ID: 12184
Date of birth : 1853
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1893
Jón Valdimar Jónsson was born in N. Múlasýsla in 1853. He died in Winnipeg in 1893.
Spouse: 1) Halldóra Jónsdóttir d. 1883 2) Elísabet Hallgrímsdóttir b. 1856 in N. Múlasýsla.
Children: With Halldóra: 1. Málfríður b. 1877 2. Jórunn b. 1881. With Elísabet: 1. Guðrún Halldóra b. 1892.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and settled in the Lundar Settlement a year later. They took land there, but only lived there a short time before moving to Winnipeg. Travelling west with them was Jón’s mother, Jórunn Jónsdóttir, and his two brothers, Páll and Þorsteinn.