Fagin
(played by Fagin the calf)
Calf purchased by Charles Ingalls for his newly adopted son Albert to raise. It eventually won first prize at the county fair.
appearance: "Fagin"
Faraday, Connie
(played by Terry Lumley)
One of the women who helped Caroline Ingalls while Charles was on a job in 1870.
appearance: "100 Mile Walk"
Fisher, Caleb
(played by John McLiam)
Hard-working but domineering farmer and faithful follower of the ways of Mrs. Peal, a hateful elderly woman, who has passed her superstitious and inaccurate biblical teachings on to her community. He is married to Ellen; together they have a young daughter, Katie. Mary Ingalls stayed with the family during her first teaching assignment, but Caleb was just about as hateful to her as Mrs. Peal (e.g., he thought she was lying when she told other members of his family about the telephone). Eventually, he saw the errors of his ways when Mary exposed Mrs. Peal's secret that she is illiterate.
appearance: "Whisper Country"
Fisher, Ellen
(played by Dee Croxton)
Submissive housewife to Caleb Fisher, who together have a daughter, Katie; they live outside a rural community controlled by Mrs. Peal, a hateful but illiterate woman known for her superstitious beliefs. Mary Ingalls stayed with the Fishers during her hellacious teaching assignment there. Ellen proudly supported Mary when Mary decided to stand up to Mrs. Peal.
appearance: "Whisper Country"
Fisher, Katie
(played by Linda McMillan)
Introspective girl, about 7 or 8 years old, the daughter and only child of Caleb and Ellen Fisher. Mary stayed with the family during her first teaching assignment in a backwoods community, controlled by a superstitious, elderly woman who was illiterate. Mary helped Katie come out of her shell, but still feared her father's domineering ways.
appearance: "Whisper Country"
Flanery, Mae
(played by Barbara Townsend)
Mrs. Flanery owned a two-story mansion on the outskirts of Walnut Grove. A widowed lady whose husband and only child died years earlier, her one wish was to see someone inherit the house as the Bed-and-Breakfast Inn it was built for. In 1889, on her deathbed, she willed the Inn to her caretaker, Laura Ingalls Wilder.
appearance: "May I Have This Dance?"
Forbes, Colonel Arthur
(played by Roger Torrey)
Member of the U.S. Calvary who oversaw the final evacuation of Walnut Grove when Nathan Lassiter took control of the town in 1901.
appearance: "The Last Farewell"
Foster, Ruth(played by herself)
Messenger/postmaster who kept the mail and made sure the messages were sent to the citizens of Walnut Grove.
first appearance: "Country Girls"
last appearance: "The Last Farewell"
A footnote: Ruth Foster is the only actress in the entire cast to play herself and not a fictitious-named character.
Fred
(played by Fred the goat)
Mischievous goat who wrecked havoc on the citizens of Walnut Grove in 1872. Laura Ingalls found the animal in the fields of Plum Creek. By that time he had already been kicked out by his owner. During his time in Walnut Grove "friendly Fred" nearly injured Rev. Alden, made a mess out of Harriet Oleson's nice dress, and drank all of the alcoholic potion Mr. Edwards had made! Finally, Laura Ingalls had to let the goat go and spend the rest of his life "with his own kind", out in the pastures of Plum Creek, right where she found him.
appearance: "Fred"
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Garvey, Alice
(played by Hersha Parady)
Late wife of Jonathan Garvey. Married once to a saloon owner, Alice met
Jonathan Garvey in 1860 and soon married him. They came to Walnut Grove
15 years later when the town went broke. Alice was a gifted schoolteacher
who used just about every method in the book to get her students (including
her own son Andy) to learn. She also lent a helping hand to the Ingalls
during their stay in Winoka, and at the Blind School when the entourage
returned to Walnut Grove. She was killed in late 1876 in a fire at the
Oleson Blind School outside Mankato.
