Jinger Vuolo

Jinger in November 2022

### 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, Joe Duggar, Josiah Duggar, Joy Forsyth, Jedidiah Duggar, Jeremiah Duggar, Jason Duggar, James Duggar, Justin Duggar, Jackson Duggar, Johannah Duggar, Jennifer Duggar, Jordyn Duggar, Josie Duggar

### Children

Felicity Vuolo, Evangeline Vuolo

Jinger Nicole (Duggar) Vuolo is the sixth of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's nineteen children. She is married to Jeremy Vuolo; they have two children, Felicity and Evangeline.

## Early Life

Jinger Nicole Duggar was born on December 21, 1993, to Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Ruark. She was the couple's sixth child, and they went on to have thirteen more children after her.

Born 13 months after older sister Jessa, the two formed a close bond early in life. They were each other's maid/matron of honor at their weddings, and consider themselves best friends. They have also described themselves as "partners in crime" when they were younger, and Jessa credits Jinger with pushing her to be a better person when Jessa was straying into bad behavior.

Jinger was homeschooled growing up. As she grew older, she was given the responsibility of helping her younger siblings with their schoolwork in addition to doing her own. Jinger took the test for her GED at sixteen years old.

Like most children, Jinger was assigned chores growing up, which the family called "jurisdictions". In 2008, one of Jinger's jurisdictions was the laundry room. In 2011, Jinger's jurisdictions were the laundry room, dressing the little girls, and preparing lunch. Jinger no longer was expected to keep up with her jurisdictions after she began courting Jeremy Vuolo in 2015.

By 2001, Jinger's 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. Jinger's buddy team consisted of Jedidiah and Johannah.

Jinger began taking piano lessons from Ruth Anita Anderson, who she and her siblings referred to as "Nana", as a young child. She also took violin lessons. As an adult, Jinger has been seen playing the harp and guitar, but it is unknown when she learned to play these instruments.

Jinger was raised as an active participant in Bill Gothard's Institute for Basic Life Principles.

When Jinger was ten years old, the first of her family's television specials, *14 Children and Pregnant Again!*, aired on Discovery Health Channel. This special was followed by four more special programs about her family's life before the family became the subject of their own regular show, *17 Kids and Counting*, on TLC when Jinger was fourteen years old. Jinger quickly became a fan favorite on the show, with viewers commenting that her expressive facial reactions and frequent eye rolls demonstrated more spunk than many of her siblings.

In 2006, as featured on one of the TV specials, Jinger and her family moved into a new home in Springdale, AR. The family made a point of doing much of the work on the house themselves, seeing it as a learning opportunity for their children. In this house, Jinger was given a dormitory-style room with her sisters.

As a teenager, Jinger kept her hair long and permed, which she credited to that being her father's preference. Jinger and her sisters gave each other perms at home to keep up this style.

In late 2009, after her sister Josie was born premature, Jinger moved with her family into the Cornish House in Little Rock, AR, to be closer to the NICU. Once Josie was able to leave the hospital and survive on her own, Jinger and her family returned to their home in Springdale, AR.

In 2010, Jinger was an extra on the film *Courageous*, but she did not make it into the film's final cut.

In 2011, Jinger had her wisdom teeth removed.

### Molestation

On May 19, 2015, InTouch Weekly published a redacted copy of a police report dated December 7, 2006. The report revealed that Jinger's oldest brother, Joshua, had molested five underaged girls, including four of his sisters, in 2002 and 2003.

On May 19, 2017, Jinger and three of her sisters sued In Touch Weekly, Springdale, Arkansas, and Washington County, Arkansas, for breach of privacy. The four women claim that they were promised confidentiality when speaking to investigators in 2006. By doing so, Jinger publicly named herself as one of Josh's victims. Jinger was nine/ten years old at the time of the molestations.

## Family

### Courtship

Jinger met Jeremy Vuolo in May of 2015. They were friends for some months and got to know each other while visiting with Jessa and Ben Seewald, of whom Jeremy was friends with. A mission trip to Central America that both Jinger and Jeremy attended is said by Jeremy as what confirmed that he wanted to start a relationship with Jinger.

On December 11, 2015, Jeremy received permission from Jinger's father to get to know Jinger better. They announced their courtship on June 20, 2016.

### Engagement

    Jinger and Jeremy became engaged on July 26, 2016 in New York City. The couple was on a trip to meet Jeremy's family in Pennsylvania and went to New York City due to Jinger's love for the city. Jeremy took Jinger to a rooftop as the sunset under the ruse of doing a photoshoot with Jeremy's photographer friend. Upon stepping out onto the roof, Jinger and Jeremy were greeted with a string quartet playing their favorite hymn.

### Wedding

Jinger and Jeremy were married on November 5, 2016, on their nephew Spurgeon Seewald's first birthday. The wedding took place at the Cathedral of the Ozarks at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Jinger's matron of honor was her sister Jessa Seewald and her bridesmaids were her sisters Jill Dillard and Jana, Joy, Johannah, and Jennifer Duggar, sister-in-law Anna Duggar, future sister-in-law Valerie Vuolo, and friends Jennifer Hartono, Kenzie Peters, and Rebekah Kelly. Jinger's dress was designed by Renee's Bridal of Pensacola. Notable parts of the wedding included the "naked" wedding cake and the fall design of the wedding.

### Motherhood

    On January 3, 2018, Jinger and Jeremy announced that they are expecting their first child.

    On April 9, 2018, Jinger and Jeremy announced that their child would be a girl.

At 4:37 am on July 19, 2018, Jinger gave birth to her first child, Felicity Nicole Vuolo. She weighed 8 lb, 3 oz, and was 19.5 inches long.

On May 28, 2020, Jinger and Jeremy announced that they are expecting their second child, a girl due in November of 2020. At this time they also announced that they had experienced a miscarriage in the fall of 2019. In May 2021, when their book 'The Hope We Hold' was published, the dedication inside named their miscarried child as Halleli Grace.

On November 22, 2020, Jinger gave birth to her second child, Evangeline Jo Vuolo. She weighed 7lbs.

## Resume

### Mission Work

Jinger and her family go on a yearly mission trip to El Salvador the week after Christmas.

### Author Career

On March 14, 2014, Jinger and her sisters Jana, Jill, and Jessa released their first book, *Growing Up Duggar*.

On May 2021, Jinger and her husband Jeremy released their first book together (Jinger's second book), *The Hope We Hold*.

### Television Appearances

After growing up on the Discovery Health specials and the show *19 Kids and Counting*, Jinger became one of the primary focuses of the *19 Kids and Counting* spin-off *Counting On* when she began courting Jeremy Vuolo. *Counting On* is currently in its third season.

## Wedding Involvement

Jinger has been involved in the following weddings:

* bridesmaid: her brother Josh Duggar's wedding to Anna Keller (9/26/08)
* bridesmaid: her parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's vow renewal ceremony (2009)
* bridesmaid: her sister Jill Duggar's wedding to Derick Dillard (6/21/14)
* maid of honor: her sister Jessa Duggar's wedding to Ben Seewald (11/1/14)
* bridesmaid: her sister Joy Duggar's wedding to Austin Forsyth (5/26/17)
* bridesmaid: her brother Joseph Duggar's wedding to Kendra Caldwell (9/8/17)
* bridesmaid: her brother Jedidah Duggar's wedding to Katelyn Nakatsu (4/3/21)
* bridesmaid: her friend Constanza Herrero's wedding to Matthew Nerdahl (1/22/22)

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