Parents[]
- Garrett Floyde Ruark, December 7, 1924 - June 18, 2010 (aged 85)
- Ethel Marie Ruark (née Hardin), February 19, 1927 - August 11, 1991 (aged 64)
- Garrett and Ethel were married on April 21, 1943.
- They remained married until Ethel's death in 1991.
- Garrett and Ethel were married on April 21, 1943.
Children[]
| Name | Date of Birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela Ethel | June 14, 1944 | Married to Jerry Peters. They have 4 children. |
| 2 | Freda Louise | October 4, 1948 - December 4, 2015 (aged 67) |
Divorced from Thomas Benderman. They have 3 children. |
| 3 | Evelyn Alice | December 27, 1950 | Partnered with Sharon Callahan. |
| 4 | Kathie Ann | September 13, 1952 - March 14, 2013 (aged 60) |
Married to Richard Arnold. They have 2 children. |
| 5 | Garrett Floyde, Jr. | June 26, 1954 | Married to Cindy Wiggins. They have 1 child. |
| 6 | Carolyn Ann | November 21, 1961 | Married to John Hutchins. They have 2 children. |
| 7 | Michelle Annette | September 13, 1966 | Married to Jim Bob Duggar. They have 19 children. |
Extended family[]
Pamela's family[]
Pamela married Jerome Douglas "Jerry" Peters (December 27, 1943) on June 20, 1962. They have four children.
| Name | Date of Birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas "Doug" Wayne | May 5, 1965 | Married to Theresa Peters. They have 2 children. |
| 2 | Timothy Dwayne | October 17, 1966 | Married to Beth Peters. They have 4 children. |
| 3 | William Benjamin | November 1, 1971 | Married to Angela Peters. They have 4 children. |
| 4 | Jason Scott | December 29, 1976 | Married to Kristina Peters. They have 6 children. |
Doug's family[]
Doug married Theresa Lynn Edwards (September 18, 1966 on June 25, 1989. They have 2 children, 1 of whom is deceased.
| Name | Date of Birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Douglas | November 11, 1991 - July 7, 2013 (aged 21) | Died after being killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. |
| 2 | Leah Danielle | September 16, 1994 | Married to Michael Alford. They have 2 children. |
Tim's family[]
Tim married Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Drake (September 4, 1970) on July 8, 1993. They have 4 children.
| Name | Date of Birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katherine Elizabeth | December 15, 2006 | |
| 2 | Elizabeth Frances | September 9, 1996 | |
| 3 | Annie Marie | September 25, 2001 | |
| 4 | Elise Caroline | September 28, 1998 |
Will's family[]
Will married Angela Dawn Wiggins (November 2, 1976) on July 8, 1995. They have 4 children.
| Name | Date of Birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas "Luke" Daniel | September 12, 1997 | Married to Taylor Ponder. They have 2 children. |
| 2 | Jacob Edward | June 1, 1999 | |
| 3 | Evan Lawrence | September 24, 2001 | |
| 4 | Emily Angela | April 28, 2005 |
Jason's family[]
Jason married Kristina Maria Manzo (September 27, 1975) on July 15, 1995. They have 6 children.
| Name | Date of Birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana Lyn | March 14, 1996 | Fraternal twin sister of Breanna. |
| 2 | Breana Amber | March 14, 1996 | Fraternal twin sister of Ana. |
| 3 | Michaela Olivia | January 1, 1998 | |
| 4 | Jordan Scott | March 25, 2000 | |
| 5 | Jamesetta Meredith | October 26, 2002 | |
| 6 | Anthony Wayne | September 5, 2004 |
Freda's family[]
Freda was married to Thomas Alexander Benderman (March 18, 1941 - November 28, 2010 (aged 69)) from 1970 until 1986. They have 3 children.
| Name | Date of birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnnie Melanie | May 9, 1964 | Married. They have 2 children. |
| 2 | Leslie Mae | June 1, 1966 | Married to Russell Mountain. They have 5 children. |
| 3 | Andre Thomas | April 16, 1972 |
Evelyn's family[]
Evelyn entered into a civil partnership with Sharon Callahan on December 28, 1988.
