When her son was born in 1889, he was very sick and not expected to live long. He did not, and he died without a name. His headstone in the DeSmet Cemetery reads, "Baby son of A.J. Wilder."
Laura Ingalls Wilder's son's name was Rose Wilder Lane.
he didnt have a name because he died shortly after birth.
They still have not named him when he died.
Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo had one daughter, Rose, and an unnamed son who died in infancy.
Aug.1, 1888
In August of 1889
Laura Ingalls Wilder's son, Rose Wilder Lane, lived from December 5, 1886 to October 30, 1968.
She had a son that died
Laura had one son but he died unnamed several days after birth.
Laura merely says in the book "about two weeks".
He was born on Laura and Almanzo's first homestead, north of DeSmet.
Laura suffered from diptheria during her pregnancy. He died of birth defects caused by this.