What happened to Virginia on the Waltons? Here's the truth behind her disappearance

Although many millennials and gen-z’s might t be aware of this, Waltons was one of most popular American drama series in 70s. Helmed by Earl Hamner, show was based on 1961 book Spencer's Mountain. It had an extremely successful run for nine seasons, and along course of this time, fans of show developed a deep connection with characters. Lately, many fans on Twitter have been reminiscing to good old days when Waltons used to air on TV. However, even though show ended in 1981, it is still unclear what happened to Virginia on Waltons.

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What happened to Virginia on Waltons?

Fans of show, who often choose to reminisce upon its characters and story, will remember that Virginia Walton was t introduced to m until Season 8, in episode titled Idol, which is set in year 1944. She was first and only daughter of Ben Walton (John Boy’s younger bror), and his wife, Cindy. Virginia Walton was only ever depicted on screen as a baby (in show’s final two seasons) and a toddler in 1982 reunion special Mor's Day on Walton's Mountain. However, fans came to kw that she had died at of 17, int he fourth TV film, A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion. It was never clearly mentioned what had caused young Virginia’s demise on show. However, this did t stop shocked fans from speculating.

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How did Virginia Walton die?

According to a report in Distractify, one of most popular ories about Virginia’s demise claims that young girl died by drowning. However, re is way of kwing, what happened to her, for sure, as it was never stated on camera. fourth Waltons film is set in 1963. During course of film, it was revealed that it had been two years since Virginia had passed away, meaning that she died in 1961.

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Waltons: About iconic show

Waltons is a heartwarming series about a family in rural Virginia, who is trying to survive during  Great Depression and World War II. main story is set in Walton's Mountain, a fictional mountain-area community in fictitious Jefferson County, Virginia. time period covered in series spans from 1933 to 1946, during  Great Depression and World War II. During this time US presidential administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman were in office.

story is about family of a man named John Walton Jr. (kwn as John-Boy) and his six siblings, his parents John and Olivia Walton, and paternal grandparents Zeb and Esr Walton. John-Boy who is oldest of children becomes a journalist and velist. Hence, each episode is narrated at opening and closing by a middle-d John Jr.  

Im Source: CBS (Official Website)