List of Little House on the Prairie characters

There are many Little House on the Prairie characters, appearing in various forms of media in the Little House on the Prairie media franchise.

Television series characters

The Ingalls family

Name Seasons No. of
episodes 		Portrayer Character summary
Charles Ingalls 1–9 161 Michael Landon Farmer; husband and father
Caroline Ingalls 1–8 172 Karen Grassle Wife and mother
Laura Ingalls Wilder 1–9 190 Melissa Gilbert Second daughter; Later Almanzo's wife and Rose's mother; nicknamed "Half-pint" by Charles and "Beth" by Almanzo
Mary Ingalls 1–8 133 Melissa Sue Anderson Oldest child
Carrie Ingalls 1–8 164 Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush Third daughter
Charles Ingalls Jr. 1 2 Unknown Baby son
Grace Ingalls 5–8 60 Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh Fourth daughter
Albert Quinn Ingalls 5–9 89 Matthew Laborteaux Adopted son
James Cooper/Ingalls 7–8 21 Jason Bateman Adopted after parents were killed in a wagon accident
Cassandra Cooper/Ingalls 7–8 21 Missy Francis Same as above

The in-laws

Name Seasons No. of
episodes 		Portrayer Character summary
Almanzo Wilder 6–9 65 Dean Butler Farmer; Laura's husband (season 7); Rose's father; Nicknamed "Manly" by Laura
Adam Kendall 4–8 35 Linwood Boomer Teacher of the blind; Mary’s husband (season 5)
Adam Kendall Jr. 6 3 unknown Adam and Mary's son; dies in fire with Alice Garvey
Jenny Wilder 9 18 Shannen Doherty Almanzo's niece, whom he gets custody of after his brother/her father Royal dies
Rose Wilder 8–9 17 Jennifer and Michele Steffin Almanzo and Laura's daughter
Eliza Jane Wilder 6–8 14 Lucy Lee Flippin Teacher; Almanzo's older sister

Townsfolk

Name Seasons No. of
episodes 		Portrayer Character summary
Nels Oleson 1–9 147 Richard Bull Mercantile proprietor; husband and father
Harriet Oleson 1–9 153 Katherine MacGregor Mercantile proprietor; wife and mother
Nellie Oleson 1–9 104 Alison Arngrim Oldest child of Nels and Harriet
Willie Oleson 1–9 140 Jonathan Gilbert Son of Nels and Harriet
Nancy Oleson 8–9 33 Allison Balson Adopted daughter of Nels and Harriet
Percival Dalton/Isaac Cohen 6–7 11 Steve Tracy Nellie’s husband
Rachel Brown Oleson 9 2 Sherri Stoner Willie’s wife
Dr. Hiram Baker 1–9 113 Kevin Hagen Town physician
Reverend Robert Alden 1–9 76 Dabbs Greer Church minister
Melinda Foster 1–9 61 Ruth Foster Post office manager
Isaiah Edwards 1–3, 8–9 52 Victor French Charles’ best friend
Grace Snider Edwards 1–6 23 Bonnie Bartlett / Corinne Camacho Wife of Isaiah Edwards
John Sanderson Edwards 2–4 8 Radames Pera Oldest child adopted by Isaiah & Grace Edwards
Alicia Sanderson Edwards 2–3, 5, 8 19 Kyle Richards Youngest child, Adopted daughter of Isaiah & Grace Edwards
Carl Sanderson Edwards 2–4 19 Brian Part Middle child adopted by Isaiah & Grace Edwards
Matthew Rogers 9 5 Jonathan Hall Kovacs Young boy that is taken care of by Isaiah Edwards (season 9)
Jonathan Garvey 4–7 51 Merlin Olsen Farmer; husband and father
Alice Garvey 4–6 33 Hersha Parady Wife and mother; teacher; dies in fire with Adam Kendall Jr.
Andy Garvey 4–7 43 Patrick Labyorteaux Son of Jonathan and Alice
Eva Beadle Simms 1–4 45 Charlotte Stewart School teacher
Adam Simms 4 2 Joshua Bryant Married Miss Beadle
Lars Hanson 1–5 41 Karl Swenson Lumber mill owner; a founder of Walnut Grove
Hester-Sue Terhune 4–9 40 Ketty Lester Head of the school for the blind
John Carter 9 19 Stan Ivar Blacksmith; husband and father
Sarah Carter 9 15 Pamela Roylance Starts a newspaper; wife and mother
Jeb Carter 9 18 Lindsay Kennedy Older son of John and Sarah
Jason Carter 9 18 David Friedman Younger son of John and Sarah
Susan Goodspeed 4–7 16 Michelle Downey Student at the school for the blind
Etta Plum 9 15 Leslie Landon School teacher
Christy Kennedy 1–2 10 Tracie Savage Schoolgirl
Sandy Kennedy 1 4 Robert Hoffman Schoolboy; Christy's brother
Hans Dorfler 1–4, 6 9 Jim Jeter Resident of Walnut Grove; a stable-owner
Bill Anderson 6–9 6 Sam Edwards Banker of Walnut Grove
Joe Kagan 4–5, 7 5 Moses Gunn Aging boxer who retires to farm life in Walnut Grove
Judd Larrabee 4–5 5 Don "Red" Barry Resident of Walnut Grove
Mrs. Amanda "May" Whipple 1–4 5 Queenie Smith Resident of Walnut Grove; local seamstress
Mr. Kennedy 1 4 Wayne Heffley Resident of Walnut Grove; father of Christy and Sandy
Ebenezer Sprague 2–3 4 Ted Gehring Banker of Walnut Grove
Houston Lamb 6–7 4 Dub Taylor Works and lives at the school for the blind in Sleepy Eye
Henry Riley 4–9 15 Dan McBride recurring role - customer in Nellie's Restaurant arguing
Kezia Horn 4–5 3 Hermione Baddeley Resident of Walnut Grove and friend of Laura and Albert

