Of the nearly 90 members who left Illinois, only around 45 made it to California. Donner Pass in the 1870s. Supplies dwindled and they were pushed to starvation. Survivors went on to carry the scars of their experience for the rest of their lives, constantly reminded of their tragedy by the media, and their own nightmares. In 1862 he married Margaret J. Watson. Trudeau visited the Donner girls periodically over the next forty years, and continued to assure them and newspapers that cannibalism had not occurred at Alder Creek. Horrible, horrible!”. Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society The group made good progress all the way to Fort Laramie (in what is now southeastern Wyoming ), covering roughly 650 miles (1,050 km) in six weeks. Congressman and Donner went on to write a book about the Donner Party’s demise. One of the most puzzling aspects of the Donner Party is why so many women survived, and so many men died. Son James Jr., 5, was rescued by the First Relief. Isabella, 1, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. That author arranged for two survivors of the Donner Party to reconnect. A single man with no relatives among the Donner Party, Stanton became the greatest hero of the tragedy by his selfless sacrifice. A lot of the survivors spent the immediate aftermath recovering in present-day Sacramento at Sutter’s Fort. Jean Baptiste Trudeau, a teenager on the Donner expedition, later denied reports of cannibalism. Direct descendants of the party's Donner, Reed, Breen, Graves and Murphy families will attend the event. In 1847, she wrote, according to The Indifferent Stars Above: “I hope I shall not live long for I am tired of this troublesome world and I want to go to my mother.”. “I wish I could cry but I cannot,” Graves said. They settled in Tulare County, where they had seven children. Georges daughter from a previous marriage, Leanna, 12, was rescued by the First Relief. He never married. His wife Amanda, 30, survived the Snowshoe Party. Sadly, she died shortly after arriving at Sutters Fort. The first rescue party left Sutter's Fort on Jan. 31 and found the survivors at Donner Lake on Feb. 18, 1847. Upon his rescue in April, Keseberg also allegedly admitted to having cannibalized the body of Tamsen Donner, the wife of George Donner, even though she was relatively healthy and had stayed behind with her husband who was too ill to travel. Son William, 18, was rescued by the First Relief. He arrived safely at Sutters Fort, and attempted a rescue in November, 1846. Son, Lewis, Jr., new born on the Trail, died at the Lake cabins on January 4, 1847. Starving and driven to cannibalism after snows trapped their caravan in a snowy Sierra Nevada mountain pass, the survivors relayed to their rescuers the horrific … Son Simon, 10, was rescued by the Third Relief. Son Jonathan, 7, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. Accused of cannibalism, murder, and stealing, German immigrant Lewis Keseberg became the villain of the Donner Party. In the spring of 1847, the last rescue party finally reached the desperate remains of the Donner Party. SANTA ROSA, May 17.—Robert Crooks, a negro, who was one of the survivors of the Donner party, passed away this afternoon at the County Hospital, where he had been spending his remaining days. Their son George, 9, was rescued by the First Relief. They settled in Knights Valley, Sonoma County, and had nine children. He died in 1903. The Donner family suffered more than most families. Teamster Walter Herron, 25,accompanied James Reed after Reed was banished by the Party on October 5, 1846. The man’s reputation had tormented and ostracized him, leaving him widowed and caring for two mentally-disabled daughters. Patrick Breens diary reflects the simple, honest approach to life, and is the only contemporary written account of the winter entrapment. They had a daughter, but Mary died in 1860. The old Belgian Hardkoop, about 60, who had joined the Donner Party at Bridgers Fort, was put out of the wagon by Keseberg on October 8, 1846, near present Winemucca, Nevada, and failed to make it to camp. Wolfinger, Spitzer and Reinhardt were involved in one of the most mysterious episodes of the Donner Party. They first ate their pack animals and dogs. You can read about the family at McCutchenNorthwest.com. Patrick Breen, 51, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. Teamster Samuel Shoemaker, 25, died