ID: 4310
Date of birth : 1843
Place of birth : Dalasýsla
Date of death : 1921
Jón Brandsson Photo: SÍND
Jón Brandsson was born in Dalasýsla on July 6, 1843. He died in N. Dakota on August 5, 1921.
Spouse: 1872 Margrét Guðbrandsdóttir b. September 25, 1849 in Strandasýsla, d. July 14, 1900.
Children: 1. Guðbrandur b. June 1, 1874, d. June 29, 1944. Better known as Brandur J. Brandsson in the west 2. Áskell b. December 5, 1875, d. July 2, 1948. 3. Sigríður 4. Einar Alfred 5. Petrea.
Jón and Margrét emigrated west with sons Guðbrandur and Áskel to Minnesota in 1878. They settled in the Lyon County Settlement, but moved to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota in 1880.