ID: 2988
Date of birth : 1879
Place of birth : Vestmannaeyjar
Date of death : 1924
Karl Jón Eyjólfsson Photo: FVTV
Karl Jón Eyjólfsson was born on July 24, 1879 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). He died on December 24, 1924 in Eureka, Nevada. He took the name John Carl Erickson in the west.
Spouse: 1) Annie Belle Stuart 2) Nancy Beckström
Karl emigrated west in 1881 to Spanish Fork, Utah and grew up there. He did some mining in Nevada, then he joined the United States Army in 1916 and served in the military until 1919. He then returned to mining.