at the Alder Creek camp in mid-December, 1846. Antonio, about 23, died at the Snowshoe Partys Camp of Death on December 25, 1846. Out of the 45 survivors, 32 were children. Son Thomas, 3, was rescued by the Second Relief. Son Lemuel, 12, died on December 27, 1846, at the Snowshoe Partys Camp of Death. The survivors of the Donner Party settled throughout California, and some became quite well known with numerous descendants. Wolfinger, 26, never returned after abandoning his wagon at the Humboldt Sink about October 15, 1846. Their daughter Frances, 6, was rescued by the Third Relief. In order to survive, members of what ended up being called the Donner Party did indeed turn to survival cannibalism. Sarahs husband Jay Fosdick, 23, tried to escape with the Snowshoe Party. Clarke. In 1847 he was quoted by a US Navy Lt. Daughter Eleanor, 15, was rescued by the First Relief. Teamster John Snyder, 25, was killed by James Reed in a fight at Pauta Pass, present Golconda Summit, Nevada, on October 5, 1846. He died in 1899. In 1859 she married Sherman O. Houghton. Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors. The Donners friend John Denton, 28, died after being left behind by the First Relief on February 24, 1847. Eldest daughter, Sarah, 22, survived the Snowshoe Party. More than half of the 81 people trapped at Truckee Lake were underage, and six of them were infants. Shortly after her arrival at Johnsons Ranch, she received a marriage proposal from Edward Pyle, Jr. She rejected the offer, and Pyle married Mary Graves. The employees who accompanied the Reeds fared no better than the Donner employees. But a judge allowed the book’s publication. He piloted the Snowshoe Party until he became too weak to keep up. Like Murphy, 20-year-old Mary Graves was also left an orphan and forced to marry just three months after being rescued. After raising funds for, and leading the Second Relief, Reed settled his family in San Jose, where he farmed and was active in San Jose civic affairs. Son James, 3, died at the Lake cabins in early March, 1847. James Reed was the only adult survivor of the Donner Party to publish an extensive account, beginning with J. Merryman’s newspaper article based on Reed’s notes in the December 9, 1847 Illinois Journal, and Reed’s own article The Snow-Bound, Starved Emigrants of 1846 published in the Pacific Rural Press in 1871. Covillaud founded a town on his land, and called it Marysville. His wife Eleanor, 25, died at the Lake cabins on February 7, 1847. Son William, 11, was rescued by the First Relief. He died in 1873. Six months after her rescue, she married. Survivors in the Spotlight As soldiers were burning the Donner Party’s dead up at Donner Lake, their family members who’d made it out alive were safe and warm miles away in the west. James Frazier Reed and Margaret Keyes Reed, survivors of the Donner party. Harriets husband William Pike, 25, died at Truckee Meadows, present Reno, Nevada, in late October, 1846, accidentally shot by his brother-in-law William Foster. In 1911, she published The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate. In 1849 he struck it rich in the Gold Rush, bringing home $12,000 in gold. When the final rescue party arrived at the Donner camp in April, 1847, Lewis Keseberg was the only survivor. In 1911, she published her book. Crooks was a native … In 1869 she married Thomas McMahon, brother of Catherine McMahon who was married to Isabellas brother James. Daniel A. Jenks/Library of CongressPioneers crossing the Humboldt River in Western Nevada. She died in 1877. George Donner was elected Captain of the Party at the Little Sandy River on July 20, 1846, but several people joined the Party later, at Fort Bridger and in the Wasatch Mountains. Here’s What Happened To The Surviving Members Of The Donner Party. Houghton became mayor of San Jose and a U.S. Salvadore died, or was killed by the Snowshoe Party, on about January 9, 1847, in the foothills above Bear River. Elizas half-brother Baylis Williams, 24, died on December 15, 1846 at the Lake cabins. As Donner party survivor, 12-year-old Patty Reed, wrote to her cousin in 1847: “Oh Mary, I have not wrote you half of the trouble we have had, but I have wrote you enough to let you know now that you don’t know what trouble is.”, She ominously added, “Thank God we have all got through…[we were] the only family that did not eat human flesh.”