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(be warned, I intend to do a write up on every member of the Ingalls and Wilder families that are mentioned in Laura’s books. These people are interesting.)

Almanzo James Wilder, husband of renowned author Laura Ingalls Wilder and the subject of the semi-biographical book “Farmer Boy”, was born on Feb. 13, 1857 at the family farm near Malone, New York. Even before marrying Laura Ingalls Wilder and becoming famous through her works, Almanzo was locally noted as a brave pioneer and a good farmer. After marrying, he took his wife and daughter, Rose, and reloocated to Mansfield Misouri, where he founded the very successful Rocky Ridge Farm. He remained at the farm until his death on Oct. 23, 1949 at the age of 92. He is buried just down the road from Rocky Ridge Farm (now a museum) at the Mansfield Cemetary in Mansfield, Misouri.

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