See also

Björn JÓNSSON's parents: Jón GUÐMUNDSSON (1822-1867) and Rósa JÓNSDÓTTIR (1848-1930)

Björn Sigurgeir JÓNSSON (1865- )

Name:
Björn Sigurgeir JÓNSSON
Sex:
Male
Father:
Jón GUÐMUNDSSON (1822-1867)
Mother:
Rósa JÓNSDÓTTIR (1848-1930)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth:
Jul 11, 1865
Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland^1,2
possible Melstaðarsókn
Residence:
1870 (age 4-5)
Kothvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland³
with his mother and Rafn
Occupation:
1880 (age 14-15)
léttadrengur ( light work); Grafarkot, Melstaðarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland⁴
worked for Ólafur Ólafsson
Residence:
1880 (age 14-15)
Grafarkot, Melstaðarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland⁴
Immigration:
1888 (age 22-23)
to USA from Vigdísarstöðum, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland^5,6
arrived on the ship "Devonia" at New York City
Death:
"??"
USA or Canada

Sources

1.: Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

2.: Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870.

3.: Ibid. Kothvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

4.: Icelandic Census 1880. Grafarkot, Melstaðarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

5.: Islendingabok, Islendingabok. no source given.

6.: Later Day Saints, https://familysearch.org. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-BYZR-8?cc=1849782&wc=MX6L-RM9%3A165916601 : 28 July 2014), 523 - 16 Jul 1888-10 Aug 1888 > image 79 of 932; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).