. Daughter Nancy, 9, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. James Reed, who was the leader of the Donner Party in fact if not in name, arrived in California ahead of the Party, and mounted two rescue attempts. In 1896 he presented a talk at Truckee, California, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Donner Party. Daughter Lovina, 13, was rescued by the First Relief. Sarahs son George Foster, 4, died at the Murphy cabin at the Lake in mid-March, 1847. These men joined the Donner Party along the trail. His wife Elizabeth, 47, was taken out by the Second Relief, but abandoned at Starved Camp, where she died during the first week of March, 1847. After surviving an abusive first marriage, Murphy married Charles Covillaud, a miner who established the city of Marysville, California, which he had named for her. Both the pass and the lake were named after the Donner Party. Son John, 14, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. McGlashans inquiries, Eliza began collecting accounts of the tragedy from her sisters. Margarets mother Sarah Keyes, 75, died on May 29, 1846 at Alcove Springs, near present Marysville, Kansas. “We shall never forget the manuscript of that letter,” the editor recalled. One returned with supplies and was trapped--Charles Stanton--and he brought two more with him: Luis and Salvadore. His wife Doriss, 19, was rescued by the First Relief. Babcock. He stayed with the Donner girls after their rescue. Daughter Mary, 20, survived the Snowshoe Party. This photo provided by Keith Sutter shows the 4 Forlorn Hope Expedition members from … He treated her badly, but as a poor orphan she felt she had little choice. Mary died in 1867. In 1849 she married William McDonnell. But rumors swirled that Keseberg had murdered her in order to eat her. Franklin Graves, 57, died at the Snowshoe Partys Camp of Death on December 25, 1846. He lived to old age in San Jose. Georges brother Jacobs family suffered more most of the families. She married John L. Schenck, and lived until 1934, the second-to-last survivor of the Donner Party. William Eddy died in 1859. William McCutchen was a hero of the Donner Party. Lawrence & Houseworth/Library of Congress. RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on foot to try to pinpoint the final … Daughter Elizabeth, 1, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. William Eddy, 28, survived the Snowshoe Party, and returned leading the Third Relief. Isabella died in 1935, the last survivor of the Donner Party. His wife, Philippine, 23, was rescued by the First Relief. Teamster James Smith, 25, died in mid-December at the Donners camp on Alder Creek. The Reeds had two more children. Williams recollections were colored by his bitterness towards the other Party members, Reed in particular. In 1855 she married Rev. Stanton returned with seven mules loaded with provisions, and two Indians from Sutters Fort. Reed died in 1874. Nye and settled in Marysville. Eliza forgave him, though many still believe that Keseberg was every bit the inhuman murderer that the rumors said he was. The newspapers that first published the diary did not even name the author, a contrast to the newspaper accounts of the Reeds. Just three months after her rescue and with no other option, Mary married an abusive man. Herron was a days ride ahead with the Donners. Second eldest Murphy daughter Harriet, 21, survived the Snowshoe Party. He died the first week of January, 1847, in the foothills above the Bear River. The Sweetest Morsel. She died in 1891. As many as 21 members had been eaten. The court found for Keseberg, but awarded him only one dollar in damages. “If I could forget the tragedy, perhaps I would know how to cry again.”. By eating the fallen, many in the Donner Party managed to survive the winter—just barely—and were discovered by a series of staggered rescue parties stretching from February 16 to April 17. Number who perished ................................... Dif against males, and in favor of females.... George Donner, 60(? Reinhardt and Spitzer, who accompanied Wolfinger, reported that Wolfinger was killed by Indians, but many of the Donner Party suspected Reinhardt and Spitzer of killing Wolfinger. Eldest Murphy daughter Sarah, 23, survived the Snowshoe Party. After her arrival in California, she was taken in by a Swiss couple at Sutters Fort, Christian and Mary Brunner. The two Indians who accompanied Stanton from Sutters Fort did