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Eliza Poor <I>Donner</I> Houghton

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Eliza Poor Donner Houghton Famous memorial

Birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Feb 1922 (aged 78)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0418959, Longitude: -118.2988105
Plot
Unmarked, Houghton plot
Memorial ID
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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.
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.


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  • Originally Created by: Joel Farringer
  • Added: Aug 21, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9344907/eliza_poor-houghton: accessed ), memorial page for Eliza Poor Donner Houghton (8 Mar 1843–19 Feb 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9344907, citing Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.