Archibald Carter died on 4 September 1903 at Cuthbert, GA, at age 44.³ He was buried at Arlington, GA.²

Nina met her future husband through her sister, Lula (1860 - 1890) who married W.A.'s first cousin, David. W.A. and Nina were living in Arlington, 50 miles SW of Plains, where they had moved in the mid-1880's, when he died at age 45. ²

William A. and Nina were enumerated in the 1900 Arlington, Early Co., GA, federal census. He was a manufacturer age 41, she was 37. Children in the household were Ethel 13, Alton 12, Lula 9, and Earl 6.⁴

Nina was enumerated in the 1920 Plains, Sumter Co., GA federal census. She was a widow age 53. Children in the household were "Euph" (Earl) 25 and Jeanette 16.⁴

Nina was enumerated in the 1910 Militia District 884, Sumter Co., GA federal census. She was a widow age 45. Children in the household were Ethel 23, Alton 21, Earl 15, and "Gennett" 6.⁴

     Nina Pratt was born on 5 December 1862 at SC.¹ She was the daughter of James E. Pratt and Sophronia Caroline Cowan. Nina Pratt was also known as Sophronia Pratt. She married William Archibald Carter, son of Littleberry Walker Carter and Mary Ann Diligent Seals, on 8 September 1885 at GA.^2,3 Nina Pratt died in 1939. She was buried at Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, GA.⁴

     Littleberry Walker Carter was born in 1829 at Warren Co., GA.² He was the son of Wiley Carter and Ann Ansley.³ Littleberry Walker Carter married Mary Ann Diligent Seals, daughter of William Archibald Seals and Eliza Harris, on 5 January 1851 at Warren Co., GA.^4,2 Littleberry Walker Carter was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Sumter Co., GA.⁵ He died on 27 November 1873 at Sumter Co., GA.²

Littleberry and Mary Ann moved c. 1860 to Sumter Co. near his father's plantation. He enlisted at Americus in 1862 in Capt. Cutts Company, Sumter Flying Artillery and his unit served in Va. until the war's end. His brothers Wileym, Jr. and Jesse T. enlisted in the same unit. Littleberry was a farmer and was buried on his farm at the time of his accidental death at age 42. In 1918 he and his wife were reinterred in Oak Grove Cem., Americus. ⁴

Littleberry W. and Mary A. D. were enumerated in the 1870 Militia District 789, Sumter Co., GA, federal census. He was a farmer age 38 she was 32. Children in the household were Jeremiah C. 15, Eliza A. 14, William A. 10, and Nannie 4. ⁶

     Mary Ann Diligent Seals was born circa 1838.¹ She was the daughter of William Archibald Seals and Eliza Harris.² Mary Ann Diligent Seals married Littleberry Walker Carter, son of Wiley Carter and Ann Ansley, on 5 January 1851 at Warren Co., GA.^3,4 Mary Ann Diligent Seals died on 27 November 1873 at Sumter Co., GA; the same night as her husband.¹

     Ethel Carter was born on 5 February 1887 at Arlington, Calhoun Co., GA.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Archibald Carter and Nina Pratt.^3,1 Ethel Carter married Jack Linton Slappey in 1911. Ethel Carter died on 9 January 1972 at age 84.² She was buried at Lebanon Cemetery, Plains, GA.²

     William Alton Carter was born on 17 August 1888 at Arlington, Calhoun Co., GA.² He was the son of William Archibald Carter and Nina Pratt.^3,2 William Alton Carter married Annie Laurie Gay in 1916. William Alton Carter died in January 1978 at GA at age 89.²

Mayor of Plains for 28 years and a County Commissioner.

     Birmingham, Al. Lula Carter was born in May 1891 at Arlington, Calhoun Co., GA.¹ She was the daughter of William Archibald Carter and Nina Pratt.^2,1

     Lives in Tallahasee, Fla and has a daughter and granddaughter. Jeanette Carter was born on 4 January 1904.¹ She was the daughter of William Archibald Carter and Nina Pratt.^2,1

     Wiley Carter was born in 1798 at Warren Co., GA.² He was the son of James Carter and Eleanor Duckworth. Wiley Carter married Ann Ansley, daughter of Abel Ansley and Lydia Morris, on 18 February 1821 at Warren Co., GA.² Wiley Carter married Sarah Chestnut Wilson on 25 January 1849 at Warren Co., GA.² Wiley Carter died on 4 March 1864 at Schley Co., GA.² He was buried at Carter Family Cemetery, Ellaville, Schley Co., GA.³

Georgia Family Lines by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. Wiley Carter sold his land in Warren Co. on Rocky Comfort Creek near Gibson, (now in Glascock Co.) in 1851 and moved permanently to his plantation in Schley Co., in southwest Georgia, 20 mi. north of Plains. The home, known today as the "Battle Place", is located along with the family cemetery, on the Ellaville-Friendship Rd. (Ga. Hwy. 153) at its intersection with Ga. Hwy. 45. This is the site of the Quebec community, originally in Sumter Co., but included in Schley Co. at its creation in 1857. It was here that Wiley Carter, farmer, planter, and Baptist, was buried when he died at age 66 in the midst of the Civil War. His plantation contained 2400 acres in both Schley and Sumter Cos. and produced 147 bales of cotton in 1860. Wiley's first wife, Ann, had died c. 1848 and he had m. second, in Warren Co. in 1849, Mrs. Sarah Wilson, widow, of Newton Co. After Wiley's death, Sarah married a Mr. Ross and died in 1870.

     Ann Ansley was born in 1801 at Warren Co., GA.¹ She was the daughter of Abel Ansley and Lydia Morris.² Ann Ansley married Wiley Carter, son of James Carter and Eleanor Duckworth, on 18 February 1821 at Warren Co., GA.³ Ann Ansley died in 1848 at Warren Co., GA.¹

     Amanda Carter was born in 1822 at Warren Co., GA.¹ She was the daughter of Wiley Carter and Ann Ansley.² Amanda Carter died in 1893 at Warren Co., GA.¹