Ella Sterling Mighels

Who was Ella Sterling Mighels?

Ella Sterling Mighels 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, and was named the "First Literary Historian of California". She died in San Francisco, and is buried in Oakland, California at the Mountain View Cemetery.