When Jessie Christina Anderson was born on 20 September 1886, in Washington, Utah, United States, her father, Peter Anderson, was 46 and her mother, Ane Jorgine Rasmussen, was 39. She married John Andrew Hougaard on 12 September 1911. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Toquerville, Washington, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 September 1922, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.