Non-recurring characters

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Season one

  • Episode 5
  • Episode 6
  • Episode 7
  • Episode 9
  • Episode 11
  • Episode 14
  • Episode 19
  • Episode 20
    • Graham Stewart (played by Johnny Lee)
    • John Stewart (played by Harris Yulin)
  • Episode 21
  • Episode 22
  • Episode 23
    • Hiram Johnson (played by Hal Bokar)
    • Johnny Johnson (played by Mitch Vogel)
    • Mimi (played by Jane Alice Brandon)
  • Episode 24
    • Jim Tyler (played by Forrest Tucker)
    • Helen Tyler (played by Ann Doran)

Season two

  • Episode 4
    • Jebediah Mumfort (played by Karl Lukas)
    • Margaret Mumfort (played by June Dayton)
    • Slick McBurney (played by Gregory Walcott)
  • Episode 5
    • Amos Pike (played by John Anderson)
  • Episode 7
  • Episode 10
    • Jonah (played by Shane Sinutko)
  • Episode 13
  • Episode 17
  • Episode 18
  • Episode 19
  • Episode 20
  • Episode 21

Season three

  • Episode 1
  • Episode 2
  • Episode 4
  • Episode 6
    • Young Charles Ingalls (played by Matthew Laborteaux)
    • Lansford Ingalls (played by Arthur Hill)
    • Laura Colby Ingalls (played by Jan Sterling)
    • Eliza Ann Ingalls (played by Hersha Parady)
    • Peter Ingalls (played by Mark Lenard)
  • Episode 9
    • Bubba Galinder (played by Michael LeClair)
    • George Galinder (played by Roy Jenson)
    • Sam Galinder (played by Geoffrey Lewis)
  • Episode 10
  • Episode 14
    • Ginny Clark (played by Rachel Longaker)
    • Harold Mayfield (played by Warren Vanders)
    • Della Clark (played by Kay Peters)
  • Episode 15
    • Joseph Spotted Eagle Stokes (played by Caesar Ramirez)
    • Seth (played by Willie Aames)
    • Jeremy Stokes (played by George Murdock)
  • Episode 18
    • Solomon Henry (played by Todd Bridges)
    • Mrs. Henry (played by Maidie Norman)
    • Jackson Henry (played by David Downing)
    • Kramer (played by Frederic Downs)
    • Dr. Tane (played by Don Pedro Colley)
  • Episode 19
  • Episode 20
    • Elmer Dobkins (played by Eric Olson)
    • Sam Dobkins (played by Charles Aidman)
    • Ellen Dobkins (played by Mitzi Hoag)
  • Episode 21
    • Zachariah (played by E.J. Andre)
    • Rev. Phillips (played by Larry Golden)
    • Ben Griffin (played by Larry Pennell)

