The couple had three sons, J.R., Gary and Bobby. In 1979, Miss Ellie was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy and fully recovered. In 1980, she learned that ranch foreman Ray Krebbs was Jock's illegitimate son from an affair with an Army nurse named Margaret Hunter in England during World War II. This revelation caused tension in Miss Ellie and Jock's marriage, as she felt that Jock had replaced Ray for their second son Gary.
Margaret Hunter
Miss Ellie