If he were still alive, Almanzo Wilder would be 154 years old.
Charles "Freddie" Ingalls was buried on the farm of Peter Ingalls (Pa's brother), where the family was living at the time. The farm no longer exists and his exact grave location is unknown today.
Laura was raised in the Congregationalist Church (today the United Church of Christ), but attended the Methodist Church in Mansfield, Missouri. She remarked in a letter that she and Almanzo would have to do their worshiping "without a Congregational Church", and indeed, while they worshiped there for years, Laura and Almanzo never became members of the Methodist congregation.
Laura Ingalls Wilder started writing her first book in 1927 and finished her last book in 1943. They were all written from her desk at Rocky Ridge Farm, Mansfield, Missouri. Her desk can still be seen today as she left it.
No one who is alive as Laura died many years ago. However, there are a number of societies that exist to preserve her memory and carry out continuing research on her life. One is the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society.
Cherry Wilder was born on September 3, 1930 and died on March 14, 2002. Cherry Wilder would have been 71 years old at the time of death or 84 years old today.
Thornton Wilder was born on April 17, 1897 and died on December 7, 1975. Thornton Wilder would have been 78 years old at the time of death or 118 years old today.
Billy Wilder was born on June 22, 1906 and died on March 27, 2002. Billy Wilder would have been 95 years old at the time of death or 109 years old today.
Always put yourself last. So, "My husband and I went to the store today..." Or, "Jamie ran into my husband and me today at the gym."
Wilder Penfield was born on January 26, 1891.
Johnnie Wilder Jr. was born on July 3, 1949 and died on May 13, 2006. Johnnie Wilder Jr. would have been 56 years old at the time of death or 66 years old today.
At the time it was called Dakota Territory. Today, we know it as South Dakota.
Rose Wilder Lane died on October 30, 1968.