Jon Jonsson

Brief Life History of Jon

When Jon Jonsson was born on 23 October 1878, in Kross, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Jón Pétursson, was 51 and his mother, Gudny Eiriksdottir, was 44. He married Þórunn Snorradóttir about 1904, in Iceland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Vestmannaeyjar, Southern, Iceland in 1920. He died on 23 September 1954, in Iceland, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Jon Jonsson
1878–1954
Þórunn Snorradóttir
1878–1947
Marriage: about 1904
Thuridur Kapitola Jonsdottir
1905–1971
Miss Jonsdottir
1918–1918
Gudjon Hreggvidur Jonsson
1909–1977
Ásta Jónsdóttir
1911–1986
Gudrun Jonsdottir
1913–2007
Olafur Magnus Jonsson
1915–1944
Sigurbjorg Jonsdottir
1917–1982
Johann Wilmundsson
1921–1991

Sources (1)

  • Jon Jonsson, Þórun Snorradottir, Household Census.

World Events (5)

1904

Iceland won home rule.

1917

Women get the right to vote in national elections.

1918

Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence. Denmark retains control over foreign affairs only. The treaty is valid until 1943.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.

English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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