ID: 20248
Born west
Date of birth : 1906
Jónas, Anne Rutar and daughter Barbara Anne Photo: Ví Æ V
Jónas Jónsson was born on July 14, 1906 at Red Deer Point, Manitoba. He had the name Jónas Collins or John Johnson Collins in the west.
Spouse: November 8, 1932 Anne Rutar, b. May 7, 1912, of Polish descent.
Children: 1. John Gerald b. 1940 2. Barbara Anne b. December 29, 1944.
Jónas was the son of Jón Jónsson and Steinunn Þorkelsdóttir in Winnipegosis, Manitoba. He went to elementary school there, later learned to make butter and worked at that.