J.D. Jed Clampett, usually called Jed Clampett, is the apparent patriarch of the family with his mother-in-law Granny, nephew Jethro, and daughter Elly May. Although he had received little formal education, Jed Clampett has a good deal of common sense. He is a good-natured man and a widower. Jed's wife (Elly May's mother) died but is referred to in the episode Duke Steals A Wife as Rose Ellen. He is the son of Luke Clampett and his wife, and has a sister named Myrtle. He attended Ozark Elementary.