• She was traveling with her mother, Anne, and siblings, Christian and Jens (James). Their mother died shortly before the overland journey. According to James' obituary, all three children crossed the plains with the 1855 Secrist/Guymon Company and, upon their arrival, were cared for by different families.

Jacob F. Secrist/Noah T. Guymon Company (1855)

• Age at Departure: 8

Sources

• "Early Pioneer of 1855 Dies at Family Home at Fairview," Mt. Pleasant Pyramid, 15 January 1926, 1.
• "Funeral Services for J. C. Peterson," Mt. Pleasant Pyramid, 14 March 1919, 1. 
• Thirteenth Ward record of members, 1859-1870.