Jón Búason and Björg Jónsdóttir Photo: RbQ
Jón Búason was born in Ísafjarðarsýsla on February 12, 1872. He died in Saskatchewan on October 3, 1936. He took the name John Buason in the west.
Spouse: 1900 Björg Jónsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on December 18, 1879, d. 1963.
Children: 1. María Emily b. September 8, 1901 2. Guðmundur Gunnar 3. Þorbjörg 4. Ingvar Bjarni 5. Þorlaug 6. Elísabet Halldís 7. Jónína Guðrún 8. Sesselja Rakel 9. Aðalheiður Ingibjörg
Jón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents, Búi Jónsson and Þórlaug Guðbrandsdóttir, in 1887 and first moved to New Iceland. From there they moved to Selkirk and lastly in 1901 to Winnipegosis. Jón moved to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1905 and took land in the Wynyard community.