Jón Jónsson

ID: 15377
Date of birth : 1881
Place of birth : V. Skaftafellssýsla
Date of death : 1957

Jón Jónsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on March 22, 1881. He died on March 15, 1967. He is listed as Westmann in the west.

Spouse: July 19, 1909 Rannveig Hannesdóttir b. January 7, 1879 in Rangárvallasýsla.

Children: 1. Hannes b. May 17, 1910 in Elfros 2. Guðjón Eyþór b. February 20, 1914 in Manitoba 3. Dómhildur Helga b. May 10, 1916 in Manitoba.

Jón emigrated west to Saskatchewan in 1903 and was a farmer in Elfros for 8 years.  They moved to Manitoba where they lived for 7 years. Life’s road led them west to Point Roberts, Washington where they lived for 3 years before moving to Blaine, Washington.