ID: 9765
Date of birth : 1860
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Jakob Jónsson was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1860. He took the last name Johnson in the west.
Spouse: February 2, 1885 Sigríður Ingigerður Sigurðardóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on February 2, 1854, d. September 3, 1897 in Manitoba.
Children: 1. Elínborg Kristín b. September 10, 1883, d. April 9, 1911 in Winnipeg 2. Guðrún Herborg b. February 7, 1885, d. June 6, 1887 3. Árni b. May 12, 1886, d. December 21, 1972 in Vancouver 4. Guðrún b. 1888 5. Jakobína b. 1896, d. 1911.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 and lived there many years. They then moved north to Ashern.