not survive either. Unknown/Wikimedia CommonsJean Baptiste Trudeau, a teenager on the Donner expedition, later denied reports of cannibalism. Pyle was killed a few years later, and in 1851 Mary married J.T. Of the 81 people who became stranded at … She soon divorced Johnson, and married Charles Covillaud. A.H. Pardee. Five people died before reaching the Sierra Nevada mountains: Luke Halloran, John Snyder Hardkoop, Wolfinger and William Pike. Luke Halloran, 25, died at the Lower Wells, present Grantsville, Utah, on August 25, 1846. R.W. In 1879 he married Sarah Adams in San Jose. In March 1847 when the third rescue team reached Donner Lake, rescuers discovered that German immigrant Lewis Keseberg, who’d been traveling with his own family, had eaten two children. A more revolting and appalling spectacle I never witnessed.”, In the years that followed, the Californa mountain settlement would become known as “Cannibal Camp” and the adjacent lake that was their final resting place renamed “Donner Lake.”. The single men who accompanied the Donners fared very poorly. They rode ahead from Relief Springs, Nevada, to Sutters Fort for supplies. Edward died in 1890. “It was blotted all over with the tears which the poor girl shed while describing the sufferings of her famish[ed] parents, their death, and the flesh of their dead bodies furnishing food for their starving children! He returned to Missouri to attend law school, and then returned to Virginia City, Nevada, to practice law. The Donner Party was the most famous tragedy during the westward migration.Almost ninety wagon train emigrants were unable to cross the Sierra Nevada before winter, and almost one-half starved to death. Teamster Noah James, 20, was rescued by the First Relief. In June, 1847, Breen, Murphy and several other settlers returned to the Lake to salvage the Breens wagons and goods. Because Tamsen Donner had … James F. Reed made it out of the Sierra Nevada to Rancho Johnson in late October. Teamster: Milford (Milt) Elliott, 28, died on February 9, 1847, at the Murphy cabin by the Lake. Prof. Donald Grayson of the University of Washington conducted a more scholarly mortality study, published in a 1994 paper and an earlier 1990 paper. Luis died, or was killed by the Snowshoe Party, on about January 9, 1847, in the foothills above Bear River. But when they returned on April 17, Keseberg was alone, having eaten his remaining companions. Son Landrum, 15, died at the Murphy cabin at the Lake on January 30, 1847. She and her husband William had at least five children in California. T. H. O’Sullivan/United States Geological SurveyDonner Pass in the 1870s. He was safe and recovering at Sutter's Fort, but each day he became more concerned for the fate of his family and friends. Harriets daughter Catherine Pike, 1, died at the Murphy cabin at the Lake on February 20, 1847. In 1855 she moved in with her half-sister Elitha and her husband. RENO — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on foot to try to pinpoint the final 90-mile route survivors of the infamous tale of cannibalism finally cut through mountain snow drifts to safety in the winter of 1846-47. Many gossiped that Keseberg bragged about having eaten human flesh, and told some that Tamsen Donner’s liver “was the sweetest morsel he’d ever tasted.”. His wife Margaret (Peggy), 40, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. Simon died in 1899. He pleaded with Colonel John C. Frémont to gather a team of men to cross the pass and help the company. Despite the infamy of their ordeal, many … His wife Margaret W. Reed, 32, was rescued by the First Relief. Sherman and Eliza had six children. Unknown/Wikimedia CommonsJames and Margaret Reed managed to survive the Donner Party disaster with their four children. He returned to Tennessee, where he married and had five children. The rescue expedition successfully reunited James with his wife and four children, who settled in San Jose. He died in 1910 at Marshall in Tomales Bay, Marin County. Among the group was Illinois businessman James Reed, the Murphy family, the Breen family, and the Donner family, also Illinois based. Donner Party Survivor, Pioneer, Boarding House Owner. Descendants of members Doris Wolfinger, Noah James and … T. H. O’Sullivan/United States Geological Survey. Son Lewis, 3, died at the Alder Creek camp about March 7, 1847. Georges daughter from a previous marriage, Elitha Cumi, 