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ID NAME GENDER AGE FAMILY STATUS
1 Jacob Donner M 65 Donner Died in Nov. in Winter Camp
2 George Donner M 62 Donner Died in Apr. in Winter Camp
3 Elizabeth Donner F 45 Donner Died in Mar. in Winter Camp
4 Tamsen Donner F 45 Donner Died in Apr. in Winter Camp
5 Elitha Donner F 14 Donner Lived
6 Solomon Hook M 14 Donner Lived
7 William Hook M 12 Donner Died Feb.28 with first rescue team
8 Leanna Donner F 12 Donner Lived
9 George Donner F 9 Donner Lived
10 Mary Donner F 7 Donner Lived
11 Frances Donner F 6 Donner Lived
12 Isaac Donner M 5 Donner Died Mar. 7 with second rescue team
13 Georgia Donner F 4 Donner Lived
14 Samuel Donner M 4 Donner Died in Apr. in Winter Camp
15 Lewis Donner M 3 Donner Died Mar. 7 or 8 in Winter Camp
16 Eliza Donner F 3 Donner Lived
17 Lavina Murphy F 50 Murphy-Foster-Pike Died around Mar. 19 in Winter Camp
18 William Foster M 28 Murphy-Foster-Pike Lived
19 William Pike M 25 Murphy-Foster-Pike Died Oct. 20 by gunshot
20 Sara Foster F 23 Murphy-Foster-Pike Lived
21 Harriet Pike F 21 Murphy-Foster-Pike Lived
22 John Murphy M 15 Murphy-Foster-Pike Died Jan. 31 in Winter Camp
23 Mary Murphy F 13 Murphy-Foster-Pike Lived
24 Lemuel Murphy M 12 Murphy-Foster-Pike Died Dec. 27 with snowshoers
25 William Murphy M 11 Murphy-Foster-Pike Lived
26 Simon Murphy M 10 Murphy-Foster-Pike Lived
27 George Foster M 4 Murphy-Foster-Pike Died in early Mar. in Winter Camp
28 Naomi Pike F 3 Murphy-Foster-Pike Lived
29 Catherine Pike F 1 Murphy-Foster-Pike Died Feb. 20 in Winter Camp
30 Franklin Graves M 57 Graves-Fosdick Died Dec. 24 with snowshoers
31 Elizabeth Graves F 47 Graves-Fosdick Died Mar. 8 with second rescue team
32 Jay Fosdick M 23 Graves-Fosdick Died Jan. 5 with snowshoers
33 Sarah Fosdick F 22 Graves-Fosdick Lived
34 Mary Graves F 20 Graves-Fosdick Lived
35 William Graves M 18 Graves-Fosdick Lived
36 Eleanor Graves F 15 Graves-Fosdick Lived
37 Lavina Graves F 13 Graves-Fosdick Lived
38 Nancy Graves F 13 Graves-Fosdick Lived
39 Joathan Graves M 7 Graves-Fosdick Lived
40 Frankiln Graves, Jr. M 5 Graves-Fosdick Died Mar. 8 with second rescue team
41 Elizabeth Graves F F 1 Graves-Fosdick Died soon after rescue by second team
42 Patrick Breen M 40 Breen Lived
43 Mary Breen F 40 Breen Lived
44 John Breen M 14 Breen Lived
45 Edward Breen M 13 Breen Lived
46 Patrick Breen Jr. M 11 Breen Lived
47 Simon Breen M 9 Breen Lived
48 Peter Breen M 7 Breen Lived
49 James Breen M 4 Breen Lived
50 Isabella Breen F 1 Breen Lived
51 James Reed M 46 Reed Lived
52 Margaret Reed F 32 Reed Lived
53 Virginia Reed F 12 Reed Lived
54 Patty Reed F 8 Reed Lived
55 James Reed Jr. M 5 Reed Lived
56 Thomas Reed M 3 Reed Lived
57 William Eddy M 28 Eddy Lived
58 Eleanor Eddy M 25 Eddy Died Feb. 7 in Winter Camp
59 James Eddy M 3 Eddy Died in early Mar. in Winter Camp
60 Margaret Eddy F 1 Eddy Died Feb. 4 in Winter Camp
61 Lewis Keseberg M 32 Keseberg Lived
62 Phillipine Keseberg F 32 Keseberg Lived
63 Ada Keseberg F 3 Keseberg Died Feb. 24 with first rescue team
64 Lewis Keseberg Jr M 1 Keseberg Died Jan.24 in Winter Camp
65 William McCutchen M 30 McCutchen Lived
66 Amanda McCutchen F 24 McCutchen Lived
67 Harriet McCutchen F 1 McCutchen Died Feb. 2 in Winter Camp
68 Eliza Williams F 25 Williams Lived
69 Baylis Williams M 24 Williams Died Dec.16 in Winter Camp
70 Mr. Wolfinger M
Wolfinger Killed around Oct. 3 by Reinhardtand Spitzer
71 Mrs. Wolfinger F
Wolfinger Lived
72 Mr. Hardkoop M 60 None Died around Oct.8 abandoned
73 Patrick Dolan M 40 None Died Dec.25 with snowshoers
74 Charles Stanton M 35 None Died aorund Dec. 21 with snowshoers
75 Charles Burger M 30 None Dies Dec. 29 in Winter Camp
76 Joseph Reinhardt M 30 None Died in Nov. or early Dec. In Winter Camp
77 Augustus Spitzer M 30 None Died Feb. 7 in Winter Camp
78 John Denton M 28 None Died Feb. 24 with first rescue team
79 Milton Elliott M 28 None Died Feb. 9 in Winter Camp
80 Luke Halloran M 25 None Died Aug. 29 of consumption
81 William Herron M 25 None Lived
82 Samuel Shoemaker M 25 None Died in Nov. or early Dec. In Winter Camp
83 James Smith M 25 None Died in Nov. or early Dec. in Winter Camp
84 John Snyder M 25 None Killed Oct. 5 by James Reed
85 Jean Baptiste Trubode M 23 None Lived
86 Antoine M 23 None Died Dec. 24 with snowshoers
87 Noah James M 20 None Lived

Assignment:
The Donner Party was heading West when they were trapped in a pass by snow.  Unable to escape, the group turned to cannibalism to survive.
Based on the information in the database, who (what characteristics) had the best chance of survival?  Young, middle age, old?  Male or female?  Married or single? What family group?
After you have extrapolated the data, state a rationale for your answer.

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