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- Mary Ellen marries Dr. Curtis Willard and they have 1 child, John Curtis, before he is lost and presumed dead after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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With Curt off to war, Mary Ellen moved back into her family’s home and raised their son, John Curtis. Heartbroken, Mary-Ellen became single mother when she was suddenly widowed after Pearl Harbor, when Curt was presumed dead.
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Mary Ellen Walton is a main character on The Waltons. She is portrayed by actress Judy Norton Taylor. She is the eldest daughter and third child of John and Olivia Walton.
In the early seasons, Mary Ellen was a tomboy drama queen: she always wanted everything to go her way and was constantly teased by her brothers for this. She would play baseball with the boys, and would often get into fights with other kids. She had aspirations to become rich, famous, and have the ability to travel anywhere in the world, leaving the "boring lifestyle" on Walton's Mountain behind. But, as she got older and she graduated from high school, she realized that her dream of becoming a nurse was the most important to her and so she stayed on Waltons mountain and pursued her nursing career.
In 1938, a year after she entered nursing school, Mary Ellen fell in love and became engaged to David Spencer, an intern at the hospital she worked in. Six weeks after their engagement, Mary Ellen called off the engagement after becoming attracted to the new doctor on Waltons Mountain, Dr. Curtis Willard. Mary Ellen also realized that she was marrying David Spencer for the wrong reasons and that her love for him was not enough to get them through the hard times in life, as well as the good times.
About a week after breaking her engagement with David Spencer, Dr. Curtis Willard, the new doctor, proposes to Mary Ellen in front of the whole Walton clan. Although she didn't say 'yes' outright, Mary Ellen accepts his proposal and a few weeks later, in April 1938 after her eighteenth birthday, marries Dr. Curtis Willard in "The Wedding" episode.
Two years after her marriage to Curt, in July 1940, Mary Ellen gives birth to a healthy son, John-Curtis Willard, her only child with Curt. Approximately one month after the birth of John Curtis, Curt was called to serve in the army as a doctor. After hearing this news, Mary Ellen became hurt and afraid of being away from her husband and that something bad might happen to him. Mary Ellen's parents, John and Olivia Walton, see that Mary Ellen is going through a difficult time and as a result bring her and John Curtis to come and live with them, until Curt returns from the army. Curt stayed in the army until September 1941, when he was transferred to Pearl Harbor Hawaii, and three months later Mary Ellen was notified that Curt was killed while treating members of the US army. However, four years later, in October 1945, just after Mary Ellen became engaged to her future husband, Jonesy, a woman claiming to know her late husband Curt, says that Curt is still alive and now lives in Florida. Mary Ellen finds out this is true and visits Curt in Florida and comes to the realization that she and Curt could never be in love again and so she and Curt arrange a divorce. Two years later, In March 1947, Mary Ellen and Jonesy get married and have two children, Clay Matthew Jones, and Katie Jones, together.
Despite her vibrant personality, Mary Ellen becomes extremely mature in later seasons, often being the voice of reason behind her siblings. |-|List of appearances=
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Her first name is probably a hinting to Jesus' mother in the Bible.
Her middle name is a christian girl name.
Aug 12, 2024 · Mary Ellen’s journey to finding love again was a poignant chapter in The Waltons. After the presumed death of her first husband, Dr. Curt Willard, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mary Ellen faced the challenges of moving forward.
Mary Ellen marries Dr. Curtis Willard and they have 1 child, John Curtis, before he is lost and presumed dead after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Eventually she remarries Arlington Westcott Jones "Jonesy" and together they have 2 children, Clay and Katie.
Feb 28, 2024 · In The Waltons, the character of Curtis Willard, once thought to be killed in action at Pearl Harbor, re-emerges in the narrative when Mary Ellen Walton discovers he is alive in Florida. This discovery leads her on a journey to confront her past and seek closure.
Curtis Willard is the first husband of Mary-Ellen Walton. He is a doctor that replaced Doctor Vance on Walton's Mountain in The Wedding. When Curt first appeared in The Wedding to replace Doctor Vance, he was very rude and hard to get along with, as he told everyone harshly their problems with...
Feb 2, 2016 · Doctor Curtis Willard and Mary Ellen Walton from The Waltons Curt and Mary Ellen's relationship takes place in the middle of Season 5 of The Waltons, the episode The Wedding. Their relationship is humorous to see unfold from stubborn, outspoken first impressions, to mutual admiration and solid love.
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