Are there any living relatives of Laura Ingalls Wilder?

Are there any living relatives of Laura Ingalls Wilder?

If you're a fan of the Little House books, you may have wondered about the ancestry of famed children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Although Laura has no living direct descendants, thousands of Americans share an ancestor or two with the ultimate pioneer girl.

Who inherited Rose Wilder Lane's estate?

Abigail MacBride Allen A lesser-known gem is the collection of papers of Rose Wilder Lane which resides at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. 15. Today, the estimated worth of the Little House fortune is $100 million. The heir to the fortune is Abigail MacBride Allen, the daughter of Roger Lea MacBride.

Who are the descendants of the Ingalls family?

Descendants of Charles Phillip Ingalls

• Mary Amelia Ingalls ( - ) [unmarried] [no children]
• Laura Elizabeth (Ingalls) Wilder. ( - ) m. ...
• Caroline Celestia (Ingalls) Swanzey ( - ) m. ...
• Charles Frederick Ingalls Jr. ...
• Grace Pearl (Ingalls) Dow.

What happened to Laura Ingalls Wilder's siblings?

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. She is buried near the Ingalls family plot at De Smet Cemetery in De Smet, South Dakota; her husband is buried next to her. The couple had no children.

Who were Laura's siblings?

Mary Ingalls Grace IngallsCharles Frederick IngallsCarrie Ingalls Laura Ingalls Wilder/Frères et sœurs

What nationality is Laura Ingalls?

American Laura Ingalls Wilder/Nationalité Laura Ingalls Wilder, née Laura Ingalls, (born Febru, Lake Pepin, Wisconsin, U.S.—died Febru, Mansfield, Missouri), American author of children's fiction based on her own youth in the American Midwest.

How much older was Mary Ingalls than Laura?

Mary Ingalls (1865-1928) Laura was born two years later, on February 7 1867. Mary lost her vision at the age of 14.

What happened to Isaiah Edwards wife on Little House on the Prairie?

Soon Grace could no longer live with him and after a drunken episode that spoiled Carl's birthday party one night, Grace left Isaiah and Carl and Alicia stayed with her. Some time later, she writes Isaiah telling him that she has become involved with a man named Nathan Sims and has filed the divorce papers.