14, was rescued by the First Relief. Each party rescued different groups of victims, and each found similar nightmares. Margarets daughter from a previous marriage, Virginia Backenstoe Reed, 13, was rescued by the First Relief. McCutchen joined James Reed on his unsuccessful relief of November, 1846, and on the Second Relief. He then returned with Eddy and Foster on the Third Relief. In 1849, Patrick and Peggy had another son, William. He became a blacksmith in Calistoga, California, and was a valuable informant for McGlashan, locating the cabin sites. After their rescue, the Donner Party survivors became famous and then infamous. RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on … Simon, 9, was rescued by the First Relief. He became a Superior Court judge in San Benito County, and later an Assemblyman. They settled in Calistoga, and had five children. RENO, Nev. – Two backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the past seven years researching and … Rescuers even alleged that they saw Trudeau carrying a human leg. Charles Stanton, 35, left the Party with William McCutchen on about September 12, 1846. Shortly after her arrival at Johnsons Ranch, she married Perry McCoon, whose schooner had carried the Second Relief across the swollen Feather River. He married Marie Constance Pdeancet and had two children. Son Isaac, 5, was taken out by the Second Relief, but he died during the storm at Starved Camp about March 7, 1847. He was joined by McCutchen, who had been unable to return with Stanton, as well as some members of th… In 1884, Jean Baptiste Trudeau told fellow survivor Eliza Donner that he witnessed no cannibalism – yet in 1847 Trudeau confessed to rescuers that he had eaten human flesh. They vowed only to restrain themselves from eating a relative’s flesh. Donner and her surviving sisters raised each other in the San Francisco Bay Area until 1861 when she married Sherman Otis Houghton, the widower of another Donner Party survivor. In 1880 he was the City Attorney of Marysville, California. While a small number denied the tales of cannibalism, at least eight survivors personally admitted to eating human flesh. Their daughter Martha (called Patty), 8, was rescued by her fathers Second Relief. If you are searching for genealogical information about your family, the US Gen Web Project is an excellent place to start. He married Catherine McMahon and had a son who died young, and two daughters. Some of the most substantial proof … It is not known if the quotations are accurate, exaggerated or fabricated. Daughter, Ada, 3, was taken out by the First Relief, but died on about February 25, 1847, near present Kingvale. Last survivor of the Donner Party: 29 April 1847 James Stephens Brown: 25 … He married and had three sons. Most of the survivors were comprised of children, as well — including one-year-old Isabella Breen, who died when she was 90. Just three months after her rescue, she married William Johnson, co-owner of Johnsons Ranch. Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors 4 athletes from California are trying to put themselves in the shoes of the Donner Party. She married Frank Lewis in 1856, and they had eight children. They had eight children. Harriets daughter Naomi Pike, 3, was rescued by the First Relief. Both the pass and the lake were named after the Donner Party. Caught by the sudden storm the first week of November, and hampered by a shortage of large trees and strong men to cut them, The Donners did not construct cabins. The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate, this gallery of infamous frontiersmen in full color. In 1848 he married Mrs. P. Alfred, but they divorced in 1854 after having two children. Of the 83 members of the Donner Party who were trapped in the mountains, only 45 survived to reach California. Lavinia Jackson Murphy, 50, died at the Murphy cabin at the Lake in late March, 1847. She married John App on September 26, 1852, and had three children. About December 21, 1846, he failed to come up to the Snowshoe Partys camp near Sixmile Valley. At just four years old, Eliza Donner was one of the last survivors of the Donner Party to be rescued from Donner Lake. Daughter Mary, 7, was rescued by the Third Relief, after being abandoned at Starved Camp by the Second Relief. Son Samuel, 4, died at the Alder Creek camp about March 12, 1847. Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors AssociatedPress 1 min ago. Elizabeths son from a previous marriage, William Hook, 12, was taken out by the First Relief, but he died from overeating at the Bear Valley on February 28, 1847. Fifteen members of the party tried to cross the pass in December of 1846 to get help, but 12 days later, they turned to cannibalism to survive. In the spring of 1847, the last rescue party finally reached the desperate remains of the Donner Party. He left about $1,500 in coin to George Donner, which was probably the $500 per child offered by Tamsen Donner to the members of the Second Relief to carry out her three daughters. In 1863 she married W.A. In 1864 he married Amelia Anderson. Joseph Reinhardt, about 30, died at the Alder Creek camp in mid-December, 1846. Because many of the survivors were children and thus orphaned, the young women and teens were forced to marry in order to survive. The rescuers were reportedly forced to leave Keseberg and four other survivors of the Donner Party at the lake as they were unable to transport everyone to safety. Four people left the Party to ride ahead for supplies: Charles Stanton, William McCutchen, James Reed and Walter Herron. His body was found by the Third Relief. Sarahs husband William Foster, 28, survived the Snowshoe Party, and returned with the Third and Fourth Reliefs. He rejoined the Party the last week of October, 1846, along the Truckee River. "Little Patty Reed" was 8 years old when her parents, James Frazier Reed and Margret Wilson Keyes left Springfield, Illinois as members of the ill fated Donner Party. Unknown/Wikimedia CommonsAccused of cannibalism, murder, and stealing, German immigrant Lewis Keseberg became the villain of the Donner Party. Her frostbitten and burned foot healed, and she was taken in by John and Priscilla Cottrell in Santa Clara County. A deadly combination of travel delays and difficult terrain stranded the caravan of now 79 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains — where snowfalls reached 22 feet high. In April 1846, 10 families and a collection of single men set out on a westward journey from Illinois through the Great Plains. He worked at the Wolfskill Ranch, and is buried at Winters, California. He died in 1870 after a fall from a horse. Lawrence & Houseworth/Library of CongressStumps cut by members of the Donner Party show how deep the snow had gotten. In the late 1870s, prompted by C.F. His wife Elizabeth, 45, died at the Alder Creek camp in early April, 1847. About the day after George died, Tamsen died at the Lake cabin of Lewis Keseberg. The Murphy family suffered greatly, but those who survived did well in California. In 1856 she married John Cyrus. Pioneers crossing the Humboldt River in Western Nevada. The Breens friend and neighbor Patrick Dolan, 35, died on December 26, 1846, at the Snowshoe Partys Camp of Death. They had no children, and James, Jr. died in 1901. (Reed, Margaret, Virginia and Martha streets in downtown San Jose are named for the Reed family.) Top: Painting of Donner Party by Vincent Decourt.Bottom: Statue at the Donner Party Memorial State Park in Truckee, Calif. Photo courtesy of user Noah_Loverbear on Wikimedia Commons. Edward, 13, was rescued by the First Relief. Lewis Keseberg, 32, was the last member of the Party to be rescued, by the Fourth Relief. Lewis Keseberg was the most infamous and vilified member of the Donner Party. After James Reed stabbed and killed a fellow Donner Party member, the group banished him and he managed to make it through Donner Pass before the snows trapped his family and the rest of the pioneers. The Donner Party’s Survivors. Most of the Donner Party consisted of children and adolescents. They had ten children. ), died at the Alder Creek camp on March 27, 1847, His wife Tamsen, 45, stayed with her husband until he died, and then attempted to cross the mountains on her own. Servant, Eliza Williams, 25, was rescued by the First Relief. “Who better than survivors knew the heart-rending circumstances of life and death in those mountain camps?” She reported. RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on foot to try to pinpoint the final 90-mile (145-kilometer) route survivors of the infamous tale of cannibalism finally cut through mountain snow drifts to safety in the winter of 1846-47. Jacob Donner, 56(? Patrick, Jr., 11, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. 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