James Duggar

James in April 2023

### Appeared on

14 Children and Pregnant Again!, Raising 16 Children, 16 Children and Moving In, On the Road with 16 Children, Duggars' Big Family Album, 19 Kids and Counting, Counting On, United Bates of America

## Family Info

### Siblings

Josh Duggar, Jana Duggar, John Duggar, Jill Dillard, Jessa Seewald, Jinger Vuolo, Joe Duggar, Josiah Duggar, Joy Forsyth, Jedidiah Duggar, Jeremiah Duggar, Jason Duggar, Justin Duggar, Jackson Duggar, Johannah Duggar, Jennifer Duggar, Jordyn Duggar, Josie Duggar

James Andrew Duggar is the thirteenth of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's nineteen children.

## Early Life

James Andrew Duggar was born on July 7, 2001, to Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Ruark. He was the couple's thirteenth child, and they went on to have six more children after him.

James has been homeschooled his whole life, and was raised as an active participant of Bill Gothard's Institute for Basic Life Principles and their Advanced Training Institute.

Like most children, James has chores, which the family calls "jurisdictions". As of 2011, James' jurisdictions included cleaning the dining room and taking out the upstairs trash.

By the time James was born, his parents had implemented a buddy system, where each older child was paired with a younger child to take care of. Typical tasks for an older buddy included dressing, bathing, and feeding their younger buddies. By 2009, the family had switched from individual buddies to buddy teams, with each team being led by one of the oldest four daughters. James was on a team with older sisters Jill and Joy, and younger sister Jennifer. This team has stayed particularly close over the years, despite two of the four members getting married and moving out.

In 2006, James and his family moved into a new home in Springdale, AR. In this house, James was given a dormitory-style room with his brothers. James still lives in this house today.

James completed high school in 2019, and celebrated with a party at his family's home on July 15, 2019.

## Resume

### Television Appearances

On September 6, 2004, Discovery Health Network aired an hour-long special titled "14 Children and Pregnant Again!" This special introduced television viewers to the Duggar family, including three-year-old James. This special was followed by four more specials, "Raising 16 Children", "16 Children and Moving In", and "On the Road with 16 Children", which all aired in 2006, and "Duggars' Big Family Album", which aired on September 22, 2007.

On September 29, 2008, the show *17 Kids and Counting* premiered on TLC. This show was a weekly half-hour reality show chronicling the lives of the Duggar family. James was regularly featured on the show. Later renamed *18* and then *19 Kids and Counting* for the births of Jordyn and Josie Duggar, this show aired for 10 seasons. On July 16, 2015, amidst scandals involving James's older brother, Josh, TLC announced that they were canceling *19 Kids and Counting*.

On December 13, 2015, the first installment of a three-part special titled *Jill & Jessa: Counting On*aired on TLC. These specials focused on the family moving on after the scandals of the previous summer. Although the specials were focused primarily on James's sisters Jill and Jessa, who had both recently married and were starting families, they included interviews with several of the other adult siblings. This show was picked up as a regular weekly reality show shortly after, and was renamed *Counting On*for season 3 when James's sister Jinger's courtship became a central focus of the show. Since then, it has focused more on all of the adult Duggar siblings. James has been featured on the show, but is not the primary focus.

James was also briefly featured in an episode of *United Bates of America*, a TLC series that chronicled the lives of the Bates family. On August 27, 2012, the episode "Bates & Duggar Reunion" featured James and his family spending time with the Bates family at an ATI homeschool conference.

### ALERT

James began attending the ALERT program with IBLP on March 25, 2019. He was a member of Unit 61. He completed his basic training on May 24, 2019.

## Wedding Involvement

* groomsman: his brother Joseph Duggar's wedding to Kendra Caldwell (9/8/17)
* groomsman: his brother Josiah Duggar's wedding to Lauren Swanson (6/30/18)
* groomsman: his brother Justin Duggar's wedding to Claire Spivey (2/26/21)
* groomsman: his brother Jedidiah Duggar's wedding to Katelyn Nakatsu (4/3/21)
* groomsman: his brother Jeremiah Duggar's wedding to Hannah Wissmann (3/26/22)

## References

1. ↑ http://www.quiverfull.com/articles.php/id20/
2. ↑ http://www.parenting.com/blogs/show-and-tell/duggar-family-interview-finding-me-time
3. ↑ http://www.uatrav.com/news/article\_316cc7be-36a6-57c9-ac7b-5bc8bebe3a29.html
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz7LtCYhohg/
5. ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/josh-duggar-19-kids-counting-cancelled/story?id=31243623
6. ↑ http://www.duggarfamily.com/2015/7/duggar-family-statement?utm\_content=buffer06696&utm\_medium=social&utm\_source=twitter.com&utm\_campaign=buffer
7. ↑ https://events.alertacademy.com/event/alert-advancement/
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Olc2AZYtk
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgkEUqGT0OQ