Jónatan D Björnsson Photo VÍÆ III
Sigríður Björnsdóttir Photo VÍÆ III
Jónatan Dínus Halldórsson was born on December 28, 1913 in Hallson, N. Dakota. He had the last name Björnsson in the west.
Spouse: December 3, 1936 Sigríður Björnsdóttir b. October 24, 1879.
Children: 1. Jonatan Dinus b. September 4, 1938 2. Margaret Anne b. November 9, 1943.
Jónatan’s parents were Halldór Björnsson, originally from Rangárvallasýsla and Ingibjörg Jakobína Dínusdóttir of S. Þingeyjarsýsla. Jónatan grew up in the countryside near Hallson, N. Dakota and worked there as a young man in agriculture. Later he became a foreman at Boeing Airplane Co. He took a break from work, moved west to the Pacific coast to Seattle and took singing lessons. After that, he sang in church choirs and a few operas in the city. He appeared widely in Icelandic settlements in Utah as well as in Canada.