Sigþór Emil Jónsson Photo: VÍÆ IV
Sigþór Emil Jónsson was born on March 17, 1892 in Cavalier, N. Dakota. He died on March 21, 1962 in the Garðar Settlement. He had the name Emil J Sigurdsson in the west.
Spouse: November 10, 1922 Sigrún Jónsdóttir b. in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota on November 22, 1897. She took the last name Sigurdsson with marriage.
Children: 1. Jón Baldvin b. August 15, 1924 2. Stephan Francis b. January 20, 1927 3. Lois Guðrún b. August 19, 1929 4. Lloyd Fredrick b. August 19, 1929, twin 5. Emily Guðbjörg b. October 6, 1931 6. Cecil Klar b. November 27, 1934 7. Paul Burton b. November 14, 1939.
Sigþór’s parents were Jón Sigurðsson and Baldvina Baldvinsdóttir, who came west to N. Dakota in 1890 and lived in Cavalier. Sigrún was the daughter of Jón Jónsson and Guðbjörg Guðmundsdóttir, early settlers in the Garðar Settlement. Sigþór was a farmer in the Garðar Settlement where he and Sigrún lived the rest of their lives.