Season four

  • Episode 3
    • Ellen Taylor (played by Mia Bendixsen)
    • Eloise Taylor (played by Corinne Michaels)
    • Cal Taylor (played by James Wainwright)
  • Episode 4
  • Episode 6
    • Bailey Farrell (played by Bernard Behrens)
    • Timothy Farrell (played by Johnny Doran)
  • Episode 7
  • Episode 8
    • Mr. Dankworth (played by Dennis Rucker)
    • Mr. Hobbs (played by John Bennett Perry)
    • Bob Ford (played by Tony Marks)
    • Lewis Ford (played by Frank Marth)
  • Episode 9
  • Episode 14
    • Samantha Higgins (played by Seeley Ann Thumann)
    • Jimmy Hill (played by Chris Petersen)
  • Episode 15
    • Nats Rachel Peal (played by Anita Dangler)
    • Caleb Fisher (played by John McLiam)
    • Katie Fisher (played by Linda McMillan)
    • Ellen Fisher (played by Dee Croxton)
  • Episode 16
    • Jordan Harrison (played by Ronnie Scribner)
    • Young Caroline (played by Katy Kurtzman)
    • Younger Laura Colby Ingalls (played by Sarah Miller)
    • Mr. Watson (played by Sorrell Booke)
    • Harold Watson (played by Adam Gunn)
    • Peter Ingalls (played by David Considine)
    • Henry Quiner-Holbrook (played by Gregg Forrest)
    • Polly Ingalls (played by Robin Muir)
    • Eliza Ann Quiner-Holbrook (played by Kristi Jill Wood)
    • Lansford Ingalls (played by Nicolas Coster)
    • Charlotte Holbrook (played by Virginia Kiser)
    • Young Charles Ingalls (played by Matthew Laborteaux)
  • Episode 17
    • Bobby Harris (played by Michael Mullins)
    • Anna Mears (played by Lenora May)
    • Shaniel Mears (played by Donald Moffat)
    • Rev. Pritchard (played by Woodrow Parfrey)
  • Episode 21
    • Dr. Burke (played by Ford Rainey)
    • Miseth Barton (played by Rob Kenneally)

Season five

  • Episode 4
    • John Bevins (played by Cliff Emmich)
    • Bess Bevins (played by Kate Woodville)
    • Amelia Bevins (played by Julie Ann Haddock)
  • Episode 5
  • Episode 8
    • Erich Schiller (played by Ike Eisenmann)
    • Otto Schiller (played by King Moody)
    • Anna Schiller (played by Lisa Pera)
  • Episode 15
    • Isaac Singerman (played by John Bleifer)
    • Aaron Singerman (played by Alvin Kupperman)
  • Episode 18
    • Miss Elliot (played by Ellen Regan)
    • Holly (played by Martha Nix)
    • Giles Kendall (played by Philip Abbott)
  • Episode 20
    • Adele Larrabee (played by Joan Tompkins—wife of Karl Swenson)
  • Episode 22
    • Leslie Harper (played by Jenny Sullivan)
    • Samantha Harper (played by Kyle Richards)
    • Bret Harper (played by Charles Ciofi)
    • Thomas Harper (played by Bobby Rolofson)
  • Episode 24
    • Dylan Whitaker (played by Steve Shaw)

Season six

  • Episode 3
  • Episode 6
  • Episode 9
    • Milo Stavroupolis (played by Leo Gordon)
    • Anna Stavroupolis (played by Nora Meerbaum)
  • Episode 10
    • Rev. Danforth (played by James Olson)
  • Episode 12
  • Episode 13
  • Episode 20
    • Penelope Parker (played by Stacey Sipes)
  • Episode 21
  • Episode 22

Season seven

  • Episode 1
  • Episode 4
    • Dan Ellerbee (played by James Jarnagin)
    • Pete Ellerbee (played by William Traylor)
  • Episode 6
  • Episode 7
    • Brenda Sue Longworth (played by Tisch Raye)
  • Episode 8
    • Leslie Barton (played by Suzy Gilstrap)
  • Episode 9
  • Episode 15
    • Hertzell Lundy (played by Mel Stewart)
  • Episode 17
  • Episode 19
    • Edgar Mills (played by Jeff Corey)
    • Edna Mills (played by Barbara Collentine—wife of Richard Bull)
  • Episode 21
    • Mr Case (played by Ivan Bonar)
    • Jed Cooper (played by EJ Andre)
    • Sarah Cooper (played by ME Loree)
    • Alvin Cooper (played by George McDaniel)
  • Episode 22
    • Isaiah Tompkins (played by Len Wayland)

