ID: 18279
Born west
Date of birth : 1901
Place of birth : N. Dakota
Julía Grímsdóttir was born on May 3, 1901 in the Garðar settlement in N. Dakota.
Spouse: 1) December 27, 1930 George R. Blackburn from Chicago í Illinois, d. December 25, 1948.
Children: Sylvia Mary b. October 4, 1933.
Julía was the daughter of Grímur Þórðarson and Ingibjörg Snæbjarnardóttur in the Garðar settlement in N. Dakota. She pursued an education, graduating in 1924 from the University of Minnesota with a degree in nursing. George was of Irish and English descent. He was an engineer and worked for Hjörtur Þórðarson’s company, Thordarson Electric Co. He later founded the Chicago Transformer Corp. with Árni Helgason, a Chicago councilman.