Adam Kendall was the husband of Mary Ingalls. At a young age, Adam was fishing with his Father. As he was walking over the rocks to cross the rushing stream, he fell in and hit his head. He woke up in the doctor's office later and was blind. Adam first met Mary while she was at the Burton School for the Blind in Iowa where he worked as a teacher. At first, she despised him, but eventually the two fell in love and got married.