first appearance: "The Wolves"
last appearance: "May We Make Them Proud"
Garvey, Andrew ("Andy")
(played by Patrick Laborteaux)
Son of Jonathan and Alice Garvey. Andy was a very difficult student in
school who always had trouble with studying. When his parents assigned
Nellie Oleson to tutor him, things just got worse. Naturally, it took
the love of Andy's parents to straighten him out. In 1885, nine years after
his mother died, he moved to Sleepy Eye to help his father with his new
business venture.
first appearance: "The Wolves"
last appearance: "The Lost Ones"
Garvey, Jonathan
(played by Merlin Olsen)
Hard-working man who came to Walnut Grove in 1875 to assist the Ingalls
during the town's hardships. Like Isaiah Edwards, he was one of Walnut
Grove's finest lumber men. He was married for 16 years to Alice, and had
one son, Andy. After his wife's death in a fire in 1876, Jonathan and Andy
struggled hard for nearly nine years without Alice, but to no avail. He
would later move to Sleepy Eye and start a business venture of his own.
first appearance: "Castoffs"
last appearance: "The Lost Ones"
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Godfrey, Hannibal
(played by George Furth)
Businessman who sold the Olseons the infamous Edison "talking machine" that would wreck havoc in Laura Ingalls' life.
appearance: "The Talking Machine"
Goodspeed, Susan
(played by Michelle Downey)
Blind student who lived and was cared for in several Blind Schools in
Mankato and Sleepy Eye. She was particularly fond of her teacher,
Mary Ingalls Kendall, before the State took control of the Sleepy Eye
School in 1885.
last appearance: "Look Back To Yesterday"
Gray, Matt
(played by Chris Shaffer)
Land swindler and con artist who sold Almanzo Wilder land near the hills of Plum Creek (prior to Wilder's marriage to Laura Ingalls). Almanzo bought the land from Gray on the pretense that it would yield crops, but it turned out to be no more than dry land. Gray was later booted off by Wilder's future father-in-law Charles Ingalls.
appearance: "Laura Ingalls Wilder"
Guffey, Major
(played by Laurie Main)
Owner and operator of Mrs. Sullivan's restaurant. In 1885, Major convinced
Harriet Oleson that her restaurant could make more money if he assumed
ownership of it. Unfortunately, it did not sit well with her and Major
revoked her license to operate under Mrs. Sullivan's franchise.
appearance: "Wave Of The Future"
Hale, Braden
(played by Dennis Howard)
Father of Gideon Hale. Braden and his wife Lydeon moved to near Walnut Grove in order
to help their studdering son get an education. When his son was ridiculed by his
classmates, Braden became an overprotective father, but it was their new pet
dog that made him change his ways about the people surrounding his son.
appearance: "No Beast So Fierce"
Hale, Gideon
(played by Peter Billingsley)
Son of Braden and Lydeon Hale. He was an autistic child with developmental problems
which caused him to studder. The Hale family moved from town to town to try to
escape the ridicule of those around them. When Gideon entered Walnut Grove school,
he was teased by classmate James Cooper, which caused the young boy to run away.
It was Caroline Ingalls who touched his life by seeing the error of the world's ways.
When Caroline told Gideon's father what James had done, the family forbade James to
see the boy, but thanks to a stray pet that had hung around the Ingalls, the Hales
gave Gideon a second chance to make friends. Gideon was killed in the Great Tornado
of 1886.
appearance: "No Beast So Fierce"
Hale, Lydeon
(played by Jennifer Rhodes)
Wife of Braden and mother of Gideon Hale.
