Without a mothers watchful care and a sisters tender love? He had a love of music and reading, and played the violin. April 20, 1924 Is there any plans to cover another of the books in the series from Carolines perspective? So I compared Wilders novels with biographers research, learning where fact and fiction melded and diverged. I have read all the books I can find and bought them. I would love to have them all. Laura rarely spoke of him, although later in her life she did say he had never been a healthy baby, and suffered convulsions before he died. First appearance: I like all the Little House on the Prairie shows. I was sad to come to the end of it though. In a surviving childhood essay Ma wrote: Some people really can enjoy simple things, especially the folks who lived in the 1800s. He traded both over land routes and through voyages on Lake Michigan. In her unpublished autobiography Pioneer Girl, Laura remembers that "Little Brother was not well" and that "one terrible day, he straightened out his little body and was dead". I live in the Milwaukee area, so I disagree w/ the statement that Caroline was born on the shore of Lake Michigan. Today the town of Brookfield is a Milwaukee suburb, but hardly on the lakeshore. On top of Concord Hill (2000) 5. Charles Ingalls (father) Caroline Ingalls (mother)Mary Ingalls Kendall (sister) Laura Ingalls Wilder (sister) Carrie Ingalls (sister) Charles Ingalls Jr. (brother,deceased) Albert Quinn Ingalls (adoptive brother) Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (adoptive sister)James Cooper Ingalls (adoptive brother) Pregnant. Ma wanted them to act ladylike..and she did plenty of tomboy things and had many adventures. Does anyone know why Charles and Caroline didnt have any children the first 5 years of their marriage. He was replenishing so he could bring food back to them. Little Clearing in the Woods (1998) 4. Dear Mrs. Miller, Thank you for have wrote this book. Her brothers were Joseph, Henry, and Thomas, and her sisters were Martha Jane and Eliza (the Quiners' first child, Martha Morse Quiner, died in 1836). I missed so much when it was on TV. Wife of Charles Phillip Ingalls Do you know if that was just added to the story to give mas character more Albert, and later, James and Cassandra, were adopted after Mary left home. I have brothers that still hunt and trap. We are supposed to strive to be good in this earth and help others to be good. Laura and Almanzo in their first year of marriage, likely 1885 or 1886. She was the third youngest of seven children growing up in Brookfield, Wisconsin. One day, he gave them very spicy food for an episode of "Little House" so baby Grace will refuse to eat the food that Pa had cooked. After completing her training, she taught in the nearby town of Manchester, South Dakota, seven miles west of De Smet, South Dakota, where her family had settled. Its lovely, I felt my self admiring Carolyn so much. Certain circumstances and consequences of his death (appearing in the part 2 of the episode) were, however, fictionalized, including the fact that he died when he was only a few weeks old. In 1968 she made her first appearance on the Broadway stage in the drama, The Gingham Dog. The farm was so successful that Laura was invited to speak to other growers' associations around the state. She Come first time Birthday 04.03.1946. Her parents were married on this date in 1860. . When she was five, her father Henry died in a shipping accident. Little House in Brookfield (1996) 2. I also enjoyed the tv series as an adult. Caroline had three brothers named Joseph, Henry, and Thomas. Shes waited a long time for this. That still means so much to me. I am from Wauwatosa in Milwaukee county I also lived on a farm in Burlington, Wis. says Judy Corrette in Wildwood, Fl. Laura, Carrie, Charles, Jr. (who died shortly after birth), and Grace. Father was maried in Germany,when he meet my grandmother in norway, he was soldjat in this young years. Wilder scholar William Anderson noted, "Nearly forty years after Freddies death, Ma mourned him, telling relatives how different everything would be 'if Freddie had lived'." My grandparents were dairy farmers and lived in a house w a wood stove for heat and cooking and outdoor plumbing. This is fantastic I still watch LH every day its on at 5 and 6 pm. During this time, Caroline and the other women of Walnut Grove harvested the wheat which was salvageable, by hand. Eye color I absolutely love the ingalls family I watch the tv series every day and read her books. West Lafayette, Indiana: Childrens Literature Association, 1985. I just finished the book and there is no way you can tell me that Caroline had a wonderful life. Very interesting place! We recommend Sarah Millers new book, Caroline: Little House, Revisited, now available in paperback,without reservation. Her son Freddie was only ten months-old when he died, and she struggled to get over his death. When Caroline was 5, her biological father died while serving as second mate on a ship that capsized and sank on Lake Michigan near