ID: 5745
Date of birth : 1841
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1906
Björn Jónsson was born on August 16, 1841 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died on January 18, 1906. He took the name Vatnsdal in the west.
Spouse: 1) August 11, 1878 Jóhanna Símonardóttir b. September 10, 1845 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. 1889 in New Iceland 2) Þóra Jónsdóttir b. February 13, 1853 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, d. October, 1895.
Children: With Jóhanna: 1. Ingibjörg Sigurrós b. July 21, 1874, died in childhood 2. Sigvaldi Þorsteinn b. 1875 3. Svanborg b. 1879, d. in childhood 4. Kristín b. 1882. With Þóra: 1. Jóhann Tímóteus b. 1891 2. Þórður Guðjón b. 1905.
Björn and Jóhanna came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and settled in the Fljóts Settlement. Björn lived there until 1902 when he moved to the Framnes Settlement.