Bergvin Jónsson

ID: 12192
Date of birth : 1867
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1912

Bergvin Jónsson was born on October 6, 1867 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in a train accident on January 14, 1912 in Minnesota.  He took that last name Wopnford in the west.

Spouse: Guðrún Eiríksdóttir b. November 16, 1877, d. of tuberculosis on September 2, 1909.

Children: 1. Jóna Sigurbjörg b. 1900 2. Jóhann Guðmundur b. 1901 3. Kristján (Christian) b. 1901 4. Elísabet Sigurbjörg b. November 16, 1902, d. August 25, 1918 in Winnipeg 5. Sigurður Gunnar b. February 11, 1894.

They came west to Minnesota in 1902 and settled in Lyon County. Bergvin worked on the railroad.

 

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