Eliza Poor Donner Houghton (1843-1922), the youngest daughter of George and Tamsen Donner, was three years old when her family left Illinois to head out west to California. This group of travelers, who became trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1846, ultimately became known as the ill-fated Donner Party. In March 1847, after several months of entrapment, Eliza and her sisters were rescued by the third relief party to reach the camps. In 1861, Eliza married Sherman Otis Houghton, a prominent lawyer in San Jose. In 1911 she published The expedition of the Donner Party and its tragic fate. Eliza died in Los Angeles in 1922.
From the description of Papers of Eliza Poor Donner Houghton, 1820-1978. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122446687
