What proof is there that Rose Wilder Lane had a son?

Answer 1

Rose's son is only mentioned in a handful of letters and alluded to in a diary entry. Apparently, sometime in the year after she married Gillette Lane, Rose either suffered a late term miscarriage, bore a stillborn son, or had a living son who died shortly after birth. A subsequent operation in Kansas City (where she was living at the time) probably left her unable to bear more children, and in her opinion, ir took her several years to regain her physical and mental health afterwards. Two letters (I believe), one to her writer friend Dorothy Thompson, and one to Charles and Joan Clark (friends who also lost a child), mention that Rose bore a son who died, and while this was tragic, tragedy was best viewed as a part of life everyone must face and accept. She also mentioned that she very rarely discussed the subject, and that few people who knew her later were aware of it, due to her preference to avoid discussing sad topics. It seems her reaction to this loss was similar to her mother's reaction to the death of her own newborn son. It seems Rose was not aware of the birth and death a week later of her baby brother until after her mother's death. Lane's penchant for "adopting" surrogate sons (Rexh Meta (whose Oxford education she subsdized), the Turner Boys of Mansfield, and of course, Roger Lea MacBride, clearly stemmed from the loss of her own child and subsequent divorce from her husband.

Answer 2

There is evidence to suggest that Rose Wilder Lane did have a son named Joseph Fraser. However, there are also conflicting accounts and some historians question the accuracy of these claims due to lack of concrete evidence.

Answer 3

I'm not sure. but it was her only child. he died early and the pain of having him caused rose to never have kids again. i pretty sure she had him with Claire Gillette lane who married in 1909.

Answer 4

Rose Wilder Lane's child {son} Was either stillborn or died shortly after birth. Complications from subsequent surgery appeared to have left her unable to bear anymore children.