Ella Sterling Mighels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ella Sterling Mighels

American writer, historian

Date of Birth: 05-May-1853

Place of Birth: Mormon Island, California, United States

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1934

Profession: writer, historian, literary historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ella Sterling Mighels (May 5, 1853 – December 10, 1934) (née: Ella Sterling Clark; during first marriage: Ella Sterling Cummins; pen name: Aurora Esmeralda) was a California pioneer, author and literary historian.
She was born in Mormon Island, California, but grew up in the town of Aurora, Esmeralda County, Nevada, leading her to adopt the pen name, "Aurora Esmeralda".
She founded the California Literature Society (1913), and was named the "First Literary Historian of California" (1919).
She died in San Francisco, and is buried in Oakland, California at the Mountain View Cemetery.