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Jon Sveinbjornson Oddstad

Jon Sveinbjornson, b. 30 Nov 1852. Died 11 May 1938 in Saskatchewan [1] (Ancestry.com has 1936 at Elfros, Saskatchewan, Canada). Farmed at '' í Kalastaðakoti á Hvalfjarðarströnd''. Emigration in 1887 Iceland to Canada [5] Departure: Liverpool, England [6].
Married in 1875 to Guðný Andrésdóttir Fjeldsted Oddstad [7].
Residence: 1904 in Crescent Beach.
Residence: On a farm about 1915 at Blaine, Washington for about 14 years [4].
Residence: 1920 Custer, Whatcom, Washington [5] 1928 moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Charlie [4].
1929 lived in Saskatchewan. Spent the last two years in town [4].

Jon Sveinbjornson Oddstad Link to Surname pages
Son of Sveinbjörn Árnason and Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir
married Guðný Andrésdóttir Fjeldsted Oddstad
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J.J.Collection_B0000620
Jon and Gudny Oddstad at a very young age.
Courtesy of the
John 'Martin' Johnson Collection
From Vern Austman
"Old Jon legally took the name Oddstad in 1913, as well as his wife Gudny, and sons Andres
and Thorkjell/Charles. Those documents were registered, as well as a common property agreement for Jon and Gudny.
So they were known as:
Jon S. Oddstad;
Gudny A. F. Oddstad;
Andres F. S. Oddstad; and
Charles T. Oddstad.

The other 3 brothers did not adopt Oddstad, Jon, Gudjon and Sveinbjorn.
SIBLINGS:
1.Árni Sveinbjörnsson, b. 14 Oct 1842
2. Ingveldur Sveinbjörnsdóttir, b. 03 Nov 1843
3. Kristján Sveinbjörnsson, b. 1844
4. Björn Sveinbjörnsson, b. 14 Jan 1847
5. Jon Sveinbjornson, b. 30 Nov 1852
6. Guðbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, b. 08 Feb 1854
7. Sólveig Sveinbjörnsdóttir, b. 12 Jul 1857
8. Sveinbjorn J. Sveinbjornson, b. ?

CHILDREN:
1. Þorkell Charlie Oddstad, b. 01 May 1877
2. Jón Jónsson Sveinbjörnsson, b. 21 Jun 1878
3. Guðjón Jónsson, b. 30 Jun 1882, Iceland
4. Andrés Fjeldsted Jónsson, b. 17 Aug 1886
5. Jonina Oddstad, b. Abt. 1890
6. Sveinbjörn Swaini Sveinbjörnson, b. 1882


Sveinbjörn Árnason Patriarchal Page
Jon Sveinbjornson-Oddstad Page
Clann Oddstad Page
Stone Stoneson Individual page
Clann Stoneson
The following Family Tree Chart was created
to give a visual inter-connection between the families.
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Family Tree showing Stoneson to Oddstad connections Click to Enlarge

Jon Family Tree
Sveinbjörn Árnason shown top right in this family tree chart from Roy´s DataBase.




Hi Roy,
Íslendingabók has:
Andrés Fjeldsted Jónsson       17 Aug 1886 – 6 Dec 1955

according to Íslendingabók his direct ancestors are:
 Páll Grímsson    (1691 - 1755) and his wife: Guðrún Jónsdóttir (1700 - 1762)             
Grímur Pálsson     1734 - 1788
Þorlákur Grímsson     1773 - 1822
Þorbjörg Þorláksdóttir     1804 - 1845
Guðný Andrésdóttir Fjeldsted     1843 - 1935 and her husband Jón Sveinbjarnarson       30 Nov 1852 – 11 may 1938      (Living Helgason writes his name Jón Sveinbjörnsson Oddstead)
Andrés Fjeldsted Jónsson     1886 – 1955

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Lögberg ran an obituary on Dr. Andrés Fjeldsted Oddstad on its frontpage 25 Apr 1957 with a picture of Andrés.
Morgunblaðið ran an obituary on Dr. Andrés Fjeldsted Oddstad in its issue of Wednesday 5 Jun 1957page 14.
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Halfdán Helgason Database:
Guðný Andrésdóttir Fjeldsted Oddstead b. 28 Jul 1843 at Narfeyri on Skógarströnd d. 21 Oct 1935 - in Blaine, Washington
husband: Jón Guðmundsson 4 Mar 1832 - 30 Sep 1869 age at death 37
      children:
Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir 1868-1910  &  Eiríkur Sumarliðason 1861-1933
husband:Jón Sveinbjörnsson Oddstead (parents: Sveinbjörn Árnason
1811-1860  &  Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir 1813-1887 ) ,  Fædd(ur)    30. nóvember, 1852, Lést   11. maí, 1938 dánaraldur 85 ára ,
      children:
          Þorkell Jónsson 1877
          Jón Jónsson Sveinbjörnsson 1878  &  Helga Þorbergsdóttir
Fjeldsted 1877
            children:
                Helgi Jónsson 1902
                Harold Jónsson 1904
                John Konrad Jónsson 1906
                Guðný Lovísa Jónsdóttir 1909 died in 1999 (see email from Vern 5-26-2009)
          Guðjón Jónsson 1882-1967  &  Guðrún Katrín Jónsdóttir 1884-1935

          Andrés Fjeldsted Jónsson 1886

Andrés Fjeldsted Jónsson       17 Aug 1886 – 6 Dec 1955

Andrés emigrated to Canada at age 7 i.e. around 1893

Sandy refers to Andy in her email,  according to the Social Security Death Index: ANDRES ODDSTAD born 24 Jun 1918 – died Jan 1964 http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com
 Kommi


From: Roy Christopherson
To: Living Nathan Cc: Living Hognason; Living Jonsson
Sent: Mon, August 10, 2009 1:30:03 AM
Subject: Re: The Stonesons and Oddstad report

Roy,
Redacted...My Great Grand Father Jon Sveinbjornsson Oddstad's son Andres moved to San Francisco in 1928, and his son Andy Oddstad was a builder, Pacifica area.  Andy died in 1964 on a freeway there, a drunk driver hit him going wrong way on a ramp.  Others in the family are and were in Sacramento.
My mother Lovisa, Louise, (nee Sveinbjornson, Jon, son of above Jon), redacted
Vern.


