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North 1000 East Spanish Fork, UT - Jon C. and Gudny Johnson
Jon Jonasson was born 24
September 1857 at Rimakot, Kross, Rangarvalla, the son of Jonas Jonsson and
Gudrun Thorkelsdottir. Jon’s father, Jonas Jonsson, was the director of the
poor-law district of Onundastadir, Kross, Rangarvalla. Jon joined The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized by Elder Einar Eiriksson 18
June 1886. Jon immigrated to Spanish Fork, Utah later that month. 
Gudny Sigurdardottir was born 22
November 1860; her parents are Sigurdur Sigurdsson, born 6 August 1833, died 29
October 1885; and Sigridur Petursdottir, born 30 August 1830 at Holmahjaleiga,
Kross, Rangarvalla, died 26 December 1903 at Olafshus, Vestmannaeyjar. Gudny
joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized by
Elder Einar Eiriksson 18 June 1886. She immigrated to Spanish Fork, Utah a few
days after she was baptized.
Jon and
Gudny Sigurdardottir were married 29 November 1886 in Spanish Fork, Utah. They
became the parents of nine children. Their first home was a dugout or a hole in
the ground covered with a thatched roof. Jon followed the sheep-shearing
business, by which he earned enough to meet his expenses. He then purchased a
farm in the river bottoms at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon; he farmed there
for a few years and then sold the land and bought a farm in Palmyra, Utah.
Through
the years Jon worked not only as a farmer but also as a carpenter. He was known
as a man that everyone could trust. He was a devout member of his church and
attended his meetings faithfully. He had an excellent voice and spent many
evenings singing from his hymn book. He also sang songs from his childhood in
his native tongue.
Jon,
an industrious man, worked continually until a few weeks before his death.
While working on a new home he fell, seriously injuring his back, which
resulted in his death, 17 October 1929. In Utah, Jon went by John C. Johnson. Gudny died 23 December 1934 and is buried in
the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. She was known in Utah as Gudny Johnson.
