Sigvaldi Jónsson

ID: 11401
Date of birth : 1821
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1903

Sigvaldi Jónsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on June 20, 1821. He died on December 20, 1903.

Spouse: 1) Arnfríður Jónsdóttir b. 1820 in N. Múlasýsla 2) Rannveig Þorsteinsdóttir

Children: Sigvaldi had 13 children, all with Arnfríður: These emigrated west: 1. Árni  b. May 12, 1847 2. Sesselja b. January 19, 1852  3. Símon Páll b. May 11, 1853 4. Jón b. November 3, 1854  5. Sigurður b. October 15, 1860.

Sigvaldi came west in 1879 and settled in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota. His sons Árni came west in 1873 and Símon Páll, Sigurður, and Jón in 1876. Sesselja emigrated west with her husband, Jón Gunnlaugsson, in 1876.