Donner Party Timeline - Deaths

Deaths

Name Sex Date of death Location of death Cause of death Disposal of remains Family/Group
1 Sarah Keyes F 29 May 1846 Kansas Old age and ill health Buried Reed family
2 Luke Halloran M 4 September 1846 Nr Grantsville, UT Tuberculosis Buried Taken in by Donner family at Little Sandy
2 John Snyder M 5 October 1846 Iron Point, NV Stabbed by James Reed Buried Graves teamster
3 Mr. Hardkoop M abt 10 October 1846 Along trail Unknown Left behind Taken in by Keseberg
4 Mr. Wolfinger M abt 25 October 1846 Humboldt Sink Killed by Keseberg,Reinhardt & Spitzer? Unknown German immigrant
5 William Pike M 30 October 1846 Truckee Canyon Accidentally shot Buried Murphy
6 Baylis Williams M 14 December 1846 Reed cabin Malnutrition Buried Reed employee
7 Jacob Donner M Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Cannibalized later Brother of George
8 Samuel Shoemaker M Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Cannibalized later With Jacob Donner
9 Joseph Reinhardt M Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Prob. cannibalized later With Wolfinger
10 James Smith M Bef 20 December 1846 Alder Creek Unknown Prob. cannibalized later Reed teamster
11 Charles T. Stanton M Abt 21 December 1846 Summit Valley Starvation, exhaustion, exposure Left behind With Donners
12 Franklin Graves M 24 or 25 December 1846 Camp of Death Hypothermia Cannibalized Graves
13 Antonio M 24 or 25 December 1846 Camp of Death Hypothermia Cannibalized With Donners
14 Patrick Dolan M 25 December 1846 Camp of Death Hypothermia Cannibalized
15 Lemuel Murphy M 26 December 1846 Camp of Death Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Murphy
16 Charles Burger M 29 December 1846 Keseberg lean-to Starvation Buried Donner teamster
17 Jay Fosdick M abt 6 January 1847 Sierra foothills Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Graves
* Luis M abt 8 January 1847 Sierra foothills Shot by William Foster Cannibalized Indian guide
* Salvador M abt 8 January 1847 Sierra foothills Shot by William Foster Cannibalized Indian guide
18 Louis Keseberg Jr. M 24 January 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Unknown Keseberg
19 Landrum Murphy M 31 January 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Cannibalized later Murphy
20 Harriet McCutchen F 2 February 1847 Graves cabin Starvation Buried McCutcheon
21 Margaret Eddy F 4 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Buried Eddy
22 Eleanor Eddy F 7 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Buried Eddy
23 Augustus Spitzer M 8 February 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Buried Donner teamster
24 Milt Elliot M 9 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Cannibalized later Reed teamster
25 Catherine Pike F 20 February 1847 Murphy cabin Starvation Buried in snow Murphy
26 Ada Keseberg F abt 24 February 1847 Donner Pass Starvation, exhaustion Buried in snow Keseberg
27 John Denton M abt 25 February 1847 Summit Valley Starvation, exhaustion Buried in snow With Donners
28 William Hook M abt 27 February 1847 Foothill camp Overeating Buried Jacob Donner
29 George Foster M March 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Cannibalized Murphy
30 James Eddy M March 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Cannibalized Eddy
31 Isaac Donner M abt 6 March 1847 Starved Camp Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Jacob Donner
32 Franklin Graves Jr. M abt 8 March 1847 Starved camp Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Graves
33 Elizabeth Graves F abt 8 March 1847 Starved camp Starvation, exhaustion Cannibalized Graves
34 Lewis Donner M 7 March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation Buried in snow Jacob Donner
35 Elizabeth Donner F March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation Unknown Jacob Donner
36 Samuel Donner M March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation Unknown Jacob Donner
37 Lavina Murphy F March 1847 Breen cabin Starvation Cannibalized Murphy
38 George Donner M March 1847 Alder Creek Starvation, infection Cannibalized Captain of Donner Party
39 Tamsen Donner F March or April 1847 Breen cabin Unknown Cannibalized George Donner
  • Luis and Salvador were not among the original 87 emigrants; their deaths bring the total number up to 41.

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