Season eight

  • Episode 1
    • Miss Mason (played by Elizabeth Hoffman)
    • Michele Pierson (played by Melora Hardin)
  • Episode 4
    • Dr. Caleb Ledoux (played by Don Marshall)
    • Mattie Ledoux (played by Marlene Warfield)
  • Episode 5
    • Mortimer Carstairs (played by Patrick Collins)
    • Ralph Waldo Emerson (played by George Petrie)
  • Episode 6
    • Amy Cassidy (played by Martha Nix)
    • Rodolfo Gambini (played by Jack Kruschen)
    • Ana Rosa Gambini (played by Gloria Manos)
    • Marco Gambini (played by Stephen Manley)
    • Stefano Gambini (played by Robert Torti)
  • Episode 7
    • Max (played by Todd Susman)
    • Georgie (played by Royce D. Applegate)
  • Episode 9
    • Elmer Miles (played by J.Brennan Smith)
  • Episode 10
    • Major Guffey (played by Laurie Main)
  • Episode 12
    • Gideon Hale (played by Peter Billingsley)
    • Braden Hale (played by Dennis Howard)
    • Mrs. Hale (played by Jennifer Rhodes)
  • Episode 14
    • Jack Prescott (played by Claude Earl Jones)
  • Episode 16
    • Sam Terhune (played by J.A. Preston)
    • Naomi Terhune (played by Marguerite DeLain)
  • Episode 20
    • Sherman Andruss (played by Dennis Lipscomb)
    • Helen Andruss (played by Judith Weston)
    • Louisa Beckwith (played by Ruth Silveira)
    • Horace Beckwith (played by Calvin Bartlett)
    • Nora Cramer (played by Betty McGuire)
  • Episode 21
  • Episode 22

Season nine

  • Episode 3
  • Episode 4
  • Episode 5
  • Episode 10
  • Episode 12
  • Episode 13
    • Elliott Reed (played by John McLiam)
  • Episode 14
    • Cole Younger (played by Geoffrey Lewis)
    • Bart Younger (played by Robert Donner)
    • Lonnie Younger (played by Timothy Scott)
  • Episode 16
  • Episode 19
    • Ruthy Leland (played by Vera Miles)
    • Dewey (played by Eric Christmas)
  • Episode 20
  • Episode 21
    • Mae Flannery (played by Barbara Townsend)
  • Episode 22
    • Philip Rogers (played by Robert Darnell)

Characters based on real people

The Ingalls family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charles Ingalls
 
Caroline Lake Quiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
James Wilder
 
Angeline Day
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Ingalls
 
 
 
 
Carrie Ingalls
 
{{{Charles}}}
 
Grace Ingalls
 
 
 
Laura Wilder
 
Royal Wilder
 
Eliza Jane Wilder
 
Alice Wilder
 
 
 
 
Perley Wilder{{{Charles Ingalls Jr.}}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laura Ingalls
 
Almanzo Wilder
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rose Wilder
 
{{{UNNAM}}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{{{UNNA baby baby wilder}}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jonathan Delano (b.1647) and Mercy Warren (1658–1727) (gdau. of Richard Warren of the Mayflower)
Jonathan Delano (b.1680) and Amy Hatch (b.1687)
Jabez Delano (b.1708) and Prudence Hibbard (b.1711)
Matthew Colby (b.1530) and (from 1555) Mary (last name unknown) (b.1532)
Thomas Colby (b.1567) and (from May 4, 1596) Anne Jackson (b.1571)
Anthony Colby (b.1605) and (from 1632) Susanna Haddon (b.1608)
John Colby (b.1633) and (from January 14, 1655) Frances Hoyt (b.1636)
John Colby (b.1656) and (from December 27, 1675) Sarah Eldridge (b.1658)
Joseph Colby (b.1680) and (from November 22, 1704) Anne Bartlett (b.1684)
Nathan Colby (b.1710) and (from December 18, 1735) Hannah Worthen (b.1716)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jonathan Ingalls (1750–1834)
&
Martha Jane Locke (1753–1785)
 
Jonathan Delano (1735–1811)
&
Anne Ladd (1734–1816)
 
Ezekiel Colby (1739–1791)
&
Sally Fowler (1734–1834)
 
Elijah Blood (1748–1826)
&
Eunice Sleeman (1758–1811)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Samuel Ingalls (1771–1841)
 
Margaret Delano (1773–1837)
 
Nathan Colby (1778–1857)
 
Eunice Blood (1782–1862)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lansford Ingalls (1812–1896)
 
 
 
Laura Colby (1810–1883)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peter Ingalls (1833–1900)
 
"baby boy" Ingalls (1835–1835)
 
Charles Ingalls (1836–1902)
 
Lydia Ingalls (1838–1913)
 
Polly Ingalls (1840–1886)
 
Lansford Ingalls (1842–1928)
 
