ID: 18970
Date of birth : 1835
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1913
Jósef Jósefsson Photo AOÞ
Jósef Jósefsson: Born in Vopnafjordur in N. Múlasýsla on July 14, 1835. He died on April 18, 1913 at his home in Minneota, Minnesota. He was known as Joseph Josephson in the west.
Spouse: 1) Kristín Pétursdóttir d. 1875 2) 1880 Helga Jónsdóttir b. 1857 in S. Múlasýsla, d. 1933
Children: With Kristín: 1. Sigríður b. 1861 2. Ingibjörg Elísabet b. 1867 3. Þórdís b. 1874. With Helga: 1. Kristín b. 1886, d. 1893 2. Carl Victor b. 1888, twin 3. Elvira Carolina b. 1888 4. Axel Jón b. 1889, d. 1890.
Jósef came west in 1878 and went directly to the Lyon County Settlement in Minnesota. Helga Jónsdóttir came west the same year. Her parents, Jón Þorvarðarson and Rósa Snorradóttir emigrated in 1882.