ID: 3013
Date of birth : 1851
Place of birth : V. Skaftafellssýsla
Date of death : 1948
Jón Ólafsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on April 26, 1851. He died on February 12, 1948 in Selkirk, Manitoba.
Spouse: Margrét Þorbjörnsdóttir b. September 17, 1853 in Rangárvallasýsla, d. May 1, 1959.
Children: Guðmundur b. October 12, 1883 2. Jóhann b. October 27, 1891 in Selkirk 3. Ólafur Maríus
They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1884 and settled in the Árnes Settlement. They lived on the land until 1891 when they moved to Selkirk and lived there.