ID: 11901
Date of birth : 1853
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1953
Björg Jónsdóttir was born on January 26,1853 in N. Múlasýsla. She died in Minnesota on March 4, 1953.
Spouse: Metúsalem Jónsson b. June 15, 1851 in N. Múlasýsla, d. February 9, 1916. He took the last name Johnson in the west.
Children: 1. Jóhannes b. 1879 2. Sigurbjörg (Bertha) Johnson b. February 17, 1881; d. January 11, 1952 in Sac City, Iowa. 3. Stefán b. April 16, 1883 4. Jón (John) Johnson b. April 4, 1885; d. September 16, 1890 5. Guðjón Johnson b. May 6, 1887; d. August 25, 1890 6. Karl b. March 10, 1889; d. December 5, 1916 7. Sigríður (Sarah) b. August 3, 1891 8. Jón M. Johnson b. January 27, 1894.
They came west in 1878 and settled in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota.