Does anyone else notice how everyone calls Daisy Mae Granny, however she only has one true grandchild... Elle Mae. Jed is her son in law. Jethro is her great nephew.
shareEverybody called her Granny...even Drsydale and Miss Hathaway. Nothing strange here.
shareI believe they also established that most of the friends and neighbors back in the hills referred to her as Granny.
shareIt makes me wonder though, what about other older women Granny's age? I wonder if there were several "Grannies" in the Hills?
shareI recall an episode where they were trying to figure out Granny's age, as even Granny had forgotten. Jed suggested she contact other people her age back in the hills, and ask them. But the people Jed suggested she contact were all dead, he said. So I guess Granny was the true "Granny" of the hills.
shareI remember that but it was also reveled in one episode that Granny was 77.
shareActually Jethro is not related to Granny. Granny was the mother of Jed's wife so she was his mother-in-law. Jethro was the son of Pearl Bodine. Pearl
was Jed's first cousin. So Jethro was a second cousin to Jed and no relation to Granny. Jethro probably called Jed "Uncle Jed" and Daisy Mae "Granny" out of respect.
Technically, since Jed and Jethro were from different generations, Jed was Jethro's 1st cousin, once removed. To be 2nd cousins, 3rd cousins, etc., means you are within the same generation.
shareI live in South Carolina, and at least here, alot of people will use granny, pa, aunt, uncle, etc.. quite freely, even if unrelated. This will even crosses racial lines, sometimes.
shareWhen I was a lot younger I had a job tending bar in a small town and the woman who owned the business was known as Grah-mah to pretty much all of us. I wasn't originally from the town but looking back I think that it was probably a sign of respect since she was a very nice lady and probably treated all the young people like they were her own grandchildren. Probably the same with Granny Moses.
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