ID: 12012
Date of birth : 1825
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1914
Jónas Bergsson was born on November 27, 1825 in N. Múlasýsla. Died September 24, 1914 in Minnesota.
Spouse: 1) Kristín Jónsdóttir 2) July 18, 1852 Arndís Magnúsdóttir b. November 15, 1820, d. June 8, 1906 in Minnesota.
Children: With Arndís: 1. Anna Kristín b. c1852 2. Sigurlaug b. October 20, 1853 3. Guðrún Björg b. 1854 4. Stillborn son b. 1856 5. Ólöf b. 1861 6. Stillborn son b. 1864. Only Sigurlaug reached adulthood and came west. Jónas had a daughter with Guðrún Jónsdóttir: Jóhanna Björg b. September 30, 1842, who came west. He also had two children with Þorbjörg Aradóttir: 1. Oddný b. March 24, 1847 2.Þorfinnur b. August 2, 1848.
Jónas and Arndís came west to Minnesota and lived in Lyon County.