Miranda Sommers Gilbert

Miranda 'nee Sommers Gilbert was born in the late 1950's, early 1960's and was the mother of Jeremy Gilbert as well as the adoptive mother and biological aunt of Elena Gilbert. Not much is known about her early life. She had a younger sister Jenna whom she used to tell beddtime stories to about vampires and other supernatural creatures.

She met and married Grayson Gilbert and soon after they were married, she tried to have a baby but was unsuccessful. She soon got her wish of becoming a mother when Isobel Flemming, who had been a teenage sixteen-year-old pregnant runaway, and had been living with the Gilberts after Grayson had delivered her baby, ran away. Mirandan and Grayson adopted her baby girl and named her Elena. Two years after Elena's birth, Miranda was able to conceive and soon had Elena's brother Jeremy.

All was well with the Gilberts until one night on May 23, 2009 when the Gilberts car drove off of Wickery Bridge and Miranda and Grayson ultimately died from drowning. They are buried at Mystic Falls Cemetary along with their relatives. Elena, who had survived the crash, was later shown to be writing in her journal by their headstone.

NOTE-Miranda had a strong sense of family and loyalty to family and friends. She believed in community and honor.

-Miranda considered the Founders Celebration to be her favorite celebration and thought of the Historical Society as her "baby"

-Miranda was going to eventually tell Elena that she was adopted but never got the chance to