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![]() ![]() Unfortunately, this was not the end of the troubles for the young pioneer family. Whatever the case is, we do know that Almanzo limped and was not as strong as he once had been, which affected the farming. ![]() Some say he suffered a stroke while others say he contracted diphtheria. Sources do not 100 percent agree on how he became paralyzed. Not too long after the couple lost their son, tragedy struck the home of the Wilder’s again as Almanzo became partially paralyzed. In the summer of 1889, Laura gave birth to a son, who passed away just one month later. The couple had little money coming in as their crops kept failing. Laura had quit her teaching job so she could focus on raising a family and helping Almanzo farm. ![]() However, with every turn the Wilder’s made with farming in De Smet, defeat followed. Unfortunately, for the Wilder’s their first decade of marriage was filled with struggles and heartache.īecause Almanzo was the son of a successful farmer, he felt more pressure to succeed on his own as a farmer. A little over a year later, on December 5, 1886, their daughter Rose was born. Laura was 18 years old when she became Laura Ingalls Wilder on August 25, 1885. ![]() While Laura, at first, thought Almanzo was just doing Charles a favor by driving her back and forth, within three years the two married. Laura and Almanzo, Laura and AlmanzoĪlmanzo Wilder was the reason Laura Ingalls was able to go home from her job as a teacher every weekend. ![]()
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