ID: 3609
Date of birth : 1838
Place of birth : Snæfellsnessýsla
Date of death : 1908
Jón Jónsson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla on September 23, 1838. He died in Winnipeg on January 26, 1908.
Spouse: Vilborg Guðmundsdóttir b. 1844 in Snæfellsnessýsla.
Children: They had 15 children, in 1908 these were alive: 1. Jórunn Kristólína 2. Vilhjálmur Guðjón b. August 1, 1867, d. March 26, 1943 3. Þórður 4. Kristján 5. Magnús 6. Kristinn 7. Valgerður 8. Sólborg 9. Alexander. All were married except for Alexander who lived in the family home.
They came west in 1883 and settled in Winnipeg where they lived the rest of their lives.