ID: 11488
Date of birth : 1870
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1910
Jón Jósefsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on August 13, 1870. He died in Lyon County before 1910. He took the name John W. Hoff in the west.
Spouse: 1) Alice Swanson b. 1877 in Iceland, d. April 20, 1894 in Marshall, Minnesota 2) Júlía Peterson of Norwegian descent, d. December 15, 1953.
Children: With Júlía: 1. Ella b. 1896 2. Ida Emily b. 1898, d. June, 1899 3. Joseph Orlando b. 1901 4. Stella b. November 20, 1902.
Jón came west in 1878 with his parents, Jósef Jónsson and Arndís Jónsdóttir. They first lived in Minneota, then moved to Marshall and Jón moved with them. He later lived in Nordland Township in Lyon County.