Born Janet Ward, married to Alec King, mother of Dan King, Felicity King, and Cecily King. She lives at the King Homestead. "Aunt Janet, a big, bustling, sonsy woman, with full-blown peony cheeks, came to welcome us." - The Story Girl ch. 1 "Aunt Janet, on the contrary, gave us so much good advice and was so constantly telling us to do this or not to do the other thing, that we could not remember half her instructions, and did not try." - The Story Girl ch. 4