appearance: "No Beast So Fierce"
Hanson, Lars
(played by Karl Swenson)
Founder and former mayor of Walnut Grove. Born in Sweden in 1810, he
immigrated to the U.S. in 1835 to found a town that would reflect the
entire community, not just one person. He wanted to name the Minnesota
town "Hansonville", but after seeing that it took many people to build
a town, he decided to name it "Walnut Grove". He stayed as mayor of the
town and served his citizens well until the town went bankrupt in early
1875. Devastated by this, he suffered a massive stroke. During his
recovery, he gave up on himself until he finally decided to accept
the town's fate and thus took it upon himself to reconcile with the
town once it got back on his feet. He passed away in October of 1875 due
to continuing complications from his stroke. But Lars Hanson will always
be regarded as the person who brought a town together through crisis and
turmoil.
first appearance: "A Harvest Of Friends"
last appearance: "There's No Place Like Home"
Harlan, Dixon
(played by Cletus Young)
Henchman to Miles Standish. He served as Standish's right-hand man in
Winoka until the day he tried to rape young Mary Ingalls. Charles came
to her daughter's rescue before Harlan could do anything, and in return
he was beaten by Harlan. In retaliation, Jonathan Garvey gave Harlan his
good riddance and thus was never heard from again.
appearance: "As Long As We're Together"
Harrison, Dewey
(played by Eric Christmas)
Boyfriend and companion of Ruthy Leland. After Ruthy's husband died during the Civil War, Dewey began working for the widow and became companion and housekeeper. Dewey worked with Charles Ingalls for many months during the "Year Of The Drought" in the mid-1870s, and later assisted a young worker, Jason Carter, in tidying up the house for the summer. When Ruthy died, Dewey sold the summer house in Walnut Grove and spent the final ten years of his life in Bur Oak, Iowa.
appearance: "The Last Summer"
Hartwig, Irv
(played by Richard Jaeckel)
Blacksmith and child molester. Hartwig was one of Walnut Grove's most
respected blacksmith for many years. But during his career he hid his
true identity...Hartwig was a known sexual abuser, and wanted in several
states for many of his crimes. In 1877, he raped a young 15-year-old
girl named Sylvia Webb and impregnantated her. He cleverly disguised
himself so that no one knew it was him who did the crime. As the weeks
passed, he hired a 17-year-old boy named Albert Ingalls (to whom Sylvia
was engaged). Continuing to stalk Sylvia, Albert unwittingly told
Hartwig where to find her, tracking her down to an old abandonded house
miles from Walnut Grove. When Hartwig finally found her, he chased the
frightened youngster up a ladder, causing her to fall and fatally injuring
her. He was then shot by Sylvia's father, R. Webb, but Hartwig mysteriously
vanished from sight. Many citizens have presumed he collapsed and died
later on, while others have presumed he fled to Mexico. In any case, his
body has never been found.
appearance: "Sylvia"
Hartwig, Rev. John
(played by Edmund Stoiber)
Father of Irv Hartwig. John was an ordained minister who was in charge of
the wedding of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder.
appearance: "Laura Ingalls Wilder"
Haynes, Dr. Marvin
(played by Ralph Bellamy)
One of the last of the "old time" country doctors who practiced outside
of Walnut Grove for many decades. When old age started to wear him
down, he felt it was time to retire...but not before he took in one
last patient, Jenny Wilder, who had suffered minor brain damage after a
near drowning accident. Dr. Haynes was able to nurse the little girl
back to health, and with that his task as a doctor was finished. He
would be forever proud of what he did for both Jenny and his
patients.
appearance: "Marvin's Garden"
Henry, Solomon
(played by Todd Bridges)
A strange boy from the South who briefly ran away from home to seek a
proper education. Solomon was the son of two hard workers who labored
hard to support their child. But Solomon was also a petty thief.
When his parents discovered what he had done, Solomon ran away from home,
eventually catching up with the Ingalls on route to Walnut Grove.
