ID: 19704
Date of birth : 1824
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Jón Árnason was born on February 9, 1824 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died in New Iceland around the turn of the century.
Spouse: Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir b. September 2, 1927 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. about 1904 in the Hnausa Settlement.
Children: 1. Árni b. 1856 2. Jóhann b. 1857 3. Sigurrós Guðrún b. December 18, 1866, d. May 1, 1947. They had another five children who all died young.
They came west to Manitoba in 1886 and settled in the Hnausa Settlement in New Iceland.