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Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy

Laura Ingalls married Almanzo Wilder on August 25, 1885. He was 10 years older than her. The first years of their marriage were full of tragedies. Some of the tragedies included the loss of their crops, owing money, and getting sick from diphtheria(which Almanzo never fully recovered from. The biggest loss for them was the death of their infant son. Wilder, so upset by the death of her son began a fire in the kitchen after walking away distracted by her grief. 10 minutes later, when she heard the sound of cracking wood, she saw her kitchen on fire. The house burnt down to the ground.  Just like Laura was used to, the Wilders moved several times. They ended up in a small farm in Mansfield, Missouri. That is where they stayed for the rest of their lives. They raised their one surviving child Rose Wilder who was born on December 5,1886.