Caroline Ingalls
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About
Mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the book series Little House on the Prairie. She worked as a teacher starting at the young age of 16.
Before Fame
She was the third youngest of seven children growing up in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Trivia
Her son Freddie was only ten months-old when he died, and she struggled to get over his death.
Family Life
Her father died in an accident when she was only five years-old. She was the wife of Charles Ingalls. Together they had five children: Together, they had five children: Mary Amelia, 1865-1928 Laura Elizabeth, 1867-1957 Caroline Celestia (Carrie), 1870-1946 Charles Frederick (Freddie), 1875-1876 Grace Pearl, 1877-1941
Associated With
She was portrayed by Karen Grassle in a screen adaptation of Little House on the Prairie.
