I read a story on a genealogy site which said 2 brothers of my direct ancestor were leaders on the first wagon train to go through Donner Pass after that disaster. I only found it one place years ago and have not been able to find it since.If you're interested, a good book to check into would be George R. Stewart's "The California Trail". From a quick skim of the text, the leader of the first wagon train after the Donner Party would seem to be Charles Hopper, though other groups arrived soon after on his tails.
I have come to a great conclusion. This was not a true story so someone who knew more about this family had it taken off the Internet. One was said to be the wagonmaster and the other was the blacksmith. That may be the reason I can not find the story anymore. Will just have to wait and see.