the Straits of Mackinac. They had five children: Mary, Laura, Caroline ("Carrie"), Charles Frederick ("Freddie"), and Grace. Awarded National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame . Moved. To. She married Nathan Dow. One day, when I have time, I will check DeSmet, SD. I love the show Little house on the prairie. How many babies did Caroline Ingalls have? I loved the book after reading and listening to the audio books many times. I have been a fan of Lauras since I was a little girl. Gender August 27, 1876 (1876-08-27) (aged 0) South Troy, Minnesota, U.S. Freddie died at age 9 months. Grace filled the baby role in the Ingalls family, which had always belonged to Carrie when she was long past that age. Just being where these stories took place will be thrilling! Caroline Ingalls, born Caroline Lake Quiner (December 12, 1839 April 20, 1924) was the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House books. They did not have good medicine and doctors like we have now. Even if I was starving, I dont think I would begrudge my husband a few extra pancakes (and he has a hard labor job, too). No wonder she was telling the girls to be ladylike. As a true christian, I feel at peace watching something without foul language, misconducts and violance with the exception of Sylvia and rage but these things happen in the real world. . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[728,90],'howold_co-medrectangle-3','ezslot_3',121,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-howold_co-medrectangle-3-0'); No, she died on 04/20/1924, Caroline Celestia Ingalls Swanzey 1870 - 1946. I wad told to sit like a lady by both patents. Her father died in an accident when she was only five years-old. When her first child, Mary Ingalls, was born, Caroline Ingalls was 25 years old. Her comforting presence was spread far beyond her own family circle by her featured place in the Little House books and the Little House on the Prairie TV show. Laura Ingalls Wilder never mentioned him in her books, but he appears in Old Town in the Green Groves, a Laura's Lost Years novel by Cynthia Rylant. I have always loved this story and still watch Little House .. and I am 72. Wow they sure portrayed her differently in the shows then. The hallmark channel started playing it from the beggining and I am DVRing every episode. Her stepfather was distraught until he was convinced to write an autobiography; during this time Mary also had her baby, who was the Ingalls' first grandchild. None of Lauras sisters gave birth to any children. Between 1978 and 1982, Brenda and Wendi Turnbaugh shared the part of Grace Ingalls. We invite you to visit our Recommended Reading lists for children and young adults and adults. I like the cabin. I see that it is listed on amazon as an adult book. Id never been more than a casual fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder, but when the owner of the bookshop where I worked listened to one and came back raving about how great it was, I tried one. My grand aunt was her mother Caroline. Got an advance copy and gobbled it upinteresting to have adult spin on book Ive read over and over. They. Loving it! Love all the information. The way she gave Lauras beloved doll away to a neighbouring child just because she asked for it was outrageous and ma suppressed all Lauras natural emotions to enforce her idea of being a lady she was never allowed to utter a word of complaint and was worked like a horse. Wendi Lou Lee) was literally a baby when she was cast to play Grace Ingalls, the youngest Ingalls child. I love the Little House on the Prairie sometimes in life I find myself lost and I go and put on an episode of The Little House on the Prairie and instantly Im grateful and thankful Im also thankful for getting to know more and more about the real family of the Ingall. Once, Charles invited Caroline to go with him to a barn dance and never showed up; mad, Caroline went home. In the 1840s, when Ingalls was a young boy, his family moved from New York to the tallgrass prairie of Campton Township, just west of Elgin, Illinois. She was an intensely private woman. I think you can find this article in little house: a sampler a book of carefully curated articles by Laura and Rose. They say its a good book when you think about it for a long time. It took me two weeks to write that letter, and at least two more days to summon the nerve to send it. After arriving in De Smet, Caroline and the Ingalls family lived in the home of the local surveyor as well as a store in the downtown area, before homesteading just outside town on a farm by Silver Lake. I saw lots of Carolines dignity in the book. Carrie married David Swanzey. What I did wonder daily, even hourly, some days was what Caroline Ingalls would think. Additionally, this is balanced by many of the viewpoints and statements by Charles Ingalls. In 1849, her mother married Frederick Holbrook, a farmer who lived nearby. Their popularity pe 2. Glad I was raised watching her life unfold. I asked my mom and she played with kids that lived