Saw this movie many years ago and cannot recall the title. The main female actress reminds me of someone "like" Patricia neal. but I did a search in her Bio and couldn't find the movie. Here is the plot outline. Its in the early years possibly early 1900's and a family living in the wilderness is struggling to make ends meet. There are several children. Sickness comes and one of the children must be quarantined. He survives but then the father catches it and dies. The mother is left with all these kids. She gets sick and knows she is going to die so she calls her oldest son (about 12 yrs old) into her room and tells him he must be strong and go out and find homes for each of his brothers and sisters. So one by one he takes them around to all the neighbors after his mothers death and gives them away.
Tags: Family, living, Movie, Wilderness