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Red-winged blackbird
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Red-winged blackbird
Male
Female
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae
Genus: Agelaius
Species: A. phoeniceus
Binomial name
Agelaius phoeniceus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Subspecies
A. p. aciculatus
A. p. arctolegus
A. p. arthuralleni
A. p. brevirostris
A. p. bryanti
A. p. californicus
A. p. caurinus
A. p. floridanus
A. p. fortis
A. p. grinnelli
A. p. gubernator
A. p. littoralis
A. p. mailliardorum
A. p. mearnsi
A. p. megapotamus
A. p. nelsoni
A. p. neutralis
A. p. nevadensis
A. p. nyaritensis
A. p. phoeniceus
A. p. richmondi
A. p. sonoriensis
Range of A. phoeniceus Breeding range Wintering range Year-round range
The red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of North and much of Central America. It breeds from Alaska and Newfoundland south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Guatemala, with isolated populations in western El Salvador, northwestern Honduras, and northwestern Costa Rica. It may winter as far north as Pennsylvania and British Columbia, but northern populations are generally migratory, moving south to Mexico and the southern United States. It can also be seen in NWT, Canada. Claims have been made that it is the most abundant living land bird in North America, as bird-counting censuses of wintering red-winged blackbirds sometimes show that loose flocks can number in an excess of a million birds per flock and the full number of breeding pairs across North and Central America may exceed 250 million in peak years. It also ranks among the best-studied wild bird species in the world.[2][3][4][5][6] The red-winged blackbird is sexually dimorphic; the male is all black with a red shoulder and yellow wing bar, while the female is a nondescript dark brown. Seeds and insects make up the bulk of the red-winged blackbird's diet.
Contents
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1 Taxonomy
2 Description
3 Distribution and habitat
4 Behavior
4.1 Vocalisations
4.2 Predation
4.3 Diet
4.4 Breeding
4.5 Migration
4.6 Territorial
5 Relationship with humans
6 Gallery
7 References
8 External links
Taxonomy[edit]
The red-winged blackbird is one of 11 species in the genus Agelaius and is included in the family Icteridae, which is made up of passerine birds found in North and South America.[7] The red-winged blackbird was originally described as Oriolus phoeniceus by Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae,[8] but was later moved with the other American blackbirds to the genus Agelaius (Vieillot, 1816).[9] The genus name is Latin derived from Ancient Greek, agelaios, meaning "belonging to a flock". The specific epithet, phoeniceus, is from the Latin word meaning "deep red".[10]
There are a number of subspecies, some of doubtful status, which are mostly quite similar in appearance, but the bicolored blackbird A. p. gubernator of California and central Mexico – two isolated populations – is distinctive: the male lacks the yellow wing patch of the nominate race, and the female is much darker than the female nominate. The taxonomy of this form is little understood, with the relationships between these two populations, and between them and red-winged blackbirds, still unclear.[11] Despite the similar names, the red-winged blackbird is in a different family from the European redwing and the Old World common blackbird, which are thrushes (Turdidae).[7]
Description[edit]
The common name for the red-winged blackbird is taken from the mainly black adult male's distinctive red shoulder patches, or epaulets, which are visible when the bird is flying or displaying.[12] At rest, the male also shows a pale yellow wingbar. The female is blackish-brown and paler below. The female is smaller than the male, at 17–18 cm (6.7–7.1 in) long and weighing 41.5 g (1.46 oz), against his length of 22–24 cm (8.7–9.4 in) and weight of 64 g (2.3 oz).[13] The smallest females may weigh as little as 29 g (1.0 oz) whereas the largest males can weigh up to 82 g (2.9 oz).[14] Each wing can range from 8.1–14.4 cm (3.2–5.7 in), the tail measures 6.1–10.9 cm (2.4–4.3 in), the culmen measures 1.3–3.2 cm (0.51–1.26 in) and the tarsus measures 2.1 cm (0.83 in).[11]
Young birds resemble the female, but are paler below and have buff feather fringes. Both sexes have a sharply pointed bill. The tail is of medium length and is rounded. The eyes, bill, and feet are all black.[15]
The male is unmistakable except in the far west of the US, where the tricolored blackbird occurs. Males of that species have a darker red epaulet edged with white, not yellow. Females of tricolored, bicolored, red-shouldered and red-winged blackbirds can be difficult to identify in areas where more than one form occurs. In flight, when the field marks are not easily seen, red-winged can be distinguished from less closely related Icterids such as common grackle and brown-headed cowbird by its different silhouette and undulating flight.[11]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The range of the red-winged blackbird stretches from southern Alaska to the Yucatan peninsula in the south, and from the western coast of California and Canada to the east coast of the continent. Red-winged blackbirds in the northern reaches of the range are migratory, spending winters in the southern United States and Central America. Migration begins in September or October, but occasionally as early as August. In western and Central America, populations are generally non-migratory. [16]
The red-winged blackbird inhabits open grassy areas. It generally prefers wetlands, and inhabits both freshwater and saltwater marshes, particularly if cattail is present. It is also found in dry upland areas, where it inhabits meadows, prairies, and old fields.[16]
Behavior[edit]
Vocalisations[edit]
Cong-a-lee! call
One of several calls given by a male
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The calls of the red-winged blackbird are a throaty check and a high slurred whistle, terrr-eeee. The male's song, accompanied by a display of his red shoulder patches, is a scratchy oak-a-lee,[17] except that in many western birds, including bicolored blackbirds, it is ooPREEEEEom.[18] The female also sings, typically a scolding chatter chit chit chit chit chit chit cheer teer teer teerr.[11]
