Literary Figure. His daughter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, immortalized him and the rest of her family in the popular Little House series of books. He was born the fourth of eleven children in Cuba, New York. When he was 12, his family moved to Illinois, and then to Wisconsin. He married Caroline Lake Quiner in February 1860. The Ingalls had five children; Mary, Laura, Carrie, Charles Frederick, and Grace. With Caroline and the growing family, Charles headed west in what would become a long string of moves which indulged his wanderlust, his dislike of large towns, and the prevailing job opportunities. The young family moved from Wisconsin, to Kansas, back to Wisconsin, to Minnesota, to Iowa, back to Minnesota, and finally to Dakota Territory in 1879 where, among other occupations, he was appointed Justice of the Peace of De Smet. Charles Ingalls died in his home from heart failure at the age of 66 after an illness of several weeks.
Literary Figure. His daughter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, immortalized him and the rest of her family in the popular Little House series of books. He was born the fourth of eleven children in Cuba, New York. When he was 12, his family moved to Illinois, and then to Wisconsin. He married Caroline Lake Quiner in February 1860. The Ingalls had five children; Mary, Laura, Carrie, Charles Frederick, and Grace. With Caroline and the growing family, Charles headed west in what would become a long string of moves which indulged his wanderlust, his dislike of large towns, and the prevailing job opportunities. The young family moved from Wisconsin, to Kansas, back to Wisconsin, to Minnesota, to Iowa, back to Minnesota, and finally to Dakota Territory in 1879 where, among other occupations, he was appointed Justice of the Peace of De Smet. Charles Ingalls died in his home from heart failure at the age of 66 after an illness of several weeks.
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Family Members
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Peter Riley Ingalls
1833–1900
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Our Babe Ingalls
1835–1835
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William Ingalls
1835–1918
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Lydia Louisa Ingalls Clough-Stouff
1838–1913
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Polly Melona Ingalls Quiner
1841–1888
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Lansford James Ingalls
1842–1928
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Laura Ladocia "Docia" Ingalls Forbes
1845–1918
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Hiram Lemuel "Hinny" Ingalls
1848–1923
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George Whiting Ingalls
1851–1901
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Ruby Celestia Ingalls Card
1855–1881
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