Jón Andrés Olson Photo: VÍÆ II
Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir Photo VÍÆ II
Jón Andrés Olsen was born in Reykjavík on May 22, 1878. He died in Alberta on October 31, 1934. He took the last name Olson in the west.
Spouse: November 12, 1912 Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir b. December 27, 1880 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla.
Children: 1. Regína b. April 18, 1899 2. Friðrík b. June 27, 1905 3. Björg Jóhanna b. November 19, 1908, d. July 9, 1945 4. Kári Granville b. October 21, 1911 5. Ethel b. March 1, 1913, d. January 27, 1914 6. Áróra Pearl b. January 1, 1917, d. March 24, 1942 7. Lillie b. June 23, 1919, d. September 28, 1921 8. Kristín Elinora b. June 23, 1919 (twin)
Jón Andrés came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 with his mother Guðrún Jónsdóttir and her future husband, Torfi Sveinsson from Dalasýsla. He moved with them to the Argyle Settlement, but in 1901 he moved west to Alberta, settling just north of Markerville. He lived there the rest of his life.