Grayson Gilbert

Grayson Gilbert born possibly in the late 1950's, early 1960's, was a member of the Founders Council and lved in Mystic Falls Virginia. He was aware of the supernatural presence of vampires and owned several weapons in his family's lakehouse designed to kill them. He was a doctor at the local hospital and was married to Miranda Sommers.

FAMILY 

Grayson married Miranda Sommers and soon after, they wanted to have a child. They tried unsuccessfully for several months to a year to have a baby. Finally, one night, a young pregnant woman named Isobel Fleming came into his office with his brother, John Gilbert. Grayson delivered the healthy baby girl and offered a place for Isobel to stay temporarily.

A few days later, they woke up to find Isboel gone and the baby girl still there. They adopted the baby girl and named her Elena Gilbert. To be sure no one would ask questions or become suspicious, they had their names put on her birth certificate to insure they had proof if anyone ever wanted it. For several years, they lived happily at 2104 Maple Street. Two years after the birth of Elena, Miranda was able to finally get pregnant and had a baby boy whom they named Jeremy.

DEATH

On the night of May 23, 2009, Elena blew off a family fun night to go to a party and ended up getting stranded. She called her parents for help and on the way back, their car drove off the bridge and into the lake. Though neither of their injuries were fatal, Miranda and Grayson both drowned after refusing help from a passerby who had heard the crash (later revealed to be Stefan Salvatore). Instead, Grayson insisted the young man save his daughter.

NOTE

-Though never seen in flashbacks, Grayson and his wife both were featured in photographs and the memories of their loved ones

-Grayson knew of the existence of vampires and had a secret hole in his closet in the lakehouse that was full of weapons to fight against them.

-According to Logan Fell, Mystic Falls had been quiet for several years, so it was likely that Grayson did not see the point in having the weapons in the home

-Jeremy stated once that his dad knew exactly what the vampires stood for and that he hated them. So therefore, it would have been interesting to see how Elena's relationship with Stefan might have developed had Grayson lived.