Lillian Gordy Carter Lillian Gordy Carter Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter (August 15, 1898 – October 30, 1983) was the mother of former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. She was also known for her contributions to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India as well as writing two books during the Carter presidency. Carter was born Bessie Lillian Gordy on August 15, 1898 in Richland, Georgia, to James Jackson Gordy (1863–1948) and Mary Ida Nicholson Gordy (1871–1951). She was the niece of Berry Gordy, Sr., who was the paternal half-brother of James Jackson Gordy
USS Lillian II (SP-38) on 20 July 1917 with Ensign S. Cohen, USNRF, in command. Assigned to the 3rd Naval District at New York City, "Lillian II" operated as a shore patrol boat in Great South Bay on the southern coast of Long Island, New York. The Navy decommissioned "Lillian II" on 19 December 1917 and returned her to her owner on 20 December 1917. USS Lillian II (SP-38) USS "Lillian II" (SP-38) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel in 1917. "Lillian II" was built in 1909 by Willard Downes at Bayshore, New York, as