Hamner family

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The Hamner family is an American family best known as the real-life inspiration for Earl Hamner Jr.’s stories that led to the television series “The Waltons.”

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Hamner family canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American family ⓘ
associatedWithWork Spencer’s Mountain ⓘ
linked to: Spencer's Mountain

The Waltons ⓘ
basedIn Schuyler, Virginia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
documentedIn Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film) ⓘ
Spencer’s Mountain (novel) ⓘ
The Waltons (TV series) ⓘ
linked to: The Waltons
ethnicity white American ⓘ
hasAncestralOrigin Blue Ridge Mountains region ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance representation of rural Appalachian family life ⓘ
hasLegacy influence on American television depictions of family life ⓘ
hasMember Doris Giannini Hamner ⓘ
Earl Hamner Jr. ⓘ
Earl Hamner Sr. ⓘ
hasMemberCountApprox 10 children ⓘ
hasTouristAttraction Walton’s Mountain Museum ⓘ
historicalEraDepicted Great Depression ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
influencedByEvent Great Depression in rural Virginia ⓘ
inspiredCharacter Grandma Walton ⓘ
Grandpa Walton ⓘ
John Walton Sr. ⓘ
John-Boy Walton ⓘ
Olivia Walton ⓘ
inspiredCharacterFamily Walton family ⓘ
knownForValues family unity ⓘ
perseverance during economic hardship ⓘ
religious faith ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaFranchiseDerivedFrom The Waltons TV movies ⓘ
linked to: The Waltons

The Waltons reunion specials ⓘ
linked to: The Waltons
mediaPortrayalEndYear 1981 ⓘ
mediaPortrayalStartYear 1972 ⓘ
notableAs real-life inspiration for Earl Hamner Jr.’s stories ⓘ
real-life inspiration for The Waltons ⓘ
portrayedInGenre family drama ⓘ
primaryOccupationContext rural labor and small-scale industry ⓘ
region Appalachia ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
linked to: Baptists
socialClass working class ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
touristAttractionLocation Schuyler, Virginia ⓘ

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