in the Ingalls house as a child. A few weeks after Carrie was born (and she and Caroline were still recovering from malaria) the Ingalls decided to return to the Big Woods, because the farmer who had bought their farm, defaulted on the payments. After "Little House" Brenda and Wendi did one commercial but then decided not to continue their acting career. Caroline Ingalls Family Member Birthday December 12, 1839 Birth Sign Sagittarius Birthplace Brookfield , WI DEATH DATE Apr 20, 1924 (age 84) #16101 Most Popular Boost About Mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the book series Little House on the Prairie. During their stay in Kansas, the Ingalls family met Isaiah Edwards, whom Caroline tolerated at first, but finally did accept as a close family friend. THE INFORMATION YOU GAVE ABOUT MA (CAROLINE) JUST TOOK MY BREATH AWAY. Thanks for this. Blonde and later silver gray Plus she had a baby so probably postpartum. I relish in the true story history of the entire familyI collect primitives and this time period seems to be in my bloodI get laughed at by family when I have a box set on the DVDI have it on in the background when I am cleaning.. Opinions otherwise arent facts. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more inspired articles from various authors! [3] Together they had five children: Mary Amelia, Laura Elizabeth, Caroline Celestia (Carrie), Charles Frederick (Freddie), and Grace Pearl.[4][5]. Laura wakes in the night to find Ma sitting in her rocking chair with Pas pistol in her lap, keeping vigil for his return. The tv series was fun to watch but as a family knew the inaccurate nature of facts. Caroline evidently loved and respected her stepfather, and would later honor his memory by naming her son after him. Michael Landon was wonderful. Luckily our library has it in, and I will start reading it tonight. How did Charles and Caroline Ingalls meet? Born When Grace was born, Charles was just as happy as if she had been a boy. Passed it on to my 86 year old mom who is reading & been enjoying it. I got this book for Christmas after I fawned over it in a bookstore! She was born in the town of Brookfield, Wisconsin, the fifth of seven children of Henry Quiner and Charlotte (Tucker) Quiner. Like you say until I had started reading biographies and histories about LIW rather than just the books I had thought that Ma had come directly from New England or somewhere more East than eastern Wisconsin. In August 2019, she published a faith-based book about the show. There are seven books based on Caroline's childhood; 7. Im sure that she HAD to have been a patient woman to have followed Pa into the wilderness time and time again. I live in Tennessee and my favorite place to visit is cades cove in the smokies. She was born in the town of Brookfield, Wisconsin, the fifth of seven children of Henry Quiner and Charlotte (Tucker) Quiner. My daughter also is hooked on it. The name of the book is Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE IN THE HISTORY OF THIS PIONEER FAMILY. Theres a moment in Little House on Prairie when Pa is a day late returning from a trip to town, 40 miles away. But she had to quit when she and Charles moved to a house near no school. Grace continued to help care for her older sister, but Mary never completely recovered from the loss of her mother. Id done my homework read hundreds of feet of microfilm containing thousands of pages of Laura Ingalls Wilders handwritten manuscripts, her then-unpublished memoir, Pioneer Girl, and correspondence with her daughter and Aunt Martha. I too think i would like to read Caroline. and interested in history, I loved LIW books. I would love. https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/tag/episode-guide/. So Charles Frederic Ingalls was a younger brother of famed author Laura Ingalls Wilder. I love Little House on the Prairie I love Michael Landon I watch the show back in the 70s, and I still watch it my mother said she doesnt like Little House on the Prairie, but you know what thats okay because my mother used to like The Waltons and I did not like the Walton but I like little house on the Prairie and I still watch it as of this day, and I am 54 years old love you Michael Landon Laura Mary Carrie Caroline I love you all so much thank yall for coming into my home, So do I. In 1879 they settled near, then in 1888 moved into, the town of De Smet in Dakota Territory. Laura Ingalls Wilder, her husband Almanzo and their dog Nero at Rocky Ridge Farm in Mansfield, Missouri, in the early 1930s, when Laura was writing the Little House books. He was born in Walnut Grove (Redwood County), Minnesota, on November 1, 1875, as the fourth child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. I know there are some less than ideal emotions regarding the American Indian settler strife but we must analyze this through the lens of the time in which it was set. Her Godliness, positivity, resourcefulness, and reverence ring throughout the stories. Required fields are marked *. There are so many more moments in