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Eleanor <I>Graves</I> McDonnell

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Eleanor Graves McDonnell

Birth
Marshall County, Illinois, USA
Death
1 Mar 1894 (aged 61)
Sonoma County, California, USA
Burial
Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Cyrus/Sherwood plot, Sec 1, Block A, plots 1-6 Unmarked
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Survivor of the 1846-47 Donner Party tragedy. She was married to William McDonnell. They had ten children:

Anne McDonnell (1849-1931)
Charles McDonnell (1852-1933)
Mary McDonnell (1855-1908)
Lillus McDonnell (1857-1873)
Robert McDonnell (1859-1859)
Franklin McDonnell (1860-1873)
Henry McDonnell (1864-1946)
Eleanor McDonnell (1868-1936)
William Preston McDonnell (1872-1873)
Louisa McDonnell (1877)

Eleanor was the daughter of Franklin Ward and Elizabeth Cooper Graves. Mr. Graves died when a group of survivors attempted to reach California for help. Her mother and brother Franklin Jr. died while being rescued by the second relief party. Another brother and a sister, Jonathan and Elizabeth, survived the ordeal, but both died around March of 1847.

Siblings that survived were Mary Anna Graves who married James Thomas Clarke, William C. Graves, Lovina Graves who married John Cyrus and Nancy Graves who married Rev. R.W. Williamston. Her sister, Sarah Graves Fosdick also survived, though her young husband Jay Fosdick did not.
Survivor of the 1846-47 Donner Party tragedy. She was married to William McDonnell. They had ten children:

Anne McDonnell (1849-1931)
Charles McDonnell (1852-1933)
Mary McDonnell (1855-1908)
Lillus McDonnell (1857-1873)
Robert McDonnell (1859-1859)
Franklin McDonnell (1860-1873)
Henry McDonnell (1864-1946)
Eleanor McDonnell (1868-1936)
William Preston McDonnell (1872-1873)
Louisa McDonnell (1877)

Eleanor was the daughter of Franklin Ward and Elizabeth Cooper Graves. Mr. Graves died when a group of survivors attempted to reach California for help. Her mother and brother Franklin Jr. died while being rescued by the second relief party. Another brother and a sister, Jonathan and Elizabeth, survived the ordeal, but both died around March of 1847.

Siblings that survived were Mary Anna Graves who married James Thomas Clarke, William C. Graves, Lovina Graves who married John Cyrus and Nancy Graves who married Rev. R.W. Williamston. Her sister, Sarah Graves Fosdick also survived, though her young husband Jay Fosdick did not.

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  • Created by: Nan
  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12711054/eleanor-mcdonnell: accessed ), memorial page for Eleanor Graves McDonnell (28 Jul 1832–1 Mar 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12711054, citing Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery, Calistoga, Napa County, California, USA; Maintained by Nan (contributor 46795555).