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Many died of starvation and exposure. Eliza’s father had suffered a hand injury while repairing a wagon, and his wound grew gangrenous. He spent the winter bedridden, lovingly tended by Tamsen.
On 14 April 1846, three-year-old Eliza Donner left Springfield, Illinois, and set out for California in a covered wagon with fifteen members of her extended family. The family name would soon go down in history for the tragedy that overtook them on the long trail to California.
22 gru 2023 · Is this your ancestor? Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Eliza (Donner) Houghton born 1843 Sangamon, Illinois, United States died 1922 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States including ancestors + 4 photos + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
Jacob Donner, 56(?), died at the Alder Creek camp in mid-December, 1846. His wife Elizabeth, 45, died at the Alder Creek camp in early April, 1847. Their son George, 9, was rescued by the First Relief.
22 sty 2020 · The youngest Donner girls, Georgia and Eliza were inside, crushed underneath the furniture and goods that had collapsed on top of them. They were both rescued, though Eliza Donner almost became the last casualty of the month, practically suffocating under the weight.
11 maj 1986 · Tamsen Donner died at Donner Lake, following the death of her husband. The lone survivor at the camp, Lewis Keseberg, later confessed to cannibalizing her body.
2 mar 2020 · It was Eliza Donner, who was four years old when her mother Tamsen sent her away with a rescue party, and Keseberg, the man accused of murdering her mother. At their reunion, Keseberg fell to his knees and swore he did not kill Tamsen – though he wouldn’t deny eating her remains.
