Jón Sigurður Guðjónsson was born on April 23, 1858 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in 1915 in Spokane, Washington. He took the last name Allison in the west.
Spouse: May 31, 1880 Salína Stefánsdottir b. November 4, 1856 in N. Múlasýsla.
Children: 1. Karl (Carl) Harold b. October 27, 1882 2. Aurora b. 1885 3. Mentor J. b. December 15, 1886 4. Kristín (Chrisine) Björg b. December 24, 1888 5. Elísabet (Elizabeth) b. 1891 6. Alice/Ellen b. 1893 7. Lillian May b. 1896 7. Ruth b. 1899.
They came west to Canada together with Jón’s mother, Kristín Jóhannesdóttir. Jón and Salína moved south to Marshall in Lyon County, Minnesota. Life’s road led them to Minneapolis where Jón was listed as a house painter in the 1900 Census. They later moved west to Spokane, Washington.