Predation[edit]
Virtually all of North America's raptors take adult or young red-winged blackbirds, even barn owls, which usually only take small mammals, and northern saw-whet owls, which are scarcely larger than a male red-winged. Accipiter hawks are among their most prolific predators and, locally, they are one of the preferred prey species of short-tailed hawks.[19] Crows, ravens, magpies and herons are occasionally predators of blackbird nests. Additional predators of blackbirds of all ages and their eggs include raccoons, mink, foxes and snakes, especially the rat snake. Marsh wrens destroy the eggs, at least sometimes drinking from them, and peck the nestlings to death.[20]
The red-winged blackbird aggressively defends its territory from other animals. It will attack much larger birds.[21] Males have been known to swoop at humans who encroach upon their nesting territory during breeding season.[22][23]
The maximum longevity of the red-winged blackbird in the wild is 15.8 years.[24]
Diet[edit]
The red-winged blackbird is omnivorous. It feeds primarily on plant materials, including seeds from weeds and waste grain such as corn and rice, but about a quarter of its diet consists of insects and other small animals, and considerably more so during breeding season.[25] It prefers insects, such as dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, moths, and flies, but also consumes snails, frogs, eggs, carrion, worms, spiders, mollusks. The red-winged blackbird forages for insects by picking them from plants, or by catching them in flight.[15] In season, it eats blueberries, blackberries, and other fruit. These birds can be lured to backyard bird feeders by bread and seed mixtures and suet. In late summer and in autumn, the red-winged blackbird will feed in open fields, mixed with grackles, cowbirds, and starlings in flocks which can number in the thousands.[21]
Breeding[edit]
Nest with eggs
The red-winged blackbird nests in loose colonies. The nest is built in cattails, rushes, grasses, sedge, or in alder or willow bushes. The nest is constructed entirely by the female over the course of three to six days. It is a basket of grasses, sedge, and mosses, lined with mud, and bound to surrounding grasses or branches.[15] It is located 7.6 cm (3.0 in) to 4.3 m (14 ft) above water.[26]
A clutch consists of three or four, rarely five, eggs. Eggs are oval, smooth and slightly glossy, and measure 24.8 mm × 17.55 mm (0.976 in × 0.691 in).[26] They are pale bluish green, marked with brown, purple, and/or black, with most markings around the larger end of the egg. These are incubated by the female alone, and hatch in 11 to 12 days. Red-winged blackbirds are hatched blind and naked, but are ready to leave the nest 11 to 14 days after hatching.[13]
Red-winged blackbirds are polygynous, with territorial males defending up to 10 females. However, females frequently copulate with males other than their social mate and often lay clutches of mixed paternity. Pairs raise two or three clutches per season, in a new nest for each clutch.[13]
Predation of eggs and nestlings is quite common. Nest predators include snakes, mink, raccoons, and other birds, even as small as marsh wrens. The red-winged blackbird is occasionally a victim of brood parasites, particularly brown-headed cowbirds.[21] Since nest predation is common, several adaptations have evolved in this species. Group nesting is one such trait which reduces the risk of individual predation by increasing the number of alert parents. Nesting over water reduces the likelihood of predation, as do alarm calls. Nests, in particular, offer a strategic advantage over predators in that they are often well concealed in thick, waterside reeds and positioned at a height of one to two meters.[27] Males often act as sentinels, employing a variety of calls to denote the kind and severity of danger. Mobbing, especially by males, is also used to scare off unwanted predators, although mobbing often targets large animals and man-made devices by mistake. The brownish coloration of the female may also serve as an anti-predator trait in that it may provide camouflage for her and her nest while she is incubating.[16] Adults are vulnerable to a multitude of raptorial birds, at least 16 species have hunted them in North America, including all Accipiter hawks and falcons as well as most species of Buteo hawk and any owls that hunt in open or wetland habitats.[28][29]
Migration[edit]
Red-winged blackbirds that breed in the northern part of their range, i.e., Canada and border states in the United States, migrate south for the winter. However, populations near the Pacific and Gulf coasts of North America and those of Middle America are year-round resident.[2] Red-winged blackbirds live in both Northern U.S. and Canada, ranging from Yucatan Peninsula in the south to the southern part of Alaska.[2] These extensions account for the majority of the continent stretching from California’s Pacific coast and Canada to the eastern seaboard. Much of the populations within Middle America are non-migratory [30] During the fall, populations begin migrating towards Southern U.S. Movement of red-winged blackbirds can begin as early as August through October. Spring migration begins anywhere between mid-February to mid-May. Numerous birds from northern parts of the U.S., particularly the Great lakes, migrate nearly 1,200 km between their breeding season and winter [2] Winter territorial areas differ based on geographic location [30] Other populations that migrate year-round include those located in Middle America or in the western U.S. and Gulf Coast. Females typically migrate longer distances than males. These female populations located near the Great Lakes migrate nearly 230 km farther. Yearly-traveled females also migrate further than adult males, while also moving roughly the same distance as other adult females. Red-winged blackbirds migrate primarily during daytime. In general, males’ migration flocks arrive prior to females in the spring and after females in the fall.[2]
Territorial[edit]
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Agitated male
male red-winged blackbird hectoring an osprey
The "perched display", with wings held away from the body, is an agonistic behavior of the red-winged blackbird.
