Introduction
Born: October 24, 1883, Hólmavað, Aðaldalur, South Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland (birth name: Sigurbjörnsdóttir).
Died: July 7, 1977, Seattle, Washington.
Born: October 24, 1883, Hólmavað, Aðaldalur, South Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland (birth name: Sigurbjörnsdóttir).
Died: July 7, 1977, Seattle, Washington.
Jakobina was the wife of Ísaki Jónsson (Johnson).
At age six, she emigrated from Iceland with her parents to Winnipeg, Canada. She later moved to Victoria, British Columbia, then Seattle.
She translated a number of Icelandic poems to English. Her other works include:
If you know Johnson’s burial place,