Laura Ingalls (1845–1918)
 
Hiram Ingalls (1848–1923)
 
George Ingalls (1851–1901)
 
Ruby Ingalls (1855–1881)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Based on the data from : The Genealogy of Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Quiner family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
William Quiner (1773–1831)
 
Margaret Doer
(1774–1839)
 
 
Lewis Tucker (1779–1870)
 
Martha Gráinne Morse (1772–1862)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henry Quiner (1809–1844)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charlotte Tucker (1809–1884)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederic M. Holbrook (1819-1874)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Martha Quiner (1832–1836)
 
Joseph Quiner (1834–1862)
 
Henry Quiner (1835–1880)
 
Martha Quiner (1837–1927)
 
Caroline Quiner (1839–1924)
 
Eliza Quiner (1842–1931)
 
Thomas Quiner (1844–1903)
 
Charlotte Holbrook (1854–1939)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(Laura's maternal great-great-grandparents)
Allan Alexander Morse and Margaret Drummond *These are fictional names. Real names unknown.

(Laura's maternal great-grandparents)
Lewis Tucker (1779–1870) and Martha Gráinne Morse (1772–1862)
William Quiner (1773–1831) and Margaret Doer (1774–1839)

(Laura's maternal grandparents)
Charlotte Tucker and Henry Quiner

THEIR CHILDREN (Laura's aunts and uncles) :

Henry Quiner died in October 1844 in the sinking of a trading ship on the Great Lakes. Charlotte Tucker Quiner remarried, to Frederic Holbrook, and they had one child

Charlotte Tucker

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lewis Tucker
 
 
 
Martha Morse
(1782–1862)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Betsy Tucker (1800–?)
 
Lewis Tucker (1802–?)
 
Linus Tucker (1802–?)
 
Lydia Tucker
(1805–?)
 
Thomas Tucker (1807–?)
 
Charlotte Tucker
(1809–1884)
 
Caroline Tucker (1811–?)
 
Mary Tucker
(1813–?)
 
Nancy Tucker (1816–?)
 
George Tucker(1820–1821)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Charlotte Wallis Tucker was born on May 25, 1809 in Roxbury, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston). She died September 20, 1884 in Rome, Wisconsin. Her mostly fictionalised story was described in the four-book series The Charlotte Years by Melissa Wiley. Charlotte was maternal grandmother to Laura Ingalls Wilder.

As a young woman, Charlotte married Henry Newton Quiner from Connecticut. She was the first woman in her family to travel west, living in Ohio and Indiana before settling in the frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Martha Morse

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allan Alexander Morse
 
 
 
Margaret Drummond
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grisell "Grisie" Morse (b. 1774)
 
Alisdair Morse (b.1776)
 
Robert "Robbie" Morse (b.1778)
 
Duncan Morse (b.1780)
 
Martha Morse
(1782–1862)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Martha Morse was born on January 2, 1782 in Scotland, where her father was a wealthy landowners in the Scottish Highlands. Her mostly fictionalised story was told in the four-book seriesThe Martha Years, by Melissa Wiley. Martha was Charlotte Tucker's mother and great-grandmother to Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Martha married Lewis Tucker, a blacksmith's son. Lewis and Martha travelled to the United States and began their new life near Boston, Massachusetts, becoming the first of Laura's ancestors to immigrate to America.

The Wilder family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daniel Wilder (1764–1851)
 
Mary Polly Gould (1765–1828)
 
Thomas Payne
 
Sarah Stewart Mason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abel Wilder (1784–1849)
 
 
 
Hannah Payne (1790–1842)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Gould Wilder (1809–1815)
 
Thomas Payne Wilder (1811–?)
 
James Mason Wilder (1812–?)
 
Hannah Payne Wilder (1814–1891)
 
Royal Gould Wilder (1816–1887)
 
Phoebe Wilder (1821–1890)
 
Polly Maria Wilder (1824–1851)
 
William Wilder (1828–1909)
 
Sarah Charlotte Wilder (1820–1892)
 
Joshua Prince Wilder (1832–1832)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Day family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justin Day, I
 
unknown
 
unknown
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justin Day, II
(1790–1861)
 
 
 
Diadema Bateman (1794–1868)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laura Day (1819–?)
 
Delia Day (1824–?)
 
Angelina Albina Day (1821–?)
 
Calinda A.Day (1826–?)
 
Andrew Day
(1828–?)
 
John Wesley Day (1829–1907)
 
George W.Day (1821–1872)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Neighbors, friends and acquaintances

External links

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