Male red-winged blackbirds exhibit important territorial behaviors, most of which provides them with the necessary fidelity for many years to come. A few important factors for male red-winged blackbirds’ adherence to territories included food, hiding spaces from predators, types of neighbors, and reactions towards predators. Additionally, a study was done on site fidelity and movement patterns by Les D. Beletsky and Gordon H. Orians in 1987 which explained much of the males’ territorial behaviors once migrated and settled onto a territory of their own. Sufficient evidence had shown that males are committed to staying in their territory over a long period of time and are not more likely to change territories at a younger age due to limited experience of knowledge for success. Studies also showed that most of the males that were first-time movers to a new territory were between two and three years old. The majority of males that moved were young and inexperienced. Later on they had moved towards more available territories. If males had chosen to leave their territory for reproductive success, as an example, they would do so within a short distance. Males who moved shorter distances were more successful in reproducing than those who moved longer distances. Further studies showed that when males moved further away from their territories there was a decrease in probability of successfully fledging [31]
Relationship with humans[edit]
In winter, the species forage away from marshes, taking seeds and grain from open fields and agricultural areas. It is sometimes considered an agricultural pest.[11] Farmers have been known to use pesticides—such as parathion—in illegal attempts to control their populations.[32] In the United States, such efforts are illegal because no pesticide can be used on non-target organisms, or for any use not explicitly listed on the pesticide's label. However, the USDA has deliberately poisoned this species: in 2009, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported poisoning over 950,000 red-winged blackbirds in Texas and Louisiana.[33] This poisoning has been implicated as a potential cause of the decline of the rusty blackbird, a once abundant species that has declined 99% since the 1960s and has been recently listed as Threatened on the IUCN Red List.[34]
Like English, the indigenous languages of the bird's range describe it by its physical characteristics. In the Anishinaabe languages, an indigenous language group spoken throughout much of the bird's northeastern range, this bird's names are diverse. In the Oji-Cree language, the northernmost of the Anishinaabe languages, it is called jachakanoob, while the Ojibwa language spoken in Northwestern Ontario and into Manitoba ranging immediately south of the Oji-Cree's range, the bird is called jachakanoo (with the cognates cahcahkaniw (Swampy Cree), cahcahkaluw (coastal Southern East Cree), cahcahkayuw (inland Southern East Cree), cahcahkayow (Plains Cree)); the northern Algonquian languages classify the red-winged blackbird as a type of a junco or grackle, deriving the bird's name from their word for "spotted" or "marked". In the vast majority of the other Ojibwa language dialects, the bird is called memiskondinimaanganeshiinh, literally meaning "a bird with a very red damn-little shoulder-blade". However, in the Odawa language, an Anishinaabe language in southwestern Ontario and in Michigan, the bird is instead called either memeskoniinisi ("bird with a red [patch on its wing]") or memiskonigwiigaans ("[bird with a] wing of small and very red [patch]").[35] In N'syilxcn (Colville-Okanagan, Interior Salish language) the bird is known as ƛ̓kƛ̓aʕkək.[36]
In the Great Plains, the Lakota language, another indigenous language spoken throughout much of the bird's range, the bird is called wabloša ("wings of red"). Its songs are described in Lakota as tōke, mat'ā nī ("oh! that I might die"), as nakun miyē ("...and me"), as miš eyā ("me too!"), and as cap'cehlī ("a beaver's running sore").[37] And its name in nahuatl the Aztec idiom is "acolchichilli" that literally means "red shoulder".[citation needed]
Gallery[edit]
Rear view of A. p. gubernator, the "bicolored blackbird", with no yellow border to the red patch
Note the golden coloration on the wing of this female red-winged blackbird
In Sacramento County. October 2016.
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External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Red-winged blackbird.
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"Red-winged blackbird media". Internet Bird Collection.
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Florida bird sounds including red-winged blackbird – Florida Museum of Natural History
Red-winged blackbird photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
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List of Little House on the Prairie characters
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There are many Little House on the Prairie characters, appearing in various forms of media in the Little House on the Prairie media franchise.
