Jón Henrik Björnson

1919 - 1999  (80 years)

• Name	Jón Henrik Björnson  [1]
  Birth	9 Feb 1919	Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2]
  	Witness Role: Child: [I4917] Jón Henrik BJÖRNSON
  Gender	Male
  Military-Begin	30 Sep 1941	Ft. Snelling, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  	as private, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army
  Marriage Groom	8 Mar 1944	Iceland   [2]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F1013] ...of Jón Henrik BJÖRNSON and Matthilður KVARAN Witness Role: Bride: [I4946] Matthilður KVARAN Witness Role: Groom: [I4917] Jón Henrik BJÖRNSON
  Residence	1960	3444 Edmund Blvd, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Death	11 Mar 1999	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  	Cause: bowel cancer
  	From Northwestern Financial Review, May 8, 1999: Former Minneapolis banker Jon Bjornson, 80, an executive with Northwestern National Bank, died on March 11. While at the bank, now known as Norwest Bank, Bjornson worked with an advertising agency to promote the bank's famous weatherball. The device was placed on top of the Marquette Avenue building in 1949. After a fire in 1982, the device stopped working as a weather forecaster.
  Burial	Abt 14 Mar 1999	Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
  Person ID	I4917	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2024

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	> 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living > 4. Living
  Family ID	F1013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

• Photos

  Jon Henrik Bjornson Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Jón Henrik Björnson". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I4917&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).