Hillbillies & Vikings

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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:1st cousin of Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Jón Gunnar Björnson

M, #427, b. 16 June 1949, d. 27 October 2022

Parents

FatherKristjan Valdimar Björnson (b. 29 August 1906, d. 10 March 1987)
MotherGuðrun Jónsdottir (b. 18 October 1915, d. 6 March 1998)
Jon Gunnar Bjornson mug

Biography

Jón Gunnar Björnson was born on 16 June 1949.1 He died on 27 October 2022 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA, at the age of 73.
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Citations

  1. [S114] Edda Connell, "Email Messages From Edda Connell to Carl Jón Denbow," e-mail message from Edda Connell to Carl Jón Denbow. Hereinafter cited as "Edda's Research".
Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Mother of Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson

F, #432, b. 28 December 1916, d. 18 October 2008

Parents

FatherGunnar Björn Björnson (b. 17 August 1872, d. 15 September 1957)
MotherIngibjörg Augustine Jónsdóttir (b. 13 August 1878, d. 19 August 1949)

Family: Carl Herbert Denbow (b. 13 December 1911, d. 6 August 1994)

DaughterMarie Denbow (b. 17 November 1942, d. 17 November 1942)
Stefanai Denbow's 1938 passport photo.

Biography

Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson was born on 28 December 1916 in Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA.1 She married Carl Herbert Denbow, son of Edward Clifford Denbow and Edna Esther Gigax, on 5 June 1939 in Grace Luthern Church, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.1 Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson died on 18 October 2008 in 60 Eden Place, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA, at the age of 91.1 She was buried on 22 October 2008 in West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA.1
Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson was also known as Stefania Aðalbjörg Denbow.1 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.1 She witnessed the death of Marie Denbow on 17 November 1942 in Athens, Athens Twp., Athens, Ohio, USA.2,1 Stefania Aðalbjörg Björnson witnessed the death of Carl Herbert Denbow on 6 August 1994 in Doctors North Hospital, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.1
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Citations

  1. [S1] Carl Jón Denbow has firsthand or very reliable second hand knowledge of this personal information or event.
  2. [S278] Marie Denbow, Stillborn Death Cerfiticate Vol. 384; Cert. 3024 (17 Nov 1942), Carl J. Denbow Personal Files, 17 Coventry Lane, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA, 45701-3718. Hereinafter cited as SDC: Marie Denbow.
Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Sylvia Björnson

F, #433, b. 1948, d. 1960

Biography

Sylvia Björnson was born in 1948. She died in 1960 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA, at the age of ~12.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Uncle of Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Kristjan Valdimar Björnson1

M, #434, b. 29 August 1906, d. 10 March 1987

Parents

FatherGunnar Björn Björnson (b. 17 August 1872, d. 15 September 1957)
MotherIngibjörg Augustine Jónsdóttir (b. 13 August 1878, d. 19 August 1949)

Family: Guðrun Jónsdottir (b. 18 October 1915, d. 6 March 1998)

SonJón Gunnar Björnson (b. 16 June 1949, d. 27 October 2022)
Uncle Valdi in Navy uniform -

Biography

Kristjan Valdimar Björnson was born on 29 August 1906 in Minneota, Lyon, Minnesota, USA. He married Guðrun Jónsdottir on 20 February 1945.2 He died on 10 March 1987 in United States at the age of 80.3
Kristjan Valdimar Björnson was also known as Valdimar Björnson.1 He was also known as Validi or Val Björnson.1

From The History of Minnesota. West Palm Beach, Florida: Lewis Historical Publishing:

Kristjan Valdimar 'Val' Bjornson (August 29, 1906-March 3, 1987) was a Minnesota writer, newspaper editor, and politician who served as state treasurer for more than two decades. He was born in Minneota, Minnesota of Icelandic descent. In World War II, he served in Navy intelligence, stationed in Iceland. He was able to speak Icelandic, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian. He was part owner of the <i>Minneota Mascot</i> newspaper and an associate editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press. As the Republican candidate in the United States Senate elections, 1954, he lost to Hubert Humphrey, with whom he sometimes shared a car to travel the state. He died in Minneapolis. The University of Minnesota, his alma mater, and the University of Iceland have a student exchange scholarship named in his honor. Bjornson, Val (1969).

