Hjörtur Jón Jósefsson Photo: Dm
Hjörtur Jón Jósefsson was born on November 12, 1894 in Dalasýsla. He took the last name Josephson in the west.
Spouse: October 26, 1926 Unnur Sigurlaug Ísleifsdóttir b. August 30, 1906 in Manitoba.
Children: 1. Helen b. May 23, 1927 2. Ethel b. March 8, 1930 3. Howard b. September 3, 1933 4. Dorland b. March 22, 1936 5. Yvonne b. June 19, 1942.
Hjörtur studied shoemaking in Reykjavík and worked there for a few years before coming west to Winnipeg in 1912. From there he went to the Lundar Settlement where he worked in agriculture until 1945. He then moved to Winnipeg and worked as a shoemaker. Unnur was the daughter of Ísleifur Guðjónsson and Guðleif Jónsdóttir who came west in 1884 and settled in Álftavatns- and Grunnavatnsbyggð (Swan Lake – Shoal Lake Settlements) in Manitoba.