EMAIL #2
Roy,
Nonni steered me onto your file and I noticed a discrepancy, and make an addition.
1.  The Andres Oddstad you list as married to Stefania was actually her son and the girls are his sisters.  Andres, younger, or Andy, married Clara Ella Byler.  He took over the Stoneson firm when the brothers both died.  I attached a name list confirming this.
2. redacted
Living Austman

FROM A THREAD FROM 2003, redacted Austman. the internet is so great!

Posted by: Living austman Date: August 11, 2003 at 08:19:22

Fríðrik, I have a copy of King Olaf Saga parts 4 and 5 and it is signed by Andres "gift of Arna frá Oddstuðum". Is Andres son of Karitas?

Posted by: Living Helgason Date: August 11, 2003 at 14:15:29
In Reply to: Andres Fjeldsted Jonsson "Walnineri". by Living austman

redacted...the answer is no, as I presume that Andrés Fjeldsted Jónsson, is the one who was a medical doctor in California, b. 17 Aug 1886.

"Arna frá Oddstuðum" is most likely Árni Sveinbjarnarson (1842-1912), farmer at Oddsstöðum, brother to Andrés' father, Jón Sveinbjarnarson (1852-1938). Jón´s wife and Andrés' mother was Guðný Andrésdóttir Fjeldsted (1843-1935), daughter to Andrés Vigfússon Fjeldsted (1800-1862) and Þorbjörg Þorláksdóttir (1804-1846)
Hálfdan

PS: what is "Walnineri"? The name of Andres' home in California? haha!

Re: Andres Fjeldsted Jonsson "Walnineri".
Posted by: Living austman     Date: August 11, 2003 at 16:08:50
In Reply to: Re: Andres Fjeldsted Jonsson "Walnineri". by Living Helgason

Dear redacted , that was an interesting response, but I do know the Chiropractor who called himself Andres Fjelsted Sveinbjornson Oddstad, he was my great uncle, born in w887 not 1886. The book I have predatpredates his birth and Arni is grandfather of the one you mention who was also my great uncle. Karitas ias sister of Gudny Andresdottir.
Living Austman

Posted by: Living austman   Date: August 11, 2003 at 16:33:18
In Reply to: Re: Andres Fjeldsted Jonsson "Walnineri". by living austman

Dear Halfdan, thinking more about the book, it may be the doodling of young Andres in his father's book, so I defer to your opinion. Living Austman.

[1] http://www.halfdan.is:2317/halfdan_f?lang=en;i=13150 (password req.)

[2] Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005, Ancestry.com, Nevada Marriage Index,
1956-2005 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007),
www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Sveinbjorn Ragnar Arnason.

[3] http://www.halfdan.is:2317/halfdan_f?lang=en;i=168677 (password req.)

[4] Vern Austman

[5] Ancestry.com

[6} Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

[7] http://www.halfdan.is:2317/halfdan_f?lang=en;i=28687




On 7/15/2012
Martin's mother says there were 5 boys and she believes on daughter. Doesn't remember much about the daughter other than ...redacted

All the children were born in Iceland and three of them settled in Saskatchwan. Gudjon Jonsson Sveinbjornson known as "Guy" had four children. Thorburg (Tobba) born: 10/22/1910 died in Oregon on 5/12/1993. John: 2/11/1912-died Sacramento 3/1994. Thor: 9/1914-died Vancouver, BC in the 1990's. and finally Sigridur (Sigga) born 5/24/1918. Tobba had one son: Douglas Burns 1947-died in Hawaii in the '90s, John had no children. Thor had 4 Girls, ...redacted....

Two stayed in the Blaine/Cresent/White Rock area. Andres (Andy) and Charlie.

My mother also has a copy of a "Family Tree" made for Leona Henrietta Oddstad for her birthday. Redacted...

This "family tree" shows her father Andres Fjeldsted Oddstad as being born on 8/17/1887 in Kalastadarkoti, Iceland and her mother Stephanie Ingebjorg Maria (Stoneson) Oddstad as being born
in Winnipeg on 8/23/1889. Hope this helps. This tree takes the Oddstad side back to mid 1700's and the Stoneson side back to 1832
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J.J.Collection_B0000614
Gudjon Jonnson Sveinbjornson
Courtesy of the
John 'Martin' Johnson Collection
Gudjon Jonnson Sveinbjornson one of Jon Oddstads son's.
John 'Martin' Johnson's grandfather.
Father of Thorbjorg (Tobba), John, Thor, and Sigridur.  Martin only knows Sigridurs birthday which is 24 May 1918.  She is the only one living. Thor died in Vancouver in the 1980's. John in Sacramento in the late 1980's, and Tobba in Oregon in the 1980's.
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J.J.Collection_B0000015
Jon and his wife, Jon and Gudny
Courtesy of the
John 'Martin' Johnson Collection
Sigga (Sveinbjornson) says this is a picture of her grandparents Jon and Gudny Oddstad pictured on the right side of this setting after they moved back to Saskatchewan.  On the left is her uncle Jon and his wife. 




 

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