Donner Party timeline

Donner Party timeline provides an almost day-to-day basic description of events directly associated with the 1840s Donner Party pioneers, covering the journey from Illinois to California—2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers), over the Great Plains, two mountain ranges, and the deserts of the Great Basin.

Following the timeline is a chronological list of deaths.

Timeline

April 1846

Plaque commemorating Donner Party in Independence, Missouri. Placed by the Children of the American Revolution.

May 1846

June 1846

July 1846

August 1846

September 1846

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November 1846

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January 1847

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March 1847

April 1847

June 1847

Mortality Summary

There were 87 emigrants in the Donner Party, plus Luis and Salvador, two California Indians who joined them in Nevada, for a total of 89 people. Of the 89, a net of 81 people were trapped in the mountains, due to additions and departures from the group during the journey.

Of the total 89 people, 41 died and 48 survived; of the original 87 emigrants, 39 died and 48 survived; of the 81 people trapped in the mountains, 36 died and 45 survived.

About two-thirds of the women and children survived, while about two-thirds of the men died. All four Donner adults (the couples George & Tamsen Donner and Jacob & Elizabeth Donner) died; most of the Reeds and all the Breens survived.

Deaths

Name Sex Age Date of death Location of death Cause of death Disposal of remains Family/Group
1 Sarah Keyes F 70 29 May 1846 Kansas Old age and illness Buried Reed family
2 Luke Halloran M 25 4 September 1846[3] Nr Grantsville, UT Tuberculosis Buried Taken in by Donner family at Little Sandy
3 John Snyder M 25 5 October 1846 Iron Point, NV Stabbed by James Reed Buried Graves teamster
4 Mr. Hardkoop M 60 abt 10 October 1846 Along trail Unknown Left behind Taken in by Keseberg
5 Mr. Wolfinger M 26 abt 25 October 1846 Humboldt Sink Killed by Keseberg, Reinhardt & Spitzer?[4] Unknown German immigrant
6 William Pike M 32 30 October 1846 Truckee Canyon Accidentally shot Buried Murphy
7 Baylis Williams M 25 14 December 1846 Reed cabin Malnutrition Buried Reed employee
8 Jacob Donner M 56 Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Cannibalized later Brother of George
9 Samuel Shoemaker M 25 Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Cannibalized later With Jacob Donner
10 Joseph Reinhardt M 30 Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Prob. cannibalized later With Wolfinger
11 James Smith M 25 Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Prob. cannibalized later Reed teamster
12 Charles T. Stanton M 35 Abt 21 December 1846 Summit Valley Starvation, exhaustion, exposure Left behind With Donners
13 Franklin W. Graves M 57 24 or 25 December 1846 Camp of Death Hypothermia Cannibalized Graves
14 Antonio M 23 24 or 25 December 1846 Camp of Death Hypothermia Cannibalized With Donners
15 Patrick Dolan M 35 25 December 1846 Camp of Death Hypothermia Cannibalized
16 Lemuel Murphy M 12 26 December 1846 Camp of Death Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Murphy
17 Charles Burger M 30 29 December 1846 Keseberg lean-to Starvation Buried Donner teamster
18 Jay Fosdick M 23 abt 6 January 1847 Sierra foothills Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Graves
* Luis M 19 abt 8 January 1847 Sierra foothills Shot by William Foster[5] Cannibalized Indian guide
* Salvador M 19 abt 8 January 1847 Sierra foothills Shot by William Foster[6] Cannibalized Indian guide
19 Louis Keseberg Jr. M 1 24 January 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Unknown Keseberg
20 Landrum Murphy M 16 31 January 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Cannibalized later Murphy
21 Harriet McCutchen F 1 2 February 1847 Graves cabin Starvation Buried McCutcheon
22 Margaret Eddy F 1 4 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Buried Eddy
23 Eleanor Eddy F 25 7 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Buried Eddy
24 Augustus Spitzer M 30 8 February 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Buried Donner teamster
25 Milt Elliot M 28 9 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Cannibalized later Reed teamster
26 Catherine Pike F 1 20 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Buried in snow Murphy
27 Ada Keseberg F 3 abt 24 February 1847 Donner Pass Starvation, exhaustion Buried in snow Keseberg
28 John Denton M 30 abt 25 February 1847 Summit Valley Starvation, exhaustion Buried in snow With Donners
29 William Hook M 12 abt 27 February 1847 Foothill camp Overeating Buried Jacob Donner
30 George Foster M 4 March 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Cannibalized Murphy
31 James P. Eddy M 3 March 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Cannibalized Eddy
32 Isaac Donner M 5 abt 6 March 1847 Starved Camp Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Jacob Donner
33 Franklin Graves, Jr. M 5 abt 8 March 1847 Starved camp Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Graves
34 Elizabeth Graves F 45 abt 8 March 1847 Starved camp Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Graves
35 Lewis Donner M 3 7 March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation Buried in snow Jacob Donner
36 Elizabeth Donner F 40 March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation Unknown Jacob Donner
37 Samuel Donner M 4 March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation Unknown Jacob Donner
38 Lavina Murphy F 36 March 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Cannibalized Murphy
39 George Donner M 60/62 March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation, infection Cannibalized Captain of Donner Party
40 Tamsen Donner F 44 March or April 1847 Breen cabin Unknown[7] Cannibalized George Donner

See also

References

  1. "The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate" by Eliza P. Donner Houghton pg 24, University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London 1997 ed
  2. Donner Party Chronology
  3. "The Expedition of The Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate" by Eliza P. Donner Houghton p36 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London 1997 ed
  4. "The Expedition of The Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate" by Eliza P. Donner Houghton p55 & 56 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London 1997 ed
  5. Stewart, George. Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1960, 115.
  6. Stewart, George. Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1960, 115, 116.
  7. Stewart, George. Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1960, 231-232.

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