Carolines life that I would love to see brought to life through your wonderful words. Gender Her early life was very hard scrabble and her grown up life wasnt much better. It worked so well that the twins refused to eat anything Michael offered them after that. Charles Ingalls (Husband)Mary Ingalls Kendall (Daughter)Laura Ingalls Wilder (Daughter)Carrie Ingalls (Daughter)Grace Ingalls (Daughter)Charles Ingalls Jr (Son, deceased)Albert Quinn Ingalls (Adopted Son)James Ingalls (Adopted son)Cassandra Ingalls (Adopted Daughter)Adam Kendall (Son in law)Almanzo Wilder (Son in law)Baby Kendall (Grandson, stillborn)Adam Kendall Jr (Grandson, deceased)Rose Wilder (Granddaughter)Baby Wilder (Grandson, deceased) Mary Ingalls Kendall (Daughter)Laura Ingalls Wilder (Daughter)Carrie Ingalls (Daughter)Grace Ingalls (Daughter)Charles Ingalls Jr (Son, deceased)Albert Quinn Ingalls (Adopted Son)James Ingalls (Adopted son)Cassandra Ingalls (Adopted Daughter)Adam Kendall (Son in law)Almanzo Wilder (Son in law)Baby Kendall (Grandson, stillborn)Adam Kendall Jr (Grandson, deceased)Rose Wilder (Granddaughter)Baby Wilder (Grandson, deceased). I would be the first in line to read it! Thank you. I know pioneer life was unrelentlessly tough and garnered need for strong individuals capable of withstanding heartbreak, stark fear, and disappointment. And the nextand the next As I listened, I began to hear more than what Id read on the pages as a child. The novel Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller follows the Ingalls family move from Pepin, Wisconsin to Kansas Territory from the viewpoint of Caroline. Grace Pearl Ingalls was born May 23, 1877, in Burr Oak (Winneshiek County) Iowa, the fifth child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She can also be quite quietly argumentative with other womenfolk, such as Harriet, especially when it involves her children. I fished the Oconomowoc river [we called it Cooney] as a kid. Grace was born in the episode "A Most Precious Gift" but the Turnbaugh didn't start playing the part until the episode called " As Long As We're Together ". Grace Pearl Ingalls is the youngest child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and their last biological child. [3] Diabetes ran in the Ingalls family and Laura, Carrie, and Grace all died from the complications of the disease, Dow being the first Ingalls sibling to succumb. Ive been watching little house ever since I was a kid one of my favorite shows I hope they dont take it off tv ever I like every single show there is! Ingalls' teaching career and studies ended when the 18-year-old Laura married 28-year-old Almanzo Wilder on August 25, 1885, in De Smet, South Dakota. Ma dad, Henry Newcomb Quiner died in 1845, not 1844. I just want to be an Ingalls girl. The following two tabs change content below. Caroline was born December 12, 1839 in Brookfield, Wisconsin to Charlotte and Henry Quiner. Makes me appreciate what we have, but envious of all they were able to make and do and survive. Later, they settled in Plum Creek of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Her father died when she was a young child however, so her mother later married Fredrick Holbrook. I dont think Ma acted in a manner that was out of character for the time period or even by todays standards. Our children loved the Little House Books and we took Caroline would have been pregnant during the move and settling in Kansas. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She made the move to TV. from kathy I spent my life reading all of the Little House books and it was obvious Laura idolized her father. How is that possible? Charlotte married a farmer named Frederick Holbrook. Laura's parents were Charles and Caroline Ingalls. Caroline is an extraordinary book! All rights reserved. In a way she has become everyones Ma; a comforting and cozy presence of reassurance in all our lives. The Last Farewell Uthoff is a nationally-known Laura Ingalls Wilder authority and has presented at five of the Wilder homesites, many conferences and numerous libraries, museums, and events around the Midwest. I think this endearing wife and mother was dedicated to her Charles and children fully and was not the selfish thinking mental case revealed in this book. She was very protective of them. He was born November 1, 1875, in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, and died August 27, 1876, in South Troy, Minnesota, of undetermined causes. 