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Deanna Lee Duggar (born July 8, 1962) is the first child and only daughter of Jimmy Duggar and Mary Duggar.

She is the sister of Jim Bob Duggar.

She is the ex-wife of Terry Jordan and the mother of their child, Amy.

Early life[]

Deanna Lee Duggar was born on July 8, 1962, in Springdale, Arkansas, to Jimmy Duggar and Mary Duggar. She was the couple's first child, and they went on to have one more child after her.

The Duggars did not have a lot of money, and in one of the books her brother Jim Bob wrote as an adult, he mentioned a time where their mother had to cook decorative rice because it was the only food in the house. Jim Bob often blames this on their father being unable to handle money. In the book Growing Up Duggar, which Jim Bob's four eldest daughters wrote, they mention that Jimmy was not a good "spiritual leader of the home", a statement they don't expand on.

Personal life[]

Marriage[]

On September 14, 2006, Deanna married Terry Wayne Jordan in Springdale, Arkansas. They got married when their daughter, Amy, was 19 years old. On December 21, 2015, they got divorced at the Washington County Courthouse in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Motherhood[]

The couple has 1 child.

Their only child, daughter Amy Rachelle, was born on September 30, 1986. She is married to Dillon King. Together, they have 1 child. Their only child, son Daxton Ryan, was born on October 9, 2019.

Health[]

On New Year's Day 1993. Deanna was injured after surviving a car wreck. Her car hit black ice on the highway and then got hit by two cars. Her leg was broken and she was rushed to the emergency room.

Career[]

Television[]

Deanna appeared on the TLC shows 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, which focused on the life of her brother Jim Bob's large conservative family.

Deanna was interviewed for the docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.

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