ID: 14939
Date of birth : 1871
Place of birth : S. Múlasýsla
Jón Jóhannesson: Born at Flögu in Breiðdal in S. Múlasýsla on December 6, 1872. He took the last name of Breiðdal in the west.
Spouse: 1) Guðbjörg Sigmundsdóttir 2) Kristín Hávarðardóttir from Lundar, MB. She was the daughter of Hávarðar Guðmundsson from S. Múlasýsla.
Children: With Guðbjörg: 1) Bertel Valdimar 2) Helgi 3) Skarphéðinn 4) Valgerður. With Kristín: 1) Kristján 2) Guðbjörg 3) Jón Murry 4) Jóhannes Hávarður 5) Sigrún 6) Anna Kamilla.
Jón came west in 1887 and spent the rest of his life in the Argyle Settlement, where he worked at various places. His brother, Þorfinns Jóhannesson, was a farmer in the Argyle Settlement.