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Mary Ingalls. Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls and older sister of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House book series. Biography. Mary Ingalls was born January 10, 1865, on her father's 29th birthday.
- Mary Amelia Ingalls, January 10, 1865, near Pepin, Wisconsin, U.S.
- October 20, 1928 (aged 63), Keystone, South Dakota, U.S.
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- The Ingalls family experienced real poverty. Though the Little House books presented an idyllic view of pioneer life, the reality faced by the Ingalls family was often pretty different.
- Charles Ingalls moved his family incessantly. For much of their collective history, the Ingalls family couldn't seem to stay in one place. Charles Ingalls blamed his "wandering foot" for the constant moving, but the financial pressures on the family seem to have played a pretty significant factor in at least some of their wanderings.
- Ma and Pa Ingalls were complicated parents. Despite the poverty and constant moving, the Ingalls parents worked hard to provide some level of stability and happiness for their children.
- Nellie Oleson wasn't real. For readers of the later Little House books or fans of the 1970s television adaption of those same works, Nellie Oleson looms large as a spoiled bully.
- Charles Phillip Ingalls or “Pa” (1836-1902) Charles had a wandering foot in all his various incarnations. In real life, his family had long been farmers, moving several times while he was growing up in search of a better chance.
- Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls or “Ma” (1839-1924) Caroline was raised in a blended family after her father went down in a shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and her mother later remarried.
- Mary Amelia Ingalls (1865-1928) Mary was the fair-haired child of the Ingalls family. As the oldest sister, she was studious and enjoyed music and crafts.
- Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) Laura was both a pioneer and an author. She helped her family create a homestead, worked as a seamstress, and taught school before marrying Almanzo James Wilder.
Mary Ingalls Timeline. The Little House Years. 1865. Mary Amelia is born to Caroline and Charles Ingalls on her father’s birthday, January 10, in Pepin, Wisconsin. Her birthplace is The Little House in the Big Woods. 1867. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls is born on February 7 in Pepin, Wisconsin. 1869.
Little House on the Prairie: Created by Blanche Hanalis. With Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush. The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
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Meet Mary Ingalls. Mary Amelia was born to Caroline and Charles Ingalls on her father’s birthday, January 10, in Pepin, Wisconsin, in the “The Little House in the Big Woods.”. See what happened to Mary from her sighted childhood to her life with blindness caused by illness.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls and older sister of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House book series. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Oops something went wrong:
