Jakob Jónsson Norman Photo: Reflections by the Quills
Jakob Jónsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 14, 1883.
Spouse: 1) Magnúsína Guðrún Pétursdóttir b. February 2, 1888, d. November 14, 1908. 2) August 23, 1917 Gyðríður Gísladóttir b. May 29, 1891
Children: With Magnúsína: 1. Magnúsína Guðrún Björg b. October 30, 1908. With Gyðríður: 1. Gísli Marteinn b. October 24, 1917 2. Stefán Gestur b. March 21, 1919 3. Solmonia Jóhanna Guðbjörg b. July 28, 1924 4. Björg b. July 28, 1924 5. Anna Margrét b. August 26, 1926 6. Einar Jón b. August 10, 1931.
Jakob came to the West with his parents in 1898. Once there, he immediately headed west to the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan, where his sister, Steinunn, lived with her husband and children near Foam Lake. Jakob worked the first year at butter making in Churchbridge and then at agriculture in the countryside near Foam Lake. He took land there in 1905 and farmed until 1919. From there he moved to land near Wynyard where he continued farming until 1956. He then returned to Foam Lake where he lived for the rest of his life.