ID: 15997
Date of birth : 1853
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1928
Jóhannes Kristjánsson was born on February 13, 1853 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He died in Utah on December 9, 1928. He took the name John Christianson in the west.
Spouse: Vilborg Sigurðardóttir b. March 18,1853 in Gullbringusýsla.
Children: 1. Oddný Júlíana Sigurrós b. July 27, 1882, d. October 12, 1883 2. Óskar Victor b. April 10, 1892 in Spanish Fork 3. Lára (Laura) b. May 8,1894 in Spanish Fork 4. Albert b. 1896 in Spanish Fork, d. 1896 5. Rosetta Lavinia b. January 6, 1900 in Spanish Fork.
They emigrated west to Utah in 1885 and settled in Spanish Fork. Jóhannes was a salesman and chose Utah and the Mormon faith in 1905. He was left behind when Vilborg took the children and moved north to Manitoba. There she took land in Geysir.