ID: 17740
Born west
Date of birth : 1890
Unnvald Óskar Jónasson Photo: VÍÆ II
Unnvald Óskar Jónasson was born in the Geysir settlement in New Iceland on February 13, 1890.
Spouse: Jónína Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. August 13, 1884 in Winnipeg.
Children: 1. Hermundur Valdimar b. March 9, 1922 2. Guðný Þórunn b. February 22, 1926 3. Valdína Steinunn b. August 22, 1930.
Unnvald was the son of Jónas Þorsteinsson and Lilja Friðfinnsdóttir, who came west in 1883. They were early settlers in the Geysir settlement, at Djúpidalur. After completing his military service in 1919, Unnvald settled in the Geysir settlement and became a farmer. Jónína’s parents were Jón Guðmundsson and Steinunn Júlíana Magnúsdóttir from Gíslastaðir in Breiðuvík in New Iceland.