Category:Married in Jefferson County, Wisconsin

The parents of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Charles Philip Ingalls Of Alegeny County, NY Age 21 and Caroline Lake Quiner of Waukesha County, WI age 17 (Ma and Pa in Wilder's childhood series) were Married on February 1, 1860 in Concord, one Jefferson county's small towns. Shortly After Marrige, Charles' parents and some of his siblings purchased land in the woods in Pepin County, WI, Known as The big woods, five children were born to them: Mary Amelia, Laura Elizabeth (Wilder), Caroline Celestia  (better known as Carrie), Charles Frederick (the couple's only son died at age 9 Months in Burr Oak, IW and was not mentioned in any little house book) and Grace Pearl.