Hillbillies & Vikings

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Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson

Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson

Female 1916 - 2008  (91 years)


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  • Name Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson 
    Birth 28 Dec 1916  Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witness Role: Child: [I432] Stefania Aðalbjörg BJÖRNSON
    Gender Female 
    Marriage Bride 5 Jun 1939  Grace Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F1011] ...of (parents not known)
      Witness Role: Bride: [I432] Stefania Aðalbjörg BJÖRNSON
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1049] Carl Herbert DENBOW
    Anecdote Aft 1940  Annapolis, MD, and Athens, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Musical and art history expertise 
    • Stefania was an expert in art history, with an emphasis on the classical period. She was an accomplished organist as well as composer. She had published musical compositions for organ, piano and orchestra, and served as church organist in both Annapolis, Maryland, and for many years in Athens, Ohio.
    Death Witness 17 Nov 1942  Athens, Athens Twp., Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Cause: suffocation, pinched umbilical cord 
    Address:
    Sheltering Arms Hospital 
    • Mom told me that she had the signs of preeclampsia, which if they had been recognized by her physician, Dr. Theron H. Morgan, should have resulted in an immediate c-section. This could have saved Marie's life.
      Witness Role: Principal: [I4935] Marie DENBOW
      Witness Role: Witness: [I432] Stefania Aðalbjörg BJÖRNSON
      Witness Role: Deceased: [I4935] Marie DENBOW
    Death Witness 6 Aug 1994  Doctors North Hospital, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: of lung cancer (small cell) 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I1049] Carl Herbert DENBOW
      Witness Role: Witness: [I1] Carl Jón DENBOW
      Witness Role: Witness: [I1050] Carl William DENBOW
      Witness Role: Witness: [I432] Stefania Aðalbjörg BJÖRNSON
    Name Stefania Aðalbjörg Denbow  [1
    Death 18 Oct 2008  60 Eden Place, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witness Role: Witness: [I710] Arne Valdimar BRØGGER
      Witness Role: Informant: [I1] Carl Jón DENBOW
    Burial 22 Oct 2008  West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I432  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2025 

    Father Gunnar Björn Björnson,   b. 17 Aug 1872, Mássel, near Sleðbrjótur, Jökulsár district, Nordur Mölasysla, Iceland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1957, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ingibjörg Augustine Jónsdóttir,   b. 13 Aug 1878, Hóll, Dalasysla, Hörthudalur, Iceland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1949, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1903  Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I4945] Ingibjörg Augustine JÓNSDÓTTIR
      Witness Role: Groom: [I418] Gunnar Björn BJÖRNSON
    Afi & Amma Marriage Certificate
    Afi & Amma Marriage Certificate
    Media Date: MAR 1903
    Keywords: Picture
    Afi & Amma Wedding Pix (1903)
    Afi & Amma Wedding Pix (1903)
    Keywords: Picture
    Family ID F1014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carl Herbert Denbow,   b. 13 Dec 1911, East Fultonham, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1994, Doctors North Hospital, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jun 1939  Grace Luthern Church, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I432] Stefania Aðalbjörg BJÖRNSON
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1049] Carl Herbert DENBOW
    Children 
     1. Marie Denbow,   b. 17 Nov 1942, Athens, Athens Twp., Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1942, Athens, Athens Twp., Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
    +4. Living
    Family ID F1011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

  • Photos
    mom 1938 passport
    mom 1938 passport
    Caption Note: Stefanai Denbow's 1938 passport photo.
    Keywords: Picture
    mom (circa 1943)
    mom (circa 1943)
    Caption Note: Stefania Denbow circa 1943.
    Keywords: Picture
    Mom's Chest
    Mom's Chest
    Caption Note: This chest was brought from Iceland in 1872 by the family of Stefania Aðgrimsdottir Jones and given to her name sake, Stefania Björnson Denbow, in 1942.
    Keywords: Picture
    Mom's Chest (Bill)
    Mom's Chest (Bill)
    Caption Note: This chest was brought from Iceland in 1872 by the family of Stefania Aðgrimsdottir Jones and given to her name sake, Stefania Björnson Denbow, in 1942. Pictured in this photo is Carl William Denbow, Stefania Denbow's grandson.
    Keywords: Picture

    Documents
    Mom's Wedding Gift List.pdf
    Mom's Wedding Gift List.pdf
    Caption Note: Mom's Wedding Gift List
    Stefania B. Denbow DC
    Stefania B. Denbow DC
    Keywords: Picture

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I432&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Personal knowledge of Carl J. Denbow.

    2. [S278] Stillborn Death Certificate for Marie Denbow.


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