Founding Families

**Notice:** This **article** uses content directly taken from the Founding Families **article** at the Vampire Diaries Wiki, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.**The Founding Families** founded Mystic Falls back in 1860. The first members of these families were founders of Mystic Falls.

Most of the members of the Founding Families were also members of Town Council.

## List of Founding Families

### Fell Family

* Thomas Fell (Founder, Deceased)
* Honoria Fell (Founder, Deceased)
* Franklin Fell (Member in 1953, Deceased)
* Tobias Fell (Member, Deceased)
* Logan Fell (Member, Deceased)
* Meredith Fell (Alive)
* Tina Fell (Alive)
* Blair Fell (Alive)
* Thomas Vincent Fell III aka Tripp Cooke (Member, Deceased)
* Violet Fell (Member, Deceased)

### Forbes Family

* William Forbes (Founder and Sheriff in 1864, Deceased)
* Gerald Forbes (Member in 1912, Deceased)
* Bill Forbes (Member, Deceased)
* Elizabeth Forbes (Member, Deceased)
* Caroline Forbes (Undead)

### Gilbert Family

* Johnathan Gilbert (Founder, Deceased)
* Samantha Gilbert (Member in 1912, Deceased)
* Grayson Gilbert (Member, Deceased)
* Miranda Sommers-Gilbert (Member, Deceased)
* John Gilbert (Member, Deceased)
* Elena Gilbert (Undead)
* Alexandria Gilbert (Undead)
* Jeremy Gilbert (Alive)
* Valentina Gilbert (Alive)
* Hope Mikaelson (Alive)
* Jaxon Salvatore (Undead)
* Nikolina Gilbert-Salvatore (Undead)
* Lillian Gilbert-Salvatore (Undead)
* Adella Gilbert-Mikaelson (Alive)
* Grayson Salvatore (Alive)
* Sarah Salvatore (Alive)
* Sebastián Gilbert (Alive)
* Miranda Mikaelson (Alive)
* Jenna Mikaelson (Alive)
* Camila Gilbert (Alive)
* Stefanie Salvatore (Alive)
* Issac Gilbert (Alive)

#### Extended Family Members

* Amara (Maternal ancestor of Elena and Alexandria Gilbert)
* Tatia (Maternal ancestor of Elena and Alexandria Gilbert)
* Katerina Petrova (Maternal ancestor of Elena and Alexandria Gilbert)
* Nadia Petrova (Maternal ancestor of Elena and Alexandria Gilbert)
* Lilith Labonair (Biological Maternal Aunt of Elena and Alexandria Gilbert)
* Isobel Flemming (Biological mother of Elena and Alexandria Gilbert)
* Arielle Labonair (Maternal Older Half-Sister)
* Hayley Marshall (Maternal Cousin)

### Lockwood Family

* Jacob Lockwood (Founder and Mayor in 1864, Deceased)
* Barnette Lockwood (Founder and Werewolf, Deceased)
* George Lockwood (Werewolf in 1864, Deceased)
* Marianna Lockwood (Member in 1912, Deceased)
* Richard Lockwood (Member and Mayor in 2009, Deceased)
* Carol Lockwood (Member and Mayor in 2010, Deceased)
* Mason Lockwood (Werewolf, Deceased)
* Tyler Lockwood (Werewolf, Deceased)
* Nancy-Marie Lockwood (Human, Deceased)
* Jeffrey Lockwood-Hamilton (Human, Deceased)
* Luna Lockwood (Hybrid, Alive)

### Salvatore Family

* Giuseppe Salvatore (Founder, Deceased)
* Lillian Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
* Zachariah Salvatore (Member in 1912, Deceased)
* Joseph Salvatore (Member in 1953, Deceased)
* Zach Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
* Damon Salvatore (Member, Undead)
* Stefan Salvatore (Member, Deceased)
* Sarah Nelson (Deceased)
* Jaxon Salvatore (Undead)
* Nikolina Gilbert-Salvatore (Undead)
* Lillian Gilbert-Salvatore (Undead)
* Grayson Salvatore (Alive)
* Sarah Salvatore (Alive)
* Stefanie Salvatore (Alive)

#### Extended Family Members

* Silas (Ancestor of the Salvatore Family)
* Tom Avery (Descendant and Stefan's Doppelgänger)