Kathie's family[]
Kathie married Richard Wayne Arnold (September 12, 1949 - August 31, 2020 (aged 70)) on June 5, 1971. They have two children.
| Name | Date of birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Wayne Jr. | April 13, 1979 | Married to Emily Matthews. They have 3 children. |
| 2 | Laberta Dawn | October 29, 1981 | Married to Stan Holowiecki. |
Garrett's family[]
Garrett married Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Wiggins on June 13, 1981. They have one child.
| Name | Date of birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erin M. | April 21, 1982 | Married to Rusty Curington. They have 3 children. |
Carolyn's family[]
Carolyn is married to John Hutchins (May 3, 1961). They have two children.
| Name | Date of birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Huston | June 29, 1991 | Married to Lyndsey Watson. They have 2 children. |
| 2 | Rachel Nicole | March 30, 1993 | Married to Michael Wright. They have 3 children. 1 child from previous relationship. |
Michelle's family[]
Michelle married James Robert Duggar (July 18, 1965) on July 21, 1984. They have 19 children.
| Name | Date of birth | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua James | March 3, 1988 | Married to Anna Keller. They have 7 children. |
| Caleb Ryan | January 23, 1989 | Miscarriage. | |
| 2 | Jana Marie | January 12, 1990 | Birth via emergency C-section. Fraternal twin sister of John. |
| 3 | John-David | Birth via emergency C-section. Fraternal twin brother of Jana. Married to Abbie Burnett. They have 2 children. | |
| 4 | Jill Michelle | May 17, 1991 | Married to Derick Dillard. They have 3 children. |
| 5 | Jessa Lauren | November 4, 1992 | Married to Ben Seewald. They have 5 children. |
| 6 | Jinger Nicole | December 21, 1993 | Married to Jeremy Vuolo. They have 2 children. |
| 7 | Joseph Garrett | January 20, 1995 | Married to Kendra Caldwell. They have 4 children. |
| 8 | Josiah Matthew | August 28, 1996 | Married to Lauren Swanson. They have 3 children. |
| 9 | Joy-Anna | October 28, 1997 | Married to Austin Forsyth. They have 3 children. |
| 10 | Jedidiah Robert | December 30, 1998 | Fraternal twin brother of Jeremiah. Married to Katelyn Nakatsu. They have 2 children. |
| 11 | Jeremiah Robert | Fraternal twin brother of Jedidiah. Married to Hannah Wissmann. They have 2 children. | |
| 12 | Jason Michael | April 21, 2000 | |
| 13 | James Andrew | July 7, 2001 | |
| 14 | Justin Samuel | November 15, 2002 | Married to Claire Spivey. |
| 15 | Jackson Levi | May 23, 2004 | Birth via emergency C-section. |
| 16 | Johannah Faith | October 11, 2005 | |
| 17 | Jennifer Danielle | August 2, 2007 | |
| 18 | Jordyn-Grace Makiya | December 18, 2008 | Birth via emergency C-section. |
| 19 | Josie Brooklyn | December 10, 2009 | Born 3 months prematurely via emergency C-section. |
| Jubilee Shalom | December 8, 2011 | Miscarried daughter. | |
| 20 | Tyler Wayne | February 10, 2008 | Michelle's great-nephew whom they have legal custody over. |
Great-grandchildren[]
As of 2010, there were twenty great-grandchildren. There are fifty three now, including:
- from Pamela: Tyler (deceased), Leah, Luke, Ellie, Jacob, Annie, Evan, Kate, Emily, Libby, Ana, Breanna, Michaela, Jordan, Jamie, Anthony
- from Freda: Nick, Dane, Jorge, Alex, Ashley, Elissa, Jacob
- from Kathie: Xander, Sawyer, Thatcher
- from Garrett: Gabe, Chloe, Teddy
- from Carolyn: Tyler, Female Hutchins, Matthew, Timothy (deceased), Abigail, Levi
- from Michelle: Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Israel, Meredith, Spurgeon, Henry, Samuel, Mason, Gideon, Garrett, Felicity, Ivy, Addison, Bella, Maryella, Grace, Evelyn, Evangeline, Brooklyn, Fern, Madyson, Daisy, Truett, Justus, Frederick, Charlie, Brynley, Boy Swanson-Duggar, Gunner, Nora, George, Brielle
Great-great-grandchildren[]
The Ruark family has four great-great grandchildren:
- from Pamela: Zaida, Shiloh, Sterling, Benjamin