ID: 19066
Date of birth : 1855
Place of birth : Vestmannaeyjar
Date of death : 1952
Guðrún Jónsdóttir Austmann was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on March 28, 1855. She died on June 8, 1952 in Chicago.
Spouse: Richard Christiansen of Norwegian descent
Children: 1. Henry 2. Ester
Guðrún was the daughter of Jón Jónsson Austmann and his wife Rósa Hjartardóttir. In 1870, she is registered at their home in Þorlaugargerður, 15 years old, but is not there in 1880, probably come west by then. Guðrún’s husband was a master craftsman in Chicago. Their children were well-spoken because Henry was a well-known ENT doctor in the city, and Esther a famous radio singer, her artist name was Peggy Richards.