Contents
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1 Television series characters
1.1 The Ingalls family
1.1.1 The in-laws
1.2 Townsfolk
1.3 Non-recurring characters
1.3.1 Season one
1.3.2 Season two
1.3.3 Season three
1.3.4 Season four
1.3.5 Season five
1.3.6 Season six
1.3.7 Season seven
1.3.8 Season eight
1.3.9 Season nine
1.3.10 Post-series movies
1.4 Animals
2 Ingalls's and Wilder's genealogy
2.1 The Ingalls family
2.2 The Quiner family
2.2.1 Charlotte Tucker
2.2.2 Martha Morse
2.3 The Wilder family
2.4 The Day family
3 Neighbors, friends and acquaintances
3.1 Real people
3.2 Characters based on real people
4 References
5 External links
Television series characters[edit]
Main article: Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
The Ingalls family[edit]
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, died as an infant
Grace Ingalls 5–8 60 Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh Fourth daughter
Albert Quinn Ingalls 5–9 89 Matthew Labyorteaux 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[edit]
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[edit]
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, 6, 8–9 52 Victor French Charles’s 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 Miss Beadle's husband
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
Mrs. Kennedy 1–2 3 Eileen Ryan (season 1),
Janice Carroll (season 2) Resident of Walnut Grove; mother 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[edit]
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Season one[edit]
Episode 6
Miss Amy Hearn (played by Josephine Hutchinson)
Episode 7
Olga Nordstrom (played by Kim Richards)
Episode 9
Abel Makay (played by Dirk Blocker)
Episode 11
Tinker Jones (played by Chuck McCann)
Episode 14
Jonathan (played by Ernest Borgnine)
Episode 19
Willie O'Hara (played by Red Buttons)
Episode 20
Graham Stewart (played by Johnny Lee)
John Stewart (played by Harris Yulin)
Episode 21
Trudy Coulter (played by Julie Cobb)
Joseph Coulter (played by Alan Fudge)
Episode 22
Jack Lame Horse (played by Robert Tessier)
Marshal Anders (played by Jack Ging)
Episode 23
Hiram Johnson (played by Hal Bokar)
Mimi (played by Jane Alice Brandon)
Episode 24
Jim Tyler (played by Forrest Tucker)
Helen Tyler (played by Ann Doran)
Season two[edit]
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
Julia Sanderson (played by Patricia Neal)
Episode 10
Jonah (played by Shane Sinutko)
Episode 17
Hannibal Applewood (played by Richard Basehart)
Episode 18
Henry Hill (played by Louis Gossett Jr)
Episode 19
Elizabeth Thurman (played by Mariette Hartley)
Episode 20
Yuli Pyatakov (played by Theodore Bikel)
Viktor Pyatakov (played by Ike Eisenmann)
Fanya Pyatakov (played by Lisa Pera)
Episode 21
Granville Whipple (played by Richard Mulligan)
Season three[edit]
Episode 1
Caleb Hodgekiss (played by Johnny Cash)
Mattie Hodgekiss (played by June Carter Cash)
Episode 4
Wendell Loudy (played by John Ireland)
Episode 6
Young Charles Ingalls (played by Matthew Labyorteaux)
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
Sam Shelby (played by Burl Ives)
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
Anna Gillberg (played by Katy Kurtzman)
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[edit]
Episode 3
Ellen Taylor (played by Mia Bendixsen)
Eloise Taylor (played by Corinne Michaels)
Cal Taylor (played by James Wainwright)
Episode 4
Chris Nelson (played by Gil Gerard)
Episode 6
Bailey Farrell (played by Bernard Behrens)
Timothy Farrell (played by Johnny Doran)
Episode 7
Stanley Novack (played by Michael Pataki)
Beth Novack (played by Collin Wilcox)
Jed Haney (played by Eddie Quillan)
Dr. Asa T Logan (played by Burr DeBenning)
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
Judge Picker (played by Eddie Quillan)
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 Labyorteaux)
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[edit]
Episode 4
John Bevins (played by Cliff Emmich)
Bess Bevins (played by Kate Woodville)
Amelia Bevins (played by Julie Ann Haddock)
Episode 5
Toby Noe (played by Ray Bolger)
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 Cioffi)
Thomas Harper (played by Bobby Rolofson)
Episode 24
Dylan Whitaker (played by Steve Shaw)
Season six[edit]
Episode 3
Jeremy Quinn (played by Michael Pataki)
Episode 6
Russell Harmon (played by William Schallert)
Anna Craig Alden (played by Iris Korn)
Episode 9
Milo Stavroupolis (played by Leo Gordon)
Anna Stavroupolis (played by Nora Meerbaum)
Episode 10
Rev. Danforth (played by James Olson)
Episode 12
Harold (played by Royal Dano)
Episode 13
Tod Dortmunder (played by Timothy Wead)
Brewster Davenport (played by Malcolm Atterbury)
Virginia Davenport (played by Susan French)
Episode 20
Penelope Parker (played by Stacey Sipes)
Episode 21
Molly Reardon (played by Suzanne Rogers)
Episode 22
Miss Trimble (played by Lucille Benson)
Season seven[edit]
Episode 1
Harv Miller (played by James Cromwell)
Episode 4
Dan Ellerbee (played by James Jarnagin)
Pete Ellerbee (played by William Traylor)
Episode 6
Annie Crane (played by Madeleine Stowe)
Episode 7
Brenda Sue Longworth (played by Tisch Raye)
Episode 8
Leslie Barton (played by Suzy Gilstrap)
