Jón J Eiríksson Photo: ACU
Hildur Jónína Sigfúsdóttir Photo: ACU
Jón James Eiríksson was born on September 26, 1881 in Minneota, Minnesota. He died in Arborg in 1942. He had the name Jon James Johnson in the west.
Spouse: 1) Hildur Jónína Sigfúsdóttir b. 1882 in Winnipeg, d. 1914 in Arborg. 2) Sigurlína Ingibjörg Baldvinsdóttir b. March 19, 1898 in Skagafjarðarsýsla.
Children: With Hildur: 1. Stefán b. July 24, 1910 2. Sigrún Jóhanna b. July 20, 1912. With Sigurlína: 1. Harold Niels b. May 26, 1925 2. Hildur Jónína b August 29, 1929.
Jón grew up in the home of his parents Eiríkur Jónsson and Vilborg Stefánsdóttir in Minneota, Minnesota. From there, the family moved to Duluth and later to the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota, but in 1901 the family moved to Canada and settled near Arborg, Manitoba. Jón became a farmer there and lived there the rest of his days. Hildur Jónína was the daughter of Sigfús Jónsson and Guðrún Hildibrandsdóttir who moved west to Manitoba in 1876. Sigurlína was the daughter of Baldvin Jónsson and Ingibjörg Pálsdóttir, who moved west from Skagafjörður in 1900.