The Ingalls took him in while Solomon was enrolled in the Walnut Grove
School. With the help of Laura Ingalls, he finally overcame his bad
habits and returned home back to his parents a changed person.
appearance: "The Wisdom Of Solomon"
Hodgekiss, Caleb
(played by Johnny Cash)
Down-on-his-luck con man who for many years posed as a minister to steal from
the rich townsfolk. One day, in Rev. Alden's absence, he was given the task of
collecting funds to save the church, but kept the money for himself. It was
left to the recovering Alden to finally set Caleb straight.
appearance: "The Collection"
Hodgekiss, Mattie
(played by June Carter Cash)
Wife of Caleb Hodgekiss who helped her husband see straight after he embezzled
church funds to save his family.
appearance: "The Collection"
Houser, Dr. Mitchell
(played by James T. Callahan)
Doctor who diagnosed Albert Ingalls' near-fatal blood disease. When Albert became ill in
1892, Dr. Houser conducted blood tests that confirmed Albert had a then-unknown blood disease
that he believed to be fatal. When Albert miraculosly recovered, Dr. Houser was left
stunned, dumbfounded that for the first time in his career he was wrong about his practice.
It is not known whether or not he quit his job as a doctor.
appearance: "Look Back To Yesterday"
Hungry
(played by Hungry the cat)
Feline who constantly hung around the Wilders during the Great Tornado of
1886 which struck Walnut Grove.
appearance: "Days Of Sunshine, Days Of Shadow"
Ingalls, Albert Quinn
(played by Matthew Labourteaux)
Adopted son of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. His real father was Jeremy
Quinn, who eventually disowned his son. Albert went to live in several orphanages and hostels before
he escaped into Winoka as a homeless boy. In 1875, during an Ingalls
family crisis, Laura discovered Albert living beneath buildings, making his
living off of shoeshine money. Feeling sorry for him, Laura eventually
introduced him to the Ingalls and took him in on the condition that he
find a good education. Eventually Albert became accepted as the Ingalls' son,
and wished to be adopted. But some months later the court tracked down Albert's
real father, Jeremy. When Jeremy eventually saw that his real son would be
much happier with the Ingalls than continue to grow up as he was before (by way of a ruse in which Albert faked being blind), he
reluctantly signed over custody of Albert to the Ingalls, and thus forever after
carried the Ingalls name.
But with it came the tragedies of family life. First, in 1876, he partially
caused a fire at the Blind School killing his own nephew, Adam Jr. (Mary's son).
Then, a year later, he lost his classmate and young fiance to whom he was
engaged, Sylvia Webb, to the murderous maneuvers of blacksmith Irv Hartwig.
Then, in 1888 while living in Bur Oak, Iowa, he fell into morphine
addiction. With the help of Charles Ingalls, he was able to kick his
habit.
It was after that experience that Albert began his studies to fulfill a life-long
dream...to become a doctor. He had wanted to become a doctor ever since the
Ingalls adopted him. But it almost came at a price.
In 1892, while returning to Walnut Grove for a visit, he began to suffer
uncontrollable nosebleeds. This led his adopted father Charles and Mr. Edwards
to seek medical help for him. After tests, physicians found he had contracted a rare
blood disease that was said to be fatal. Albert was on the brink of death,
but thanks to his own self-determination and unending faith in God, he
miraclously and courageously overcame his disease.
After leaving Walnut Grove, Albert returned to Bur Oak to resume his studies
and earned a Masters' degree in medicine. In 1899, he made a return visit
to Walnut Grove for the last time as Dr. Albert Ingalls. He did
not return there again as it was destroyed in 1901. He has not been heard
from since then. There are rumors that Albert died before Walnut Grove's
destruction, while others have claimed he moved to Mexico to set up his
practice. His whereabouts remain unknown.
first appearance: "As Long As We're Together"
last appearance: "Look Back To Yesterday"
Ingalls, Caroline Quiner Holbrook
(played by Karen Grassle)
Caroline was a loving mother to eight children (five natural {one of
which is now deceased}, and three
adopted). Caroline never knew her real father very well, but did have an
almost un-easy relationship with her stepfather whose last name was
Holbrook. Eventually, she made peace with him before he died in 1884.
