ID: 18601
Born west
Date of birth : 1913
Jón Þ Sigurðsson Photo: VÍÆ III
Jón Þorgrímur Þorgrímsson was born in the Framnes settlement on August 19, 1913. He had the last name Sigurðsson or Sigurdson in the west.
Spouse: May 6, 1941 Guðrún Sveinsdóttir b. January 24, 1922 in the Geysir settlement.
Children: 1. Loretta Anne b. March 8, 1942 2. Colleen Gayle b. May 24, 1946.
Jón was the son of Þorgrímur Sigurðsson and Magnea Geirsdóttir, pioneer settlers in the Framnes settlement. After finishing primary school, Jón learned machine repair and worked at it until he got married. Then he took over the farm at Storð in the Framnes settlement. Guðrún was the daughter of Sveinn Eyjólfsson and Þuríður Steinunn Stefánsdóttir, who was born in the Garðar settlement in N. Dakota.