• It appears that he went by "James," in his later life. He was listed as "Jons," in the Mormon Migration database. The company manifest listed him as "Johan," while the "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," listed him as "Johannes." He was listed as "Jens," in the Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts.

William B. Preston Company (1864)

• Age at Departure: 16

Sources

• 1900 United States Federal Census
• “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 375.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 780.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 787.
• Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920.