ID: 19809
Born west
Date of birth : 1906
Place of birth : Manitoba
Jónína Eiríksdóttir Photo: VÍÆ III
Jónína Eiríksdóttir was born in Manitoba on February 16, 1906. She had the last name Summers in the west.
Unmarried and childless.
Jónína was the daughter of Eiríkur Sumarliðason and Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir. She grew up with Snæbjörn Anderson (Andrésson) and his wife Kristín. Jónína graduated as a teacher in Winnipeg and taught there for 15 years. In 1946, she moved to California where she earned a B.A. degree from Whittier College and an M.A. degree from Long Beach State College. After that, she taught in schools in California.