ID: 2149
Date of birth : 1859
Place of birth : Hnappadalssýsla
Date of death : 1940
Ívar Jónsson was born in Hnappadalssýsla in 1859. He died at Betel old people’s home in Gimli on February 25, 1940.
Spouse: Þorbjörg Sigurbjörnsdóttir b. July 30, 1874 in Dalasýsla, d. in Winnipeg on September 13, 1901, d. a month following childbirth.
Children: 1. Þorbjörg Guðrún Magnea b. in Winnipeg in 1901. They likely had more children, but information on them is missing.
Þorbjörg came west to Winnipeg in 1883 with her parents, Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson and Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir. Ívar came to Winnipeg in 1889 and worked as a shoe maker.