When Caroline was 18, she married the man of her dreams...Charles Ingalls.
They first lived in the Big Woods, then the prairies of Kansas, but when
the government moved in, they found a new, permanent home in Walnut Grove,
Minnesota.
By that time she already had three children, all girls. But her greatest
desire was to have a boy. In 1870, she gave birth to Charles Frederick
Ingalls. But the newborn contracted a rare blood disease and quickly
passed away. Although it would devastate her for many years, she
remained a lady with a strong will, and that allowed her to give birth
to her final natural child, Grace Holbrook Ingalls, in 1874.
When Walnut Grove went bankrupt a year later after her daughter Mary became
blind, she naturally went with the family, eventually to find work in
downtown Winoka. But when luck finally hit the Ingalls, they returned
to Walnut Grove and normal small town life.
But she would later become bored with being just an ordinary housewife
with nothing to do, so in 1876 she took on a job at Nellie's Restaurant,
eventually to carry her name in order to build up profits. Her down-to-earth
style home cooking would become a top attraction in Walnut Grove, until the
family (including her three adopted children, Albert, James, and Cassandra),
had to move to Bur Oak, Iowa. She later returned to Walnut Grove in 1901 to
see her beloved town destroyed.
Caroline was also a schoolteacher prior to her marriage to Charles (she was
able to apply her teaching skills as a substitute teacher during her time in
Walnut Grove), which may have helped her successfully raise her children. She
was also a member of the Walnut Grove Church Comittee.
first appearance: Original movie
last appearance: "The Last Farewell"
Ingalls, Caroline Celesta ("Carrie")
(played by Lindsay Sidney Greenbush)
One of three daughters of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, born in 1863. She
was at times mischievious, but a very loving child. Not much is known about
her, except she did get a good education.
first appearance: Original movie
last appearance: "He Was Only Twelve"
Ingalls, Charles Frederick
Infant son of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. He was born in the spring of
1870, but weeks after his birth he developed a rare blood disorder (similar to
that which almost killed Albert Quinn Ingalls). He died shortly after.
appearance: "The Lord Is My Shepard"
Ingalls, Frederick Charles Phillip
(played by Michael Landon)
Charles, or "Pa" (as affectionately called) was a hard-working man who would
do absolutely anything to support his family no matter what it cost him. Born
in 1834, Charles was the son of Lansford and Laura Colby Ingalls. Growing up
in the Big Woods was not so hard for Charles, for he found living almost
luxurious for its location. In 1854 he met a young lady named Caroline Quiner.
Almost swept by her charms, he climbed up a trellis to Caroline's second
story bedroom window to propose to her. They were married soon after.
He had five natural children, Laura Elizabeth, Mary Caroline, Carrie
Quiner, Charles Frederick (who died after birth), and Grace Holbrook Ingalls.
He later adopted Albert Quinn, and James & Cassandra Cooper.
After moving from the Big Woods to the prairies of Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in
1870, he had no problem adjusting to life, for he knew whenever a crisis
occurred, such as weather disasters and other momentary predictaments, Charles
would go to great lengths to find work, even it it was 100 miles away. He
held a regular job as a lumberjack in an old factory eventually owned by
Isiah Edwards, whom he first befriended in 1869 while living in the prairies
of Kansas.
His Christian beliefs (as well as his sometimes "toughlove" attitude) would
help to keep the family together throughout their stay in Walnut Grove...though
it was almost short-lived. When Walnut Grove went bankrupt in 1875, he and the
family moved to Winoka, but later returned to Walnut Grove as quickly as they
had left. Then, in 1887, knowing he could no longer support his ever-growing
family in a small town, he and the Ingalls moved to Bur Oak, Iowa and found
work as a tailor, and eventually as a sales representative. Charles returned
to Walnut Grove on occasion, twice to help his adopted son Albert through
morphine addiction and a near-fatal illness, and for the last time in 1901
when the town was destroyed.
