Laura Ingalls By Gmm007 Feb 7, 1867 Laura Ingalls was born Aug 6, 1869 Her family leaves Wisconsin and moves to Kansas Aug 3, 1870 Laura's sister was born and they moved back to Wisconsin Mar 4, 1874 The family moves to Minnesota May 2, 1879 Laura's sister loses her eyesight Dec 10, 1882 Laura becomes a school teacher Aug 25, 1885 She gets married to Almonzo Wilder Dec 5, 1886 Laura's daughter Rose was born Apr 5, 1888 Laura and Almonzo both suffer from diptheria and Almonzo gets partially paralyzed Aug 2, 1889 Laura gives birth to a son who dies and their house burns down May 15, 1891 The Wilders move to Florida Jun 14, 1892 The Wilder's return to South Dakota Jul 5, 1912 Laura starts to to work for a newspaper Apr 9, 1932 "Little house in the Big Woods" is published Oct 23, 1949 Almanzo dies Dec 2, 1954 Laura receives first award for her books Feb 10, 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder dies