Jimmy Carter's family tree extends deep into the Peach State
Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100, was well known as the 39th president, a former peanut farmer and the unofficial face of Habitat for Humanity.
But who made up his family beyond Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady and his wife of nearly eight decades? Carter’s family tree includes politicians, businessmen and more.
Carter spent much of his life in his home state, Georgia, where he was born in Plains on Oct. 1, 1924. Interestingly, he was the first president to be born in a hospital and the first former president to reach 100 years old.
He spent several years in the Navy. In 1962, he entered politics. As governor of Georgia, Carter ran as a Washington reformer. He was elected president in 1976 by a nation weary of the long-running Watergate scandal. He left the White House in 1981.
In an interview with CNN in 2015, Carter said: “We have a big family now. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 38 of us in all. So, we try to hold our family together and just enjoy the family life.”
Here’s a look at two generations of Carter’s extensive family.
Jimmy Carter's family tree
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CONTRIBUTING George Petras and Jim Sergent
This story was updated to add new information.