ID: 11267
Date of birth : 1866
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1940
Back: Rev. Jóhann, Bjarni, then Eggert and Stefanía and in front Jóhann, Helga with Sylvia Helga. Photo: A Century Unfolds
Jóhann Bjarnason was born in Víðidal in Húnavatnssýsla in 1866. He died on January 18, 1940.
Spouse: November 19, 1902 Helga Jósefsdóttir b. January 6, 1876 in Dalasýsla, d. October 6, 1970
Children: 1. Bjarni Archbald b. February 6, 1905 2. Jóhann Franklin b. June 23, 1907 3. Stefanía Jóhanna b. 1910 4. Eggert Aurelius b. 1911 5. Sylvia Helga b. 1914.
Jóhann came west in 1890 and settled in Winnipeg. Helga came west with her parents in 1883, they also settled in Winnipeg. Jóhann studied theology in Chicago and was ordained as a pastor in 1908. He served congregations in New Iceland from 1908 to 1928.