ID: 15359
Date of birth : 1862
Place of birth : Rangárvallasýsla
Date of death : 1919
Jón Jónsson Photo: PaB
Þórdís Guðmundsdóttir Photo: PaB
Jón Jónsson was born in Rangárvallasýsla on November 3, 1862. He died in Manitoba on February 21, 1919.
Spouse: 1) Þórdís Sigríður Guðmundsdóttir b. August 3, 1851 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. February 19, 1900 2) October 17, 1900 Kristín Lilja Gunnarsdóttir b. 1857 in N. Múlasýsla.
Children: with Þórdís: 1. Guðrún Sigríður b. February 29, 1892 2. Ólafur. Jón had no children with Kristín.
Jón emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 and lived in the community the first two years. He married Þórdís in 1900 and they bought land in the Árnes Settlement that they named Birkivellir. They lived the rest of their lives there.