ID: 8702
Date of birth : 1843
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1931
Jón Jóhannes Jónsson: Born in 1843 in Miklagarðssókn in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He changed his name to Freeman in the west. He died on November 1, 1931 in Blaine.
Spouse: Sigurlaug Þorbergsdóttir born in Vindhælishreppur in Húnavatnssýsla in 1856.
Children: 1) Kristín d. 1922 2) Jakobína Jónína 3) Kristján 4) Lúðvík 5) Karl 6) Elín 7) Sigurður 8) Jóhanna d. 1927
Jón and Sigurlaug came west in 1883 and got married in Winnipeg. They lived there for two years before taking land in the Argyle Settlement in 1885. They lived there until 1903, when they sold their land and moved to Blaine, Washington.