5'6" Caroline Ingalls, or Ma, was a huge influence on Laura Ingalls Wilder. The town is on the right. May 19, 2018 By Little House on the Prairie This may contain affiliate links and we may receive a small commission on purchases. Caroline must have been extremely tired of all the moving and poverty by the time they settled in DeSmet, which was another failure for Charles. It sure has grown over the years. Kansas. The history of Freddie is also mentioned in The Lord Is My Shepherd, Part 1 episode of the Little House on the Prairie series. She worked as a teacher starting at the young age of 16. When the Ingalls family sold the farm due to a persistent pattern of dry years, Charles built a home for them on Third Street in De Smet, known later as "The House That Pa Built". Her mother did get remarried to a nearby farmer, Fredrick Holbrook; they had one child, Charlotte "Lottie" Holbrook. Hope there are photos of the interior. She worked as a teacher starting at the young age of 16. Caroline was always known to be kind, gentle, generous, and faithful. Your email address will not be published. Seven years ago this month, I was terrified, my finger poised over the send button on an email to Little House Heritage Trust.. Do we have dutch blood. who would not go a little crazy living in a dug out, one dirt room with dirt and spiders always falling on you? And I am sure there were times Caroline had some issues that may have driven her to some form of mental illness. Ingalls Wilder recorded the events of two years in her husband's life when he was between 11 and 13 years old and working on his family's farm. Henry Quiner was a trader who frequently dealt with local Native Americans. December 12, 2015 By Sarah S. Uthoff This may contain affiliate links and we may receive a small commission on purchases. When Laura and Almanzo returned to De Smet to prepare for their move to Mansfield, Missouri, Ma watched Rose (Lauras daughter, the future writer Rose Wilder Lane) while Laura worked as a seamstress. Didnt Laura mentioned her mother always covered her ears because she thought they were too large? Why didnt Lauras parents attend her wedding? Grace Ingalls - Wikipedia Grace Ingalls Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow ( / lz da /; May 23, 1877 in Burr Oak, Iowa - November 10, 1941 in Manchester, South Dakota) was the fifth and last child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. Laura lived to be like 90. Both twins were close to Michael Landon, who played their father, Charles Ingalls. Makes me wonder. Grace Ingalls When Caroline first told Charles that she was pregnant, he hoped for a boy and Caroline feared how Charles would react if the child was a girl. Im already on my second time through it! And here I was, conjuring up things like childbirth, and the intricacies of her feelings for her husband. In fact, the famous painter, Harvey Dunn, is Nathan Dow nephew. Rose described Ma in a manuscript known as Grandpas Fiddle., The Ingalls family: Caroline (Ma), Carrie, Laura, Charles (Pa), Grace, and Mary, She was a real sweet, patient old lady, with brown hair parted in the middle and a shell comb standing up from the knot in back. I am now watching Highway to heaven with Michael Landon and Victor French (mr Edwards) Fast forward, I continued seeing the same program in the US in English. I have always loved Little House On The Praire. She took care of me patiently when Mama had to leave me with her all day. Grandpas Fiddle by Rose Wilder Lane. My dad understood. Like Grace and Laura, she suffered from diabetes, and died of complications from the disease in Keystone on June 2, 1946, at age 75.She was buried in the De Smet Cemetery. They kept Grace's role until they left the show in 1982. This may contain affiliate links and we may receive a small commission on purchases. I am trying to find the article. When Caroline was five, her father died in an accident, reportedly on Lake Michigan near the Straits of Mackinac. She had four children, Caroline Ingalls died when she was 84 years old. In 1879, they settled in De Smet in Dakota Territory. It was imposs Tijuana bibles were palm-sized pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s. A schoolteacher was considered a respectable job and Ma wanted Laura to have an opportunity to be sufficient. May 23, 1877 Id set my heart on writing Mas story and put in months researching pioneer life everything down to learning to crochet, wearing a corset, sewing a calico dress, lending a hand in butchering livestock and wild game, rendering lard, frying salt pork, and roasting a rabbit without ever realizing that the decision to write this book did not belong to me. Played by: He was born November 1, 1875 in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, and died August 27, 1876 in South Troy, Minnesota, of undetermined causes. Lauras Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder, https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/tag/episode-guide/, Find early photos of Caroline and related artifacts in, Find Mas essay in her own handwriting and her teaching certificate in. (1) Wolf, Virginia L. Laura Ingalls Wilders Little House Books: A Personal Story, in Touchstones: Reflections on the Best in Childrens Literature, Volume One, edited by Perry Nodelman, 291-300. I as well live in Tennessee. Do you remember Lauras friend who was already married at 13? At the age of sixteen and a half, Caroline started working as a teacher. As a girl I read all Laura Ingalls Wilder books and loved them. THANK YOU. Yet the Little House series is renowned as emotional comfort food for generations of readers. Victor is good at acting, but