ID: 19028
Born west
Date of birth : 1880
Date of death : 1943
Percy C. Jónasson Photo A Century Unfolds
Þóra Sigríður Gestsdóttir Photo A Century Unfolds
Percy C Jónasson (Percival Chaloner McGee): Born in Canada of Scottish and English descent on May 21, 1880. He died on July 1, 1943 in Arborg.
Spouse: November 7, 1918 Þórey Sigríður Gestsdóttir born in the Geysir Settlement on January 3, 1898, daughter of Gests Oddleifsson in Haga.
Children: 1. Percy Theodór b. July 11, 1920 2. Rannveig Þórey b. February 15, 1920 3. Lára May b. April 27, 1924 4. Arthur Villard b. May 9, 1929.
Sigtryggur Jónasson and his wife Rannveig raised Percy as a foster son. He became a great Icelander, fluently speaking Icelandic. He took land in the Víðir Settlement, even though he spend the most time in working in Arborg.