Jón Halldórsson was born on August 19, 1874 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died on May 20, 1958 in Manitoba.
Spouse: October 1, 1905 Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir b. February 10, 1889
Children: 1. Halldór Guðmundur b. December 12, 1906 2. Sigurjón Norman b. December 27, 1907 3. Ólafía Arnbjörg b. October 8, 1909 4. Guðlaug Thelma b. July 19, 1911 5. Sigríður Lilja b. June 9, 1913 6. Oscar Marino b. July 1, 1918, d. 1935. 7. Emil Valdimar b. July 1, 1918, d. in childhood (twin) 8. Emily Thelma b. April 8, 1920 9. Guðrún Grace b. October 15, 1923 10. Margaret Pearl b. July 25, 1927.
Jón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1891 went to Pembina, N. Dakota where his parents and siblings lived. In 1896, they all moved north to the Bluff Peninsula west of Lake Manitoba. They then moved to the Narrows and lived on Red Deer Island for four years. From there, the road took them south to the Big Point community in 1902. Jón left there in 1909 and settled in Westbourne where he stayed for two years. His next move was to Lundar, where he lived the longest. The couple later moved to Winnipeg.