ID: 15944
Date of birth : 1828
Place of birth : Árnessýsla
Date of death : 1901
Jón Jónsson was born on October 30, 1828 in Árnessýsla. He died on July 13, 1901 in Spanish Fork.
Spouse: November 17, 1881 in Salt Lake City Ingveldur Eiríksdóttir b. in W. Skaftafellssýsla on January 17, 1854, d. in Spanish Fork, Utah on March 31, 1930.
Children: 1. John Nephi b. 1893, d. 1976 2. Ranweld Hyrum b. 1885, d. 1886 3. Inga Olivia b. 1889, d. 1889 4. Ingveldur b. 1890, d. 1963 5. Gunnar Seth b. 1895, d. 1975.
Jón and Ingveldur met on the way west to Spanish Fork, Utah in 1881. They were in a small group of Icelanders who had taken the Mormon faith, led by the guides and missionaries Jón Eyvindsson and Jakob B. Jónsson. They settled in Spanish Fork.