Episode 9
Kavendish (played by Eddie Quillan)
Episode 15
Hertzell Lundy (played by Mel Stewart)
Episode 17
Sylvia Webb (played by Olivia Barash)
Mr. Webb (played by Royal Dano)
Irv Hartwig (played by Richard Jaeckel)
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[edit]
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 8
Callahan (played by M. Emmet Walsh)[1]
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
Danny (played by Georg Olden)
Episode 22
Old Man (played by Don Beddoe)
Season nine[edit]
Episode 3
Lem McCary (played by Lew Ayres)
Jess Moffet (played by Charles Lane)
Episode 4
Thomas Stark (played by Robert Loggia)
Constance Stark (played by Michele Marsh)
Elizabeth Stark (played by Tammy Lauren)
Randall Page (played by Ronnie Scribner)
Episode 5
Lou Bates(played by Billy Barty)
Mrs. Bates (played by Susan French)
Episode 10
Jane Canfield (played by Jill Schoelen)
Episode 12
Dr. Marvin Haynes (played by Ralph Bellamy)
Episode 13
Linda McAndrews (played by Sheila Larken)
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
Matthew Rogers (played by Jonathan Hall Kovacs)
Episode 19
Ruthy Leland (played by Vera Miles)
Dewey (played by Eric Christmas)
Episode 20
Buffalo Bill (played by Eddie Quillan)
Episode 21
Mae Flannery (played by Barbara Townsend)
Episode 22
Philip Rogers (played by Robert Darnell)
Sherwood Montague (played by Robert Casper)
Post-series movies[edit]
Little House: The Last Farewell
Nathan Lassiter (played by James Karen)
Animals[edit]
Dogs: Jack and Bandit
Horses: Pet and Patty
Pony: Bunny
Goat: Fred
Ingalls's and Wilder's genealogy[edit]
The Ingalls family[edit]
Charles Ingalls
Caroline Lake Quiner
James Wilder
Angeline Day
Mary Ingalls
Carrie Ingalls
Charles Frederic Ingalls
Grace Ingalls
Laura Wilder
Royal Wilder
Eliza Jane Wilder
Alice Wilder
Perley Wilder {{{ }}}
Laura Ingalls
Almanzo Wilder
Rose Wilder
Son died shortly after birth was unnamed
Ingalls line :
Henry Ingalls and Joan/Johan Wytton
Robert Ingalls (1563-1617) and Elizabeth x (1567-1631)
Edmund Ingalls (1598-1648) and Ann Tripp (1599-1648)
Henry Ingalls (1627-1718) and Mary Osgood (1633-1686)
Samuel Ingalls (1654-1733) and Sarah Hendrick (1661-1738)
Samuel Ingalls Jr. (1683-1747) and Mary E. Watts (1687-?)
Timothy Ingalls (1720-1757) and ?

Delano line :
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)

Colby line :
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
Peter Riley Ingalls (1833–1900) – born in Cuba, New York. On June 5, 1861, in Brookfield, Wisconsin married Eliza Ann Quiner (see : The Quiners) and they had 6 children (see below). They left Pepin in 1874, together with Laura's family, and stopped in Zumbro Falls, Minnesota. Next they moved to South Troy, Minnesota where the Ingalls visited them for some time (in 1876).
Alice Josephine Ingalls (23 Apr 1862 – 30 Jan 1934) – married Arthur Whiting. They had five children, born between 1883 and 1899 (Altha Whiting Taylor, Jay Whiting, Fred Whiting, Vena Whiting Clark and Roy Whiting).
Ella Estella Ingalls (23 Jan 1865 – 9 Mar 1945) – married Leslie Lee Whiting and had four sons, born between 1885 and 1894 (Earl Whiting, Floyd Whiting, Harry Whiting and Clarence Whiting). She spent some time in DeSmet, with her husband and the eldest baby Earl Leland.
Peter Franklin Ingalls (16 Nov 1866 – 23 Sep 1932) – lived with Laura and Almanzo in De Smet for a while. Married Mary Edith "Molly" McGowin and they had between seven and eight children (presumed to be Edith Ingalls, Alexander Ingalls, Florence Ingalls Lindsey, Pearlie Ingalls Chiles, Fred Ingalls, Mary Ingalls, Mable Ingalls Mims and an unnamed infant)
Lansford Newcomb Ingalls (b. 5 Apr 1870)
Edith Florence "Dolly Varden" (23 Jun 1872 – 13 Jul 1951), on 9 Jun 1892 married Heil Nelson Bingham and they had eight children, born between 1893 and 1912 (Frederick Bingham, Estella Bingham Mahoney, Pearl Bingham Shanahan, Percy Bingham, Mabel Bingham Leverty, Thomas Bingham, Edna Bingham and James Bingham).
Edmond Llewellyn Ingalls (b. 26 Aug 1880), married Edith Mae Ide and they had 6 children. (Lois Ingalls Gibson, Herbert Ingalls, Wallace Ingalls, Margaret Ingalls Cowsar and William Ingalls).
"baby boy" Ingalls (1835–1835). Died at approximately two weeks of age, of "convulsions", and had not been named yet.
Charles Phillip Ingalls (1836–1902) – Laura's father
Mary Amelia Ingalls (1865-1928)
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls (1867-1957)
Caroline Celestia 'Carrie' Ingalls (1870-1946)
Charles Frederick 'Freddie' Ingalls (1875-1876)
Grace Pearl Ingalls (1877-1941)
Lydia Louise Ingalls (1838–1913) – on 15 Jan 1856, she married Robert Fulton Clough and later – in 1859, Joseph Stouff. She had five children, first of whom was Clough's.
Issac Lafayette Clough (1858-1893, got married in 1876)
Amos Alvin Stouff (1860-1893)
Minnie Stouff (1868-1941)
Amy Stouff (1870-1947)
Robert Stouff (1875-1926)
Polly Melona Ingalls (1840–1886) – born in Cuba, New York. In 1859 married Henry Odin Quiner (see : The Quiners) and they had seven children (see below). The family left Pepin with Laura's family in 1868 and both families stopped in Rothville, Missouri. In 1869 they returned to Pepin. Some time later they went West.