Through it all, Charles remained a fighter and hard worker while remaining
a loyal friend, father, and husband to the Ingalls family.
first appearance: Original movie
last appearance: "The Last Farewell"
Ingalls, Grace Holbrook
(played by Wendi & Brenda Turnbaugh)
Youngest natural child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls.
first appearance: "A Most Precious Gift"
last appearance: "He Was Only Twelve"
Ingalls, Lansford
(played by Arthur Hill)
Father of Charles Ingalls. When his wife, Laura Colby, died in 1872, he
came to Walnut Grove a very bitter and distraught man. But when he won
the love of his granddaughter Laura Ingalls, he changed his ways and
remained in Walnut Grove longer than he planned to stay. By the time he
finally returned home months later, he was a very happy man. It is not
known when he died.
appearance: "Journey In The Spring"
Ingalls, Laura Colby
Wife of Lansford Ingalls who died in 1872 following a brief illness.
Granddaughter Laura Ingalls Wilder was named after her.
appearance: "Journey In The Spring"
Ingalls, Mary Caroline
See Mary Ingalls Kendall.
Ingalls, Peter
(played by Mark Lenard)
Brother of Charles Ingalls, and son of Lansford & Laura Colby Ingalls. At
times Peter disapproved of Charles and his father, but eventually came to
an understanding.
appearance: "Journey In The Spring"
J
Jacobson, Elvira
(played by Eve Brent)
One of the women who helped Caroline Ingalls while Charles was away on
a job in 1870.
appearance: "100 Mile Walk"
Jacobson, Jacob
(played by Richard Hurst)
Husband of Elvira Jacobson, uncle of Sven Jacobson. Jacob was one of Charles Ingalls' quarry partners during one of Charles' many temporary paying jobs.
appearance: "100 Mile Walk"
Jacobson, Sven
(played by Sean Kelly)
Nephew of Jacob and Elvira Jacobson. He was one of Walnut Grove School's bullies during Hannibal Applewood's brief stint as teacher while Miss Beadle was absent.
appearance: "Troublemaker"
Janes, Charles
(played by Charles Tyner)
Owner of "Janes & Son", a clothing store in Bur Oak, Iowa. He inheirited
the business from his late father, Michael Janes, in order to keep the
franchise alive in the family. Mr. Janes hired Charles Ingalls as
manager/assistant, but would not allow family to interfere with work.
When a family emergency involving Albert Ingalls developed, Charles left
to answer the call, but Mr. Janes was forced to fire him. Later, Janes
replaced his associate with Harrison Brown, Rachel's father.
appearance: "Home Again"
Jensen, Jonathan
(played by Ernest Borgnine)
Man who saved the life of Laura Ingalls in 1870. Actually, he was not a
real person but an apparition of a man who once settled in Walnut Grove
years before. The apparition was sent by God to take
the form of a human being in order to help Laura Ingalls cope with the
grief over the loss of her baby brother Charles Frederick. Jonathan
settled upon a huge mountain (known to many as "Jonathan's Mountain") and
found Laura sleeping. Laura sought "his" help in sending a signal to
God to return the baby Charles in exchange for Laura. While caring for the
little girl, the angel constructed a personalized cross for Laura. When
Laura lost her cross, Jonathan helped her build a fire that could be seen
for miles. Laura and Jonathan prayed that God would answer the girl's
request. The prayer was answered when Pa Charles and Mr. Edwards
discovered the cross bearing Laura's name flowing down a river and the
smoke that was coming from the mountain. Jonathan determined that God had
answered her prayer...in a way that Laura needed to return to a family
that loves her and needs her. When Jonathan convinced Laura to return to
her father, his mission for God on Earth was finished. The apparition
disappeared without a trace, and Laura was reunited with her family. To
this day, the Ingalls family has claimed Jonathan never appeared and that
Laura's entire experience was just a dream.
