Author. Wrote 60 books and millions of words for magazines and newspapers.  Though she hated her existence in San Francisco and the West, she masterfully captured the spirit and romance of Old California before the Americans came.  She originated the serialized biography.  Family links:  Parents:  Gertrude Franklin Uhlhorn (1837 – 1898)  Spouses:  George Henry B Atherton (1852 – 1887)  John Genske (1899 – 1899)*  Children:  George Goni Atherton (1876 – 1882)*  Muriel Atherton Russell (1879 – 1962)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Old age