Mary ingalls biography little house

Elder sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder

Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin.

She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls and older sister of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House book series.

Mary ingalls cause of death

Biography

Mary Ingalls was born January 10, 1865, on her father's 29th birthday.

At age 14, Ingalls suffered an illness – allegedly scarlet fever – thought at the time to cause her blindness.^[1][2] A 2013 medical study concluded that viral encephalitis actually disrupted her eyesight, based on evidence from first-hand accounts and newspaper reports of her illness, as well as relevant school registries, and epidemiologic data on blindness and infectious diseases.^[3][4][5][6] Between 1881 and 1889, Ingalls attended the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa.

The historical record doesn't sho