Laura suffered from diptheria during her pregnancy. He died of birth defects caused by this.
Laura Ingalls Wilder's son's name was Rose Wilder Lane.
Aug.1, 1888
In August of 1889
Laura Ingalls Wilder's son, Rose Wilder Lane, lived from December 5, 1886 to October 30, 1968.
Laura's only living child, Rose Wilder Lane, had one son who died in infancy.
Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo had one daughter, Rose, and an unnamed son who died in infancy.
They still have not named him when he died.
Laura had one son but he died unnamed several days after birth.
He was born on Laura and Almanzo's first homestead, north of DeSmet.
Laura merely says in the book "about two weeks".
Laura and Almonzo had 2 kids. a daughter rose and a son that died days after his birth.
Laura probably considered her greatest tragedy to be the death of her infant son at two weeks old.