ID: 19314
Born west
Date of birth : 1879
Place of birth : N. Dakota
Jón Þorvaldur Eggertsson was born in N. Dakota in 1879. He took the name Jon Thorvaldur Gunlogson in the west.
Spouse: Magnea Guðrún Halldórsdóttir b. November 15, 1882 in Árnessýsla.
Children: 1. William b. May 27, 1906 2. Franklín b. April 30, 1907 3. Ruth Elisabeth b. 1909 4. Doris b. March 23, 1909 5. Karl (Carl) b. July 20, 1910 6. Jón (John) b. 1915 7. Lynn b. 1918 8. Mable b. April 28, 1919 9. Marvin b. 1922 10. Alvin b. 1929.
Jón was the son of Eggert Gunnlaugsson and Rannveig Rögnvaldsdóttir, pioneers in the Svold Settlement in N. Dakota. Magnea was the daughter of Halldór Vivatsson and Valgerður Magnúsdóttir of Árnessýsla, who took land in the Svold Settlement in 1883. Jón was a farmer in the Akra Settlement and Cavalier.