My name is Laura Myhre from Portland, Oregon. I am the great, great granddaughter of Emma and Samuel Risien who were third class passengers on the Titanic. I have a framed postcard from them to their son, Charles Risien, written on March 30, 1912 from Southampton. They write about sailing on the Titanic and they are not sure what day they will depart because coal is very scarce. According to my grandmother, they were bringing back diamonds from a family diamond mine in Johannesburg, South Africa and sailed third class so as not to draw suspicion to their heavy luggage.
About This Site
This website relates to the story of the Titanic. The Grand Ocean liner sank during its maiden journey on April 15, 1912. The death toll was 1523 of the 2228 passengers and crew members aboard. There were only 705 that survived. But there is more to the story of the Titanic than just the sinking. There is the connection people feel when they open their hearts to the event. Then there is also the Children of the Titanic, the people that are related to a person aboard the ship. In all reality anyone that feels connected in there heart to the Titanic somehow can be called a “Child of the Titanic”. So on that note! Welcome Aboard the Enchanted Titanic!
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Do you have any pictures of Emma and/or Samuel you will share? Also, do you know if anyone ever referred to Samual as Jacob or if Jacob was a relative?
Sandy Harrington
I wrote this post about 10 years ago and just came across your question by chance. We do have pictures of Samuel and Emma and I believe Jacob was a brother perhaps. My mom just wrote a book about Samuel and Emma that I will be picking up at Easter and it has all the detailed information and pictures. Feel free to email me after and I’ll try to get you a copy. Thanks! Laura Myhre Baldwin