Rose Wilder

Brief Life History of Rose

When Rose Wilder was born on 5 December 1886, in De Smet, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States, her father, Almanzo James Wilder, was 29 and her mother, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, was 19. She married Claire Gillette Lane on 24 March 1909, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Pleasant Valley Township, Wright, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 30 October 1968, in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mansfield Cemetery, Pleasant Valley Township, Wright, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Claire Gillette Lane
1887–1950
Rose Wilder
1886–1968
Marriage: 24 March 1909
Lane
1909–1909

Sources (33)

  • Rose Wilder Lane, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Rose Wilder Lane, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Mrs Rose Wilder Lane, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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World Events (8)

1887 · Monotype Type-Casting Machine

June 7, 1887, Tolbert Lanston patented his Monotype machine. It typed individual characters instead of lines like the Linotype machine.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wild 3.

English (South eastern England, especially Berkshire): probably a nickname from Old English wildēor ‘wild animal’.

History: Thomas Wilder is recorded as a freeman of Charlestown, MA, in 1640. He had numerous prominent descendents.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Rose Wilder Lane Bio

Author. She was an American author of the early 20th century, who was known for her short stories, novels, and political essays. She was the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who was the world-renown …

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