Louisa Martha Quiner (1860-1917), m. Walter Smith and had at least one son, William Smith
Charles Henry Quiner (1862-1881)
James Albert Quiner (1865-1947), m. Gertrude Frances Price (1866–1945) in 1903
Charlotte A. "Lottie" Quiner (1867-), m. Charles Sheldon (1857-1942) and had three daughters (May Sheldon Scharen, Grace Sheldon and Blanche Sheldon)
George Lansford Quiner (1870-1884)
Lillian M. "Lillie" Quiner (1873-1881)
Ruby Quiner (1878-1885)
Lansford James Ingalls (1842–1928) – was married twice; to Sarah Dickinson (1846–1897) and later to Mary Dickinson. Both of them were born in England.
Samuel James Ingalls (1866-1933)
Sara Belle Ingalls (1870-1856)
William Walter Ingalls (1872-1846)
Mary Elizabeth Ingalls (1874-1923)
Andrew Jackson Ingalls (1876-1959)
Charles Reuben Ingalls (1878-1880)
Edward Eugene Ingalls (1881-1888)
Horace Foster Ingalls (1883-1888)
Olive May Ingalls (1885-1888)
Martha Esther Ingalls (1887-1977)
Laura Ladocia "Docia" Ingalls (8 July 1845 – 18 January 1918) – married August Waldvogel (divorced later) and the couple had two children (see below). Next she married Hiram "Hi" Forbes and they had seven daughters. Hiram was a contractor for the Chicago and North Western Railway. They spent some time in DeSmet with the Ingalls but soon moved to Nebraska. They lost contact. Hiram died in 1906, and Docia subsequently moved to Colorado. She died twelve years later of pulmonary oedema[2].
Lena Evelyn Waldvogel (1866–1943), m. Samuel Aughey Heikes and they had eight children (Agnes Heikes Kate, Eugene Heikes, Marion Heikes Lueder, Samuel Heikes, Lola Heikes Flack, Winfred Heikes, Warren Heikes and Geraldine Heikes Sloan)[3].
August Eugene "Jean" Waldvogel (1870-1945), m. first Maria Luella Harmon and subsequently Leona Beatrice Hinton, and had seven children in total (Earl Waldvogel, William Waldvogel, Velma Waldvogel Mellor, Verne Waldvogel, Ernest Waldvogel, Robert Waldvogel and Leonard Waldvogel). Died in a car accident along with Leona, Verne and Leonard.
Ida May Forbes (1875-1953), m. Charles W. Norman
Adeline Forbes (1877-1936), m. Algernon "Al" Russell
Emma Laura Forbes (1879-1912), m. Henry Schneider
Mary Amanda Forbes (1881-1958), m. Edward Oscar Baker
Maud Marie Forbes (1884-1983), m. Joseph Gregg or John Gunderson
Frances I. Forbes (1887-1968), m. Joseph Halda
Katie P. Forbes (1890-1919) - possibly married a man with the surname Wilton
Hiram Lemuel Ingalls (1848–1923) – on 18 Oct 1867, married Sarah Elizabeth Woodward (1847–1910) and on 27 Feb 1919 – Ellen Parker[4]
Laura Eliza Ingalls (1867–1943), m. John Monroe Butterfield (1856–1943)
Ruby Evaline Ingalls (1871–1941), m. Austin Johnson Beers (1852–1929) in 1884 and William E. Garrison (1874–1947) in 1931
Phillip L. Ingalls
Sarah Jeanette Ingalls (1877–1956), m. Emil Otto Kreiner (1865–1937) and later Bernard Connor (1871–1914) in 1896
Mary Rose Ellen Ingalls (1880–1951), m. Marion Ormal Kezer (1875–1942)
Hiram LeRoy "Roy" Ingalls (1882–1949), m. Mathilda Bartosh (1883–1966) in 1901
Leo Vincent Kreiner Ingalls (1896–1974), m. Viola Edna Edgerton. Adopted by Hiram in 1898.
George Whiting Ingalls (1851–1901) - married Julia E. Bard (1858–1910) in Alden, Wisconsin, and moved with her to Webster, Wisconsin
"baby boy" Ingalls (b. 1878) - died shortly after birth
"baby boy" Ingalls (b. 1880) - died shortly after birth
Benjamin Ingalls (1884-1885) - suffocated on the way back from a family visit
Ruby Celestia Ingalls (1855–1881) - married Joseph Card (1849-1923)
George Card (?)
Sherman Card (?)
Alma Josephine "Dolly Varden" Card (1880-1885)
NOTE: A second daughter of Ruby Ingalls Card, Lettie Letishia Card Anderson, is listed as being born in 1888, seven years after Ruby's death. How this is possible is unknown.
The Quiner family[edit]

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) :
Martha Morse Quiner (1832–1836)
Joseph Carpenter Quiner (1834–1862). He married Nancy Frank in Wisconsin in 1856. Died of wounds suffered at the Battle of Shiloh.
Frank R Quiner (1859–1944)
John Carpenter Quiner (1861–1950)
Henry Odin Quiner (1835–1880) – born on December 7 in Ohio. He married Polly Ingalls (for more – see above)
Martha Jane Quiner (1837–1927) – married Charles Carpenter in 1860 and had fourteen children.
William Augustus Carpenter (1861–1884)
Joseph Quiner Carpenter (1863–1923) married Elizabeth C.Reese.
