Duggar Family Tree: How Many Courtships, Marriages, and Grandkids Are There?! [UPDATED]

Tyler Johnson

Large sections of the Old Testament are devoted to genealogies - lengthy lists of couplings and the biblically-significant offspring that they begat.

Given the Duggars' love for the Good Book, we're sure someone in the family has compiled a similar compendium of the courtships and marriages that led to the creation of Jim Bob and Michelle's many granchildren.

It might seem like it would take a monastic scholar to keep track of the rapid expansion of the Counting On clan, but we tried. We tried.

THG has managed to create a complete list of the #LittleDuggars without locking ourselves in an abbey with a quill and parchment.

But that's not to say it was a simple task.

After all, Jim Bob and Michelle have a lot of kids, and those kids are very dedicated to the task of populating Northwest Arkansas with Duggars.

So sit back, grab a Duggar-friendly snack (might we suggest a jar of pickles?) and explore the family tree of TV's most beloved Baptist brood.

[The Duggars keep breeding, so we keep updating! Scroll down for the latest on TV's most fertile family.)

1. Meet the Duggars

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The Duggar family seems to get bigger by the day. In fact, the Counting On clan has welcomed so bundles of joy in the past decade that some fans might find it difficult to keep up.

2. Humble Beginnings

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Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar had their first child, Josh, in 1988. Needless to say, they didn't stop there.

3. Fame Comes Calling

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The family first rose to national prominence with a series of Discovery Health and TLC documentaries that mostly focused on Michelle's last five deliveries.

4. A Bunch of Stars Are Born

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Viewers couldn't get enough of the wholesome Arkansas clan, and it wasn't long before the Duggars had their own show.

5. On the Grow

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Initially titled 17 Kids and Counting, the series documented the adventures and unorthodox customs of the still-expanding Duggar clan.

6. Overlapping Generations

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That expansion occurred in more ways than one, as Jim Bob and Michelle welcomed their youngest child (Josie Duggar, now 9) AFTER welcoming their first grandchild.
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