Trivia[]
His first name is bibical.
His middle name is Bibical.
Grandpa Zeb Walton is the patriarch of the Walton family. He is John Walton's father and is husband to Esther Walton . He works with John in the family timber mill, and has a knack distilling his decades of wisdom & dispensing it to them as need it as avuncular good advice, through the stories he tells.
Personality[]
Zeb's personality is good humoured & even tempered. He is a very hard worker, despite his age and health problems, to the point of arguing with his son over his well being. Zeb can be found around the mountains doing a variety of different things, such as fishing, admiring the scenery, gathering wood & hunting. At home Grandpa is the acknowledged expert on smoking meats.
Zebulon has an appreciation & fondness for the Baldwin Sisters' "recipe". Zebulon will always stand up for what is right, especially when it comes to his family and the mountains. He is hard-headed and stubborn, but not irrational or unreasonable & only does so out of love for his family.
Death & Legacy[]
Will Geer died on April 22, 1978, due to respiratory failure. His character's death was also written into the show, no replacements were ever made. The cast was no-doubt heartbroken. The actors who played the children often referred to him being a real "grandfather" to them. After his death, the show continued to air new episodes some of which featured some flashbacks/voice clips of Will Geer as Zebulon.