ID: 13577
Date of birth : 1871
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1962
Jón Jónsson was born on November 22, 1871 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in Minnesota on March 15, 1962.
Spouse: Ellen Persons b. 1877 in Minnesota of Swedish descent.
Children: 1. Elmer Runolf b. September 30, 1897 2. Clarence Ferdinand b. 1899 3. John b. 1901 4. Florence b. 1904 5. Helen b. 1905 6. Wallace Byron b. September 16, 1909, d. March 24, 1993 in California 7. Vivian b. 1913 8. Elizabeth b. 1916 9. Merlin Harold b. March 25, 1918 10. Katherine b. 1920 11. Kathleen b. 1920 12. Garnet b. 1921 13. Charlotte b. 1922 14. Richard Kenneth b. September 10, 1923.
Jón came west to Minnesota in 1888 with his father, Jón Einarsson. His mother, Snjólaug Jónsdóttir, arrived there a year later. Jón and Ellen lived for some time in Minneapolis.