ID: 20315
Born west
Date of birth : 1910
Jóhann Axel Kristjánsson was born on September 1, 1910 in Lundar, Manitoba. He had the name Jóhann A Fjeldsted in the west.
Spouse: October 22, 1938 Ása Gíslína Freeman b. May 12, 1917 in the Lundar settlement.
Children: 1. Ásmundur Freeman b. June 8, 1940 2. Jóhann Edmund b. September 6, 1942 3. Richard Gísli b. August 7, 1947.
Jóhann was the son of Kristján Eggertsson Fjeldsted and Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir in Lundar. Ása’s parents were Ásmundur Magnússon Freeman and his second wife Gíslína Sigurðardóttir who lived for a long time in the Siglunes settlement in Manitoba and later in Lundar. Jóhann went to school in Lundar and started working at a young age. He worked in a sawmill, lumber mill, fishing and farming.