Plains, Georgia – Landmarks and notable events in the life of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter:
– Aug. 18, 1927: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith is born at her family home in Plains, Georgia. She is the daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith, a mechanic, and Allie Murray Smith, a seamstress and postal worker.
– Late August 1927: ‘Miss Lillian’ Carter, a neighbor and nurse who delivered Rosalynn, brings her son, Jimmy