ID: 19084
Date of birth : 1850
Place of birth : Gullbringusýsla
Jakob Jónsson and his children Kristín, Valgerður, and Karl. Photo: SÍND
Jakob Jónsson was born on June 14, 1850 in Gullbringusýsla.
Spouse: 1) Valgerður Björnsdóttir from Þingeyjarsýsla 2) Guðrún Jóhannsdóttir of Skagafjörður.
Children: With Valgerður: 1. Kristín 2. Valgerður 3. Karl.
Jakob came west to New Iceland 1876 and lived there until 1879. He took land that year in the Hallson Settlement in N. Dakota but later took land in the Cavalier Settlement east of Akra.