ID: 3311
Date of birth : 1880
Place of birth : Mýrasýsla
Date of death : 1952
Jón Júlíus Þorvarðarson
Jón Júlíus Þorvarðarson was born in Mýrasýsla on July 1, 1880. He died in Winnipeg on April 19, 1952. He took the last name Swanson in the west.
Spouse: Kristín Jónsdóttir
Children: 1. Wilfred 2. Raymond. Information is missing regarding their three daughters.
Júlíus came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with his mother and siblings. His father, Þorvarður Sveinsson, had emigrated a year earlier. Július went the education route; he went on to study business, and devoted his life to business. He ran his own real estate firm, J. J. Swanson & Co., in the city for years. He was active in Western Icelandic social affairs in Winnipeg, including a seat on the board of Columbia Press, the Icelandic publishing company.