Eliza Poor Donner Houghton (1843 - 1922)

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Eliza Poor Donner Houghton

Birth:	Mar. 8, 1843 Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA
Death:	Feb. 19, 1922 Los Angeles Los Angeles County California, USA
Author. Second wife of Sherman Otis Houghton and a Donner Party survivor. She chronicled the early years of the state on October 10, 1861 in Sacramento, California. Eliza belonged to several organizations, including the Red Cross, the Native Daughters of the Golden West, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and was also active in her church. Her own book "The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate", was published in 1911, sixty-five years later. (bio by: Joel Farringer) Search Amazon for Eliza Houghton

Burial: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery Los Angeles Los Angeles County California, USA
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