ID: 20044
Born west
Date of birth : 1909
Gestur Jónsson Photo: VÍÆ IV
Alice T. Holtz Photo: VÍÆ IV
Gestur Jónsson was born in the Garðar Settlement on December 26, 1909. He had the last name Johnson in the west.
Spouse: August 18, 1937 Alice T. Holtz b. February 12, 1910, d. August 23, 1966.
Children: 1. Karen Margrét b. March 5, 1942 2. Frederick H. b. June 1, 1947.
Gestur was the son of Jón Jónsson and Guðbjörg Guðmundsdóttir, early settlers in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota. He grew up there, attended college and earned a B.S. degree from North Dakota State University in 1933 and an M.S. degree from the same school in 1937. Became an assistant teacher at Colorado State University in the years 1945-1964 and then a professor of chemistry at the same school.