Recently, I have been walking down memory lane by reading some of the Little House books. I discovered the books about the childhood of Laura's mother, Caroline. The books are called The Caroline Years. When I first learned of this series, I dismissed it as an attempt to profit from the love children have for the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder. However, last summer I read all of these books and found them to be very good follow-ups to the Little House series. They appear to present the life of Caroline Ingalls very accurately. I think there were seven books in the series taking Caroline from a girl of 5 to her marriage to Charles Ingalls.
I am now reading The Rose Years, and have found this series to be very true to the life the Wilder's lived in Missouri. During the same time I was doing research into my family history using Ancestry.com. I came up with a lot of information (mostly documents of public records such as census reports, marriage and birth certificates, and military service documents). I decided to try to find the records for the Ingalls and Wilder families as well. I actually found the census records. I didn't really look for any other records. This is what I found:
From Wisconsin in 1860 (this shows Caroline and Charles living with Charles family)
| Name: |
Caroline Ingles |
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[Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls] |
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| Age in 1860: |
20 |
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| Birth Year: |
abt 1840 |
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| Birthplace: |
Wisconsin |
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| Home in 1860: |
Concord, Jefferson, Wisconsin |
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| Gender: |
Female |
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| Post Office: |
Concord |
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| Value of real estate: |
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| Household Members: |
Name |
Age |
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Lansford Ingles |
48 |
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Laura Ingles |
49 |
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Peter R Ingles |
26 |
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Charles P Ingles |
24 |
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Julia L Ingles |
22 |
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Caroline Ingles |
20 |
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Lansford j Ingles |
17 |
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Ladora L Ingles |
15 |
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William L W F Ingles |
12 |
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George W Ingles |
8 |
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Ruba S Ingles |
5 |
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Lafayette Clough |
3 |
From Kansas in 1870:
| C P Ingles |
Rutland, Montgomery, KS |
abt 1836 |
New York |
White |
Male |
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Caroline Ingles |
Rutland, Montgomery, KS |
abt 1840 |
Wisconsin |
White |
Female |
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Laura Ingles |
Rutland, Montgomery, KS |
abt 1867 |
Wisconsin |
White |
Female |
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Mary Ingles |
Rutland, Montgomery, KS |
abt 1865 |
Wisconsin |
White |
Female |
From Dakota Territory in 1880:
| Charles P. Ingalls |
Caroline L. |
De Smet, Kingsbury, DT |
abt 1836 |
New York |
Self (Head) |
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Caroline L. Ingalls |
Charles P. |
De Smet, Kingsbury, DT |
abt 1840 |
Wisconsin |
Wife |
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Mary A. Ingalls |
Charles P., |
De Smet, Kingsbury, DT |
abt 1865 |
Wisconsin |
Daughter |
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Laura E. Ingalls |
Charles P., |
De Smet, Kingsbury, DT |
abt 1867 |
Wisconsin |
Daughter |
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Caroline C. Ingalls |
Charles P., |
De Smet, Kingsbury, DT |
abt 1871 |
Kansas |
Daughter |
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Grace L. Ingalls |
Charles P., |
De Smet, Kingsbury, DT |
abt 1877 |
Iowa |
Daughter |
and from Missouri in 1900:
| Name: |
Laura Nelder |
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[Laura Wilder] |
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[Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder] |
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| Home in 1900: |
Pleasant Valley, Wright, Missouri |
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| Age: |
32 |
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| Estimated birth year: |
abt 1868 |
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| Birthplace: |
Wisconsin |
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| Relationship to head-of-house: |
Wife |
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| Spouse's name: |
A J |
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| Race: |
White |
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| Occupation: |
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| Neighbors: |
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| Household Members: |
Name |
Age |
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A J Nelder |
39 |
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Laura Nelder |
32 |
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Rosa Nelder |
13 |
Just thought I would share for any other Little House junkies!!!!