Phoebe Carpenter
Joseph Carpenter
Elizabeth Carpenter
Clara Carpenter
Martha Carpenter
Charles Carpenter
Theodore Carpenter
Donald Carpenter
Lillian Carpenter
Emilie Carpenter
Lettice "Lottie" Jane Carpenter (1864–1949)
Nancy Cora Carpenter (1865–1955)
Martha Eliza Carpenter (1868–1871)
Millicent Ann Carpenter (1869–1960)
Charles Carr Carpenter (1871–1918)
Emma Bertha Carpenter (1873–1955)
Etta Minerva Carpenter (1874–1899)
Martha Josephine Carpenter (1876–1962)
Marion Caroline Carpenter (1879–1939)
Myrtie Emmeline Carpenter (1879–1956)
Thomas Quiner Carpenter (1882–1944)
George Lockwood Carpenter (1882–1954)
Caroline Lake Quiner (December 12, 1839 – April 20, 1924) – Laura's mother
Eliza Ann Quiner (1842–1931) – born on April 21 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Both families – the Ingalls and the Quiners – moved several times and stopped finally in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Eliza married Peter Ingalls in Concord, Wisconsin, on June 5, 1861 (for more – see above).
Thomas Lewis Quiner (1844–1903) – born on November 23. He married Lillian Graham 'Lily' Hill (1858-1924) and they had six children. They lived for some time in DeSmet. Died in an accident at the Columbia River on February 23, 1903.
Helen Marion Quiner (1881-1961)
Alice Quiner (1882-1883)
Donald Quiner (1885-1887)
Lillian Josephine Quiner (1887-1959)
Dugald Lewis Quiner (1889-1964)
John Hill Quiner (1900-1978)
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 Elizabeth "Lottie" Holbrook (January 20, 1854 – February 15, 1939). She married Henry Moore (b. 1852) in 1875 and they had five children.
Frederick Moore (b. 1878)
Arvin Moore (b. 1880)
Harry C. Moore (b. 1882)
Ralph Moore (b. 1887)
Pearl Eva Moore (b. 1888)
Charlotte Tucker[edit]
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[edit]
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 series The 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[edit]
Main article: 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)
Royal Gould Wilder (1809–1815)
Thomas Payne Wilder (1811–?)
James Mason Wilder (1812–?) – Almanzo's father. Married Angeline Albina Day.
Laura Ann Wilder (1844–1899) – born June 15, 1844, in 1874 married Harrison Lomanzo Howard.
Kearny Howard (step-child, born c.1869)
Angelina Esther Howard (1876–1964), in 1897 married Fred Merritt.
Ralph Merritt
Ethel Merritt
Howard Merritt
Harrison J.Howard (1878–1918)
Josephine Howard (1880–1918), married to William Walker
Ralph Waldo Howard (1881–1934), married to Estelle C.
Charles E. Howard (1908–1978)
Clarence Howard (1909–1913)
James J. Howard (1911–1981)
Ralph R. Howard (1913–1921)
Ralph Waldo Howard (1914–1976)
Paul Martin Howard (1920–1923)
Royal Gould Wilder (1847–1925), born February 20, 1847. In 1893, married Electa Averill Hutchison.
Ethel Hutchinson (step-child, died 1905), married Willard Stevens (died in 1928)
Clyde Hutchinson (step-child), married Edna Baily
Rae Hutchinson (step-child), married Bertha Luedtke (died 1910)
Mae Hutchinson (step-child), in 1912 married George Pooler
Angeline Bernice Wilder (1894–1957), in 1917 married Arlow Laging and in 1929, George Granger.
"baby girl" Wilder (stillborn in 1897)
Susan E. Wilder (1898–1899)
Eliza Jane Wilder (1850–1930), born January 3, 1850. In 1893, married Thomas Jefferson Thayer and in 1904, Maxwell Gordon. Died in Los Angeles.
Walcott Wilder Thayer (1894–1965), in 1918 married Frances Cockrell.
Walter Thayer – married Elaine Ditch
Cynthia Thayer
Walter Thayer
Francis Gervaise Thayer – married Alena (last name unknown).
Thomas Thayer
Larry Thayer
Betty Mae Thayer – married a man with the surname Raymond, and later, a man with the surname Huey.
Cynthia Raymond
Walter Raymond
David Huey
Joan Huey
Donald Huey
Alice Maria Wilder (1853–1892), born September 3, 1853. In 1879 married Albert A.Baldwin (1848–1905). Died in Florida.
Myrtle Baldwin (1880–1945), married to John R. Brown
Leland Edward Baldwin (1884–1913)
Almanzo Wilder (1857–1949)
Perley Day Wilder (1869–1934), born June 13, 1869, In 1897 married Elsie Lillian Merritt (1879–1948). Died in Los Angeles.
James Wilder (1903–?), married Thelma Gricourt
Gladys Wilder (1905–?)
Harold Wilder (1909–?)
Perley Wilder Jr., (1912–1977), married to Ethel Smith, and later, Dolores Moore
Dorothy Wilder (1914–1966). Married to Carl Pittman
John Wilder (1916–1916)
Hannah Payne Wilder (1814–1891)
Royal Gould Wilder (1816–1887) – born after his eldest brother's death (and so named after him). He became a reverend and married Eliza Jane Smith (1822-1910).[5]
Edward Payson Wilder (1847-1890)
Mary Jane Wilder (b.1856)
William Royal Wilder (1858-1925)
Grace Evelyn Wilder (1861-1911)
Robert Parmelee Wilder (1863-1938)
Phoebe Wilder (1821–1890) – married Joseph C.Lamson.
