ID: 5090
Date of birth : 1844
Place of birth : Strandasýsla
Date of death : 1924
Jón Jónsson from Mæri Photo: FAtV
Ragnhildur Jósefsdóttir Photo: FAtV
Jón Jónsson was born in Strandasýsla on August 3, 1844. He died in N. Dakota on March 26, 1924.
Spouse: 1870 Ragnhildur Soffía Jósefsdóttir b. October 20, 1839 in Snæfellsnessýsla, d. April 28, 1912.
Children: 1. Guðrún b. 1870 2. Jónas b. 1872 3. Jósef b. October 28, 1879 4. Elín b. July 9, 1874
Jón and Ragnhildur came west with Guðrún and Jónas in 1876 and arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 8. They traveled from there to New Iceland and lived there until 1880. They moved from there to N. Dakota in 1881 and took land in the Thingvalla Settlement.