appearance: "The Lord Is My Shepherd"
Johnson, Johnny
(played by Mitch Vogel)
Naive student who went to school in Walnut Grove at a late age. He had a
crush on Mary Ingalls, while sister Laura took a fancy to him, causing
tension among the sisters. Weeks later, Johnny took off to find his
own adventures, under Mr. Edwards' supervision. When Johnny was able to
see the errors of his ways, he returned home to Walnut Grove. A couple of
years later, he left the town to become a laborer in dry goods.
first appearance: "The Love Of Johnny Johnson"
last appearance: "To See The World"
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Kagan, Joe
(played by Moses Gunn)
Professional boxer-turned-janitor. Kagan was once one of the biggest
prize fighters of the 1850s and '60s, traveling the circuit and taking on
some of the country's toughest opponents. Illness eventually took its toll
on him, but he was determined to continue fighting "one more round". Soon,
his obsession cost him his marriage and his family.
In 1874, tired and feeling defeated, he came to Walnut Grove to put up
a challenge for one final fight. When he became exhausted and near-suidical,
Charles Ingalls looked after Kagan for a few short months to set him
straight and get his strength back by working for Mr. Hanson's Mill.
When Kagan finally regained his strength, he returned to Sleepy Eye only
to find his own grown son Tim had followed in his father's footsteps. When
Kagan confronted his son (whom he had not seen in years) in a boxing match,
he defeated him, but in the process taught Tim there were more important
things in life than fighting. Kagan then retired from boxing forever and
in the remaining years of his life worked as a janitor for the Mankato and
Sleepy Eye Blind Schools, occasionally helping blind children stand up for
what's right. He was killed in the Great Tornado of 1886.
first appearance: "The Fighter"
last appearance: "Make A Joyful Noise"
Kagan, Janie
(played by Ketty Lester)
Twin sister of Hester-Sue Terhune and ex-wife of Joe Kagan. Janie was
married to Joe Kagan for 13 years but divorced him in 1864 when she
discovered that his love for boxing was more important than marriage.
Janie died many years later of a broken heart.
appearance: "The Fighter"
Kagan, Tim
(played by Justin Moses and Daryl Roach)
Only child of Joe & Janie Kagan. He was abandoned by his father at the age
of 10. Tim would not see his father again until he was 23 years old, and
by then he had became a fighter, following in the footsteps of his own
father. In fact, Tim's final opponent was his own father! When
Tim was knocked out, he was taught the most important lesson of all...not
to become a shadow of his own parents. With that, Tim made peace with
his father and left Sleepy Eye forever to pursue other interests.
appearance: "The Fighter"
Kendall, Adam Charles
(played by Linwood Boomer)
Husband of Mary Ingalls. As a young man, Adam was blinded in a freak accident.
He then spent many years in a School For The Blind in Iowa, first as a student,
then as a teacher's assistant.
In 1875 the head of the Blind School gave Adam his newest assignment...Mary
Ingalls, who had herself become blind. Despite his new subject's feistiness,
Adam taught Mary everything she needed to know on becoming adjusted to her
blindness, including how to eat, and how to communicate. Despite his own
shortcomings, Adam became attracted to her charms and he fell in love with her.
Late that year, while preparing to be married in Sleepy Eye, then were faced with the
possibility of having a baby born to blind parents. Adam gave up on himself
at first, but eventually came to his senses.
Not long after that, Adam and Mary led a group of blind students on a journey
that took them hundreds of miles away to the outskirts of Mankato, and there
they established the Harriet Oleson School For The Blind.
The following year, Adam and Mary's son, Adam Charles Holbrook Kendall Jr. was
born. Adam was estatic on being a father. His dream was to raise his Adam
Jr. as normal as possible without having him become a shadow of his parents.
But those dreams were burned away in a fire at the Oleson Blind School set
by Albert Ingalls and another blind student. Both Adam Jr. and Alice Garvey
(another helper) were killed. Adam was crushed at the thought his only normal
child would die, never being able to appreciate what Adam and Mary had
long missed.
