ID: 9222
Date of birth : 1866
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Jón Klemensson was born on September 19, 1866 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He changed his name to Clemenson in the west.
Spouse: Þuríður Jónsdóttir b. 1866 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. Her sister Helga, was the wife of Stefán Jónsson, a settler in the Argyle Settlement.
Children: 1) Aðalbjörn b. 1893 2) Klemens b. 1896 (Clemens Clemenson in the west) 3) Valdimar b. 1903 4) Ásgeir b. March 3, 1907 5) Björn
Jón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1905 with his son Klemens. Þuríður had emigrated with Aðalbjörn and Valdimar a year earlier. They lived for six years in the Argyle Settlement and then lived in various parts of the area until 1915. The family settled in Silver Bay which was called Dog Long Bay in early times.