Abigail MacBride Allen

Abigail MacBride Allen (born 1970) is the heir of the literary rights to the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder[1] and is the daughter of Roger Lea MacBride, the 1976 Libertarian candidate for President of the U.S.[2]

At the time of her father's death in 1995,[3] it was estimated that the value of the "Little House" fortune was $100 million.[1] Little is known about her life or current residence, though she traveled with her father frequently during his 1976 presidential bid.[4] She also made public appearances with Roger Lea MacBride during events celebrating Laura Ingalls Wilder.[5]

She was living in Charlottesville, VA and Miami Beach at the time of her father's death in 1995.[3] She is not the biological heir of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Wilder's daughter Rose Wilder Lane, who had no children, befriended a young Roger Lea MacBride and later made him her heir. She treated him just as a mother would.[5] Abigail was adopted by Roger Lea MacBride shortly after her birth in 1970. [4] Her rights as sole heir to the "Little House" fortune came in 2001 after a contentious two-year lawsuit.[6] No images are publicly available, but she was described as a "raven-haired Southern beauty" by a New York Post reporter in 1999.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Margolis, Rick (June 1, 2001) "Settlement on 'Little House' Books", School Library Journal
  2. ↑ St. John, Jeffrey (September 30, 1975) "MacBride Plans Campaign". Merced Sun-Star
  3. 1 2 Saxon, Wolfgang (March 8, 1995) "Roger MacBride, 65, Libertarian And 'Little House' Heir, Is Dead", The New York Times
  4. 1 2 Ward, Penny (March 29, 1976) "Libertarian Roger Lea MacBride Dreams of Vaulting from the Little House to the White House." People Magazine
  5. 1 2 Chin, Paula (November 1, 1999) "Little Uproar on the Prairie", People Magazine
  6. ↑ Johnson, Doug (December 18, 1999) "'Little House' Royalties at Issue in Lawsuit", Seattle Times
  7. ↑ Levine, Hallie (November 3, 1999) "Lawsuit on the Prairie," New York Post
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