Júlíus Jónsson was born on July 1, 1861. He died in Salt Lake City on December 9, 1935. He took the name Julius Jon Bearnson in the west.
Spouse: 1) January 12, 1887 Gróa Þorláksdóttir b. May 3, 1865 in W. Skaftafellssýsla, d. February 16, 1890 after childbirth. 2) October 26, 1892 Harriet Susannah Hales b. June 22, 1866.
Children: With Gróa: 1. Júlíus Benedikt b. October 20, 1887, d. October 17, 1959 2. Joseph b. February 6, 1890, d. March 7, 1890. With Harriet: 1. William Leroy b. 1893, d. 1946 2. John Ward b. 1896, d. 1896 3. Thomas Hales b. 1898, d. 1898 4. Elda Gróa b. 1900, d. 1987 5. Alta Gerða b. 1903, d. 1995 6. Donna Louise b. 1905, d. 1905 7. Roland Fay b. 1906, d. 1906 8. Lafitte Rollin b. 1907, d. 1907 9. James Monroe b. 1909, d. 1983 10. Merrill George b. 1912, d. 1983.
Júlíus took up the Mormon faith on June 2, 1883 with the missionary Pétur Valgarðsson who was in Iceland at the time. Julius then emigrated west to Utah in July of that year. He settled in Scofield where he worked as a butcher but also worked as a miner. He worked as a butcher in various places in Utah, but in 1928 he settled in Salt Lake City and lived there.