Jón Jónsson Hördal Photo: WtW
Jón Jónsson was born on February 1, 1841 in Hörðudal in Dalasýsla. He died in the Lundar Settlement on March 14, 1934. He took the last name Hördal in the west.
Spouse: Halldóra Sigríður Baldvinsdóttir b. November 20, 1850 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. 1890 in Saskatchewan.
Children: 1. Jón b. September 18, 1870, d. May 4, 1860 2. Jóna Helga b. 1876 3. Ingibjörg Ágústína b. August 13, 1878, d. August 19, 1949 4. Sigríður Anna b. July 10, 1881, d. May 10, 1954 5. Hjörtur Bergmann b. July 10, 1881, d. 1950 6. Þorgerður 7. Ása.
They came west in 1883, Sigríður Anna came in 1887, and settled in the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan near Churchbridge. They lost Halldóra there in 1890 and the family moved to Winnipeg the same year. Jón later moved in with his son Jón in Lundar.