Chester Lamson (1854–1934) – married Catherine McDonough.
Mabel Lamson (1888–1982)
Charles Lamson
Gussie Lamson
"baby girl" Lamson
Polly Maria Wilder (1824–1851)
William Wilder (1828–1909) - married Adeline Hastins (1831-1909)
William A. "Willie" Wilder (1847-1860)
George Wilder (1868-1922)
Sarah Charlotte Wilder (1820–1892) – married Andrew Day (her sister-in-law's – Almanzo's mother – brother)
Carrie May Day (1856–1898) – married Orville Everett.
Frances Everett – married a man with the last name of Smith.
Dorothy Belle Smith
Elmer A.Day (1862–1947) – married to Mary MacMaster (1864–1945)
Willard R.Day (1858–1891) – married Emma Hubbard
Grace Day (1864–1894) – married to Grant Collins
Joshua Prince Wilder (1832–1832)
The Day family[edit]

Justin Day, I
unknown
unknown
unknown
Justin Day, II
(1790–1861)
Diadema Bateman (1794–1868)
Laura Day (1819–?)
Delia Day (1824–?)
Angelina Albina Day (1819-1905)
Celinda A.Day (1826–?)
Andrew Day
(1828–1894)
John Wesley Day (1829–1907)
George W.Day (1821–1872)
Laura Day (1819–?)
Delia Day (1824–?)
Angelina Albina Day (1819-1905) – married James Mason Wilder and they had six children, including Almanzo James Wilder (Laura Ingalls Wilder's husband). For more information, see above.
Celinda A.Day (1826–?)
Andrew J. Day (1828–1894) – married Sarah Charlotte Wilder (1820–1892) and they had four children. For more information, see the Wilders' tree above (since Sarah was a sister of Almanzo's father).
John Wesley Day (1829–1907) – married Alcesta Lindy.
Fred Day
Frank Day
Albert Day
Wilton Day
George W.Day (1831–1873)
Neighbors, friends and acquaintances[edit]
Real people[edit]
Robert and Ellie Boast, were neighbors and friends of the Ingalls family.[6][7][8][9]
Reverend Edward Brown,[10][11][12] was the reverend and Ingalls's neighbour in De Smet, South Dakota
Ida Wright-Brown, was an adopted daughter of the Reverend and Laura's school friend in De Smet[13]
Oscar Edmund "Cap" Garland was one of the male school friends of Laura. He saved the town from starvation by going 15 miles to find wheat in a blizzard, along with Almanzo Wilder.[14][15]
Florence Adelia Garland Dawley was a teacher in De Smet and an older sister of Cap Garland.[16][17]
Mary Power,[18][19][20] was Laura's friend in De Smet
Neta Seal,[21][22] was a real-life close friend of grown-up Laura in Mansfield, Missouri
Dr. Tann,[23][24] was the Indian's doctor in Kansas, during Ingalls's stay there
Characters based on real people[edit]
Lew Brewster was a pseudonym for Louis Bouchie,[25] a homesteader who offered Laura her first teaching job.
Mr. Edwards, Ingalls's fictional friend
The Kennedy Family were the Ingalls's neighbors in Walnut Grove, Minnesota and their children went to school with Mary and Laura
Nellie Oleson was actually three real people: Nellie Owens, Genevieve Masters, and Stella Gilbert.
Soldat du Chene,[26] was a fictional Osage chief in Kansas, during Ingalls's stay there
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Little House on the Prairie Season 8 Episode 8 Chicago". TV.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Laura Ladocia "Docia" Ingalls Forbes (1845-1918)..." www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ "Lena Evelyn Waldvogel Heikes (1866-1943) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ "Hiram Lemuel Ingalls (1848-1923) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144573841/royal-gould-wilder
Jump up ^ "Little House on the Prairie". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ "Ella (Nell) Peck Boast (1852 - 1918) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ Robert and Ella Boast at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Jump up ^ Robert and Ella Boast at Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
Jump up ^ "Rev Edward Brown (1814 - 1895) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ Reverend Brown at Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
Jump up ^ Reverend Brown at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Jump up ^ "Ida Belle Wright-Brown McConnell (1866 - 1926) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ Cap Garland at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Jump up ^ "Oscar Edmund "Cap" Garland (1864 - 1891) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ Florence Garland at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Jump up ^ "Florence Adelia Garland Dawley (1862 - 1935) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ "Mary Power Sanford (1866 - 1929) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ Mary Power at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Jump up ^ Mary Power at Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
Jump up ^ "Neta V Seal (1904 - 1996) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ Neta Seal at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Jump up ^ "George A. Tann (1825 - 1909) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ George A. Tann at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Jump up ^ "Louis Herbert Bouchie (1859 - 1894) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
Jump up ^ Soldat du Chene at Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
External links[edit]
Laura's family at Frontier Girl
Official Little House books homepage
Laura's and Almanzo's relatives
Genealogy - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Little House in the Big Woods (1932)
Farmer Boy (1933)
Little House on the Prairie (1935)
On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937)
By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939)
The Long Winter (1940)
Little Town on the Prairie (1941)
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