ID: 6947
Date of birth : 1879
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1974
Sturla Jóhannsson Photo: VÍÆ III
Sturla Jóhannsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on March 9, 1879. He died in California on March 25, 1974. He took the name Dr. Sturla Einarsson in the west.
Spouse: 1) Anna Rodman Kidder b. September 15, 1890, d. September 20, 1940 2) Thea C. Husvet b. December 25, 1902.
Children: 1. Alfred Worcester b. April 13, 1915 2. Elizabeth b. July 21, 1917 3. Margaret b. February 25, 1920 4. John Rodman b. September 13, 1921.
Sturla came west to N. Dakota in 1883 with his parents, Jóhann Einarsson and Elín Benonísdóttir, and moved from there east to Duluth, Minnesota in 1884. Sturla grew up and was schooled there. He became a professor at the University of California in Berkeley. See more information below, Atvinna.