Adam turned to his father, Giles Kendall, for help to fund a new blind
school which would be rebuilt in the same site as the original building.
But well after construction was underway, Giles died broke, leaving Adam
with no money to continue rebuilding the blind school, so he decided to
re-establish it in an abandoned building in the town of Sleepy Eye.
Eight years later, in 1884, Adam suffered another freak accident, this time
reversing his blindness. Adam was jubilant he could see for the first
time in many, many years. His rediscovered sight allowed him to fulfill a
life-long dream...to become a lawyer. He studied in Law School and earned
a Masters' Degree in Justice. After searching for a job, he eventually opened
his own practice in Walnut Grove, but when he found he and Mary could not make
a living there, they decided to move where they could make money. So in
1885 the Kendalls moved to New York and set up practice at his father's old
law firm. He has been very successful in the years since.
first appearance: "I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away"
last appearance: "The Christmas They Never Forgot"
Kendall Jr., Adam Charles Holbrook
Infant son of Mary Ingalls and Adam Kendall. Born in early 1876, died in
a fire at the Harriet Oleson School for the Blind in the outskirts of
Mancado months later.
last appearance: "May We Make Them Proud"
Kendall, Mary Ingalls
(played by Melissa Sue Anderson)
Oldest daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. Born Mary Caroline Ingalls
in 1857, she was raised first in the Big Woods, then the plains of Kansas,
and eventually in Walnut Grove. She was one of the top students in her
class in elementary school and was on her way to being a teacher's aide,
until her health problems began in 1871.
First her eyesight began to deteriorate to a point where she needed glasses,
then a year later she suffered internal injuries due to an accident
involving a horse.
By 1875 she suffered a near-fatal bout with Scarlet Fever, which greatly
affected her eyesight. Later that year, Mary went blind, leaving her
terrified and frightened. She was sent to Iowa by her parents to blind
school. It was there that she met a teacher's assistant, Adam Kendall. At
first she resented her new condition, but thanks to Adam's help she began to
accept her handicap and learned to live with her blindness. By the end of
1875, Mary had fallen in love with her teacher and married him.
The next year, Mary became pregnant. She was overjoyed at becoming a
mother, but soon after suffered a miscarriage. Not one to give up, she
became pregnant again, and eventually gave birth to Adam Charles Holbrook
Kendall Jr. At first she couldn't face raising a child with blind parents,
but would soon accept it. But as quickly as the Kendalls moved and
re-established the Blind School near Mankato, their son died in a fire
set at the school by her own adopted brother, Albert Ingalls.
Her son's death left her in a state of shock for weeks, but Albert would
indirectly snap her out of it, thus Mary came to grips with her loss.
As the years passed, Mary continued to stay by her husband's side, even
when Adam regained his sight and eventually became a lawyer in 1884. But
times were tough for the Kendalls even in Walnut Grove, so the following
year Mary and her husband moved to New York. Mary would return to Walnut
Grove for the final time at Christmas 1885.
Despite the tragedies Mary has suffered in her life, she remains a lady
with a strong will to live.
first appearance: Original movie
last appearance: "The Christmas They Never Forgot"
Kennedy, Christy
(played by Tracie Savage)
Student at Walnut Grove school for one season (1870-71) and best friend
of Mary Ingalls. She died during the annual plague of 1872.
first appearance: "Country Girls"
last appearance: "The Voice Of Tinker Jones"
Kennedy, Sandy
(played by Robert Hoffman)
Brother of Christy Kennedy and student at Walnut Grove School for one
season (1870-71). He moved away from Walnut Grove shortly after the
death of his sister Christy in 1872.
first appearance: "Country Girls"
last appearance: "The Racoon"
Konig, John
(played by Max Power)
One of the men who blasted rocks along with Charles Ingalls, Jack
Peters, and company during a crucial job in 1870.
appearance: "100 Mile Walk"
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