Id prefer Michelle or Milssia maybe Michael. Caroline Quiner Ingalls On August 1, 1912, at the age of 41, Carrie married widower David N. Swanzey. She told me when she finally found it (packed away) she knew it should be mine. The Ingalls family traveled by covered wagon from Wisconsin; Kansas (Indian Territory); Burr Oak, Iowa; and Minnesota. Of course, the books are my preference and Caroline Ingalls is my favorite. Where can I find it?? I currently live in Watertown, SD. We know of it as dementia or Alzheimers now, but whichever one was the cause, I sincerely hope she didnt suffer it too long. She learned that you have to make do with what you have and cant take for granted that there will be food on the table or that someone who leaves will ever come back. Dinner and he didnt help her and he stopped working on the roof until she was better to help him , Very interested in your book. She was the fifth ofeight children. Despite her trepidation, Ma spent the early years of her marriage following wherever Pa went. Is it appropriate for pre-teen readers? Thats a wonderful gift and fairly ironic considering her own life was filled with turmoil until she came to a safe harbor in De Smet, South Dakota. I had wondered more about womens life during this time and this book gave me a greater insight. Although being a senior now. Caroline Ingalls died when she was 84 years old. Jai, moi aussi, t tonne que Pa mange plusieurs crpes et du lard. Mother waa adopted of Norwegian man/woman was married in many year. Family Hair color He met and quickly married a 21-year old Caroline Lake Quiner, who was working as a schoolteacher at the time, and they made a home in Pepin County, Wisconsin. Female My Mother is half dutch,from shis dutch farher from North Germany. I plan to read it regardless myself, just trying to determine if it appropriate to read aloud to her as I did with the Little House series. I find them an indispensable read. We were living on the farm on the banks of the Oconomowoc RiverOne day, a wagon came up the road and somebody hailed us, we ran outside to see who it was. Little House on the Prairie, Season 4, Episode 16. Charles Frederick "Freddie" Ingalls was born on November 1, 1875, in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, and died August 27, 1876, in South Troy, Minnesota, of indeterminate causes. Replica cabin in Pepin, Wisconsin where Caroline Ingalls once lived, Having faced such upheaval in her early life, Ma valued security and family connections, but unfortunately shed fallen in love with a man who had a terrible case of wanderlust. Little house on the prairie is my favorite series of all time. Every time I think about Isaiah Edwards I just sing old Dan Tucker was a fine old man he washed his face in a frying pan combed his hair with a wagon wheel died with a toothache in his heel and so on Ma was very pretty Mary and Laura got that from their Ma. I can still tell you the intersection where I was sitting when I heard that scene and realized for the first time that for all her outward calm, Ma is barely holding it together. Having to leave safty and family for a covered wagon and a maybe better life.recommend to all little house fans. I am reading the book now and it is just wonderful. Laura Ingalls Wilder in the ravine at Rocky Ridge Farm in 1900 at the age of 33. I know I could never have had her strength and blind TRUST in Charles. Im especially excited to see the old dugout site on the banks of Plum Creek, since I saw a YouTube video about it. Almanzo showing off his apple trees in the Orchard. She had four children, Mary (63, American writer) , Laura (90, American children's writer diarist and journalist) , Carrie (75, Little House on the Prairie character) and Grace (64, Little House On The Prairie family) . Then there was nothing to do but hope. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE and associated character names, designs, images and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks owned and licensed by Friendly Family Productions, LLC. Half sister of Charlotte "Lottie" Elizabeth Moore, http://www.cowgirl.net/HallofFameHonorees/Ingalls,Caroline.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Ingalls. Wilder scholar William Anderson noted: "Nearly forty years after Freddie's death, Ma mourned him, telling relatives how different everything would be 'if Freddie had lived'."[7]. I knew alot about Lauras life, but not as much as this. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. She had a stepsister, Lottie, Grace Ingalls. Do Not Sell. Caroline was born 15 miles west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Town of Brookfield, Waukesha County. Hello! She is buried near the Ingalls family plot at De Smet Cemetery in De Smet, South Dakota; her husband is buried next to her. Laura with One of Her Horses Named Governor of Orleans. Its known that Grace and her husband came to live with Ma and Mary some years before Caroline died, but I always thought it was due to her being slowed down due to old age. Inferiated my mother.