• She and her brother Jens came with the Jacobsen family on the ship, Monarch of the Sea in 1864. They were listed with that family on the ship manifest under their own surname "Christiansen." However, they were listed under the "Jacobsen," surname on the company roster. Their parents, Niels and Karen followed them in 1866. They were sent ahead to relatives already awaiting them in the Valley.

William B. Preston Company (1864)

• Age at Departure: 9

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.
• "Emery Pioneer Woman Called," The News Advocate, 26 May 1928, [1].
• Find a Grave (Website)
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.