Between 1951 and 1955 Kristjan Valdimar Björnson was a State Treasurer of Minnesota in Minnesota, USA.1 Between 1957 and 1975 Kristjan Valdimar Björnson was a State Treasurer of Minnesota in Minnesota, USA.1
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Citations

  1. [S1] Carl Jón Denbow has firsthand or very reliable second hand knowledge of this personal information or event.
  2. [S114] Edda Connell, "Email Messages From Edda Connell to Carl Jón Denbow," e-mail message from Edda Connell to Carl Jón Denbow. Hereinafter cited as "Edda's Research".
  3. [S23] , Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Great-grandfather of Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Björn Kristinn Anderson

M, #436, b. 1850, d. 1889

Parents

FatherAsmundur Hallgrímsson (b. 1820)

Family 1: Kristín Benjamímsdóttir (b. 1837, d. 1920)

SonGunnar Björn Björnson+ (b. 17 August 1872, d. 15 September 1957)

Family 2: Kristrun

SonJoseph Henry Anderson (b. 6 March 1882)
SonBjorn Kristinn Anderson, Jr. (b. 16 January 1889, d. 1970)

Biography

Björn Kristinn Anderson died in 1889 at the age of ~39.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Black

M, #437

Family: Boucher

SonSamuel Boucher Black+ (b. 1904, d. 14 November 1976)
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Daniel Black

M, #439, b. 16 July 1778, d. 23 August 1840

Family: Mary Bobo (b. August 1783, d. 25 June 1863)

DaughterMary Black+ (b. 1811, d. 2 February 1880)

Biography

Daniel Black was born on 16 July 1778.1 He married Mary Bobo, daughter of Gabriel Bobo and Elizabeth Garner, on 3 August 1797 in Maryland, USA.1 Daniel Black died on 23 August 1840 at the age of 62.1 He was buried in Knox, Vinton, Ohio, USA+. Headstone for Daniel Black states: Daniel Black died August 23, 1840 aged 62 years, 1 month, & 7 days. Mary, wife of Daniel Black, died June 25, 1863 aged 79 years, 10 months, 25 days. Inscription: "Death cannot come untimely To those that's fit to die."1
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Citations

  1. [S86] "Research by Susan Sharp on her husband's Sharp line.", (Mainly 1990s), Susan Sharp (215 Oak St., Hillsboro, OH 45133), to Carl Jón Denbow (17 Coventry Lane, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA, 45701-3718); Carl J. Denbow Personal Files, 17 Coventry Lane, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA, 45701-3718. Hereinafter cited as "Susan Sharp's Research Notes".
Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Elizabeth Lasley Black

F, #442, b. 18 September 1780

Family: James Graham (b. 4 October 1756, d. 2 September 1834)

SonHenry Lassley Graham (b. 1818)
DaughterMary Elizabeth Graham (b. 1819, d. 1853)

Biography

Elizabeth Lasley Black was born on 18 September 1780 in Ohio, USA. She married James Graham, son of James Graham and Martha Hutchinson, on 12 October 1782 in Pennsylvania, USA.
Elizabeth Lasley Black was also known as Elizabeth Lasley Graham.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

James M. Black

M, #443

Family: Mary Allen

DaughterThelma Marie Black+ (b. 1919)

Biography

PLace of Residence: Ramseytown, Jefferson County, Pa. in 1926 movedto Rossiter.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Mary Black1

F, #445, b. 1811, d. 2 February 1880

Parents

FatherDaniel Black (b. 16 July 1778, d. 23 August 1840)
MotherMary Bobo (b. August 1783, d. 25 June 1863)

Family: Joshua C. Bobo (b. 1798, d. June 1859)

DaughterOliva Bobo (b. 1840)
SonGranville Bobo (b. 1842, d. 23 March 1863)
DaughterCatharine Bobo (b. 1844)
DaughterMary Northa Bobo+ (b. 23 August 1845, d. 3 February 1934)
DaughterFloretta Bobo (b. 1848)
DaughterEliza C. Bobo (b. 1850, d. 1860)

Biography

Mary Black was born in 1811 in Virginia, USA. She married Joshua C. Bobo, son of Jared Bobo and Lucretia Burton, on 22 March 1832 in Athens, Ohio, USA.1 Mary Black died on 2 February 1880 in Vinton Station, Vinton, Ohio, USA, at the age of ~69.
Mary Black was also known as Mary Bobo. She was also known as Polly Black.1
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Citations

  1. [S86] "Research by Susan Sharp on her husband's Sharp line.", (Mainly 1990s), Susan Sharp (215 Oak St., Hillsboro, OH 45133), to Carl Jón Denbow (17 Coventry Lane, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA, 45701-3718); Carl J. Denbow Personal Files, 17 Coventry Lane, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA, 45701-3718. Hereinafter cited as "Susan Sharp's Research Notes".
Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Ronald Reid Black

M, #448, b. 21 March 1931, d. 9 June 1964

Parents

FatherSamuel Boucher Black (b. 1904, d. 14 November 1976)
MotherMary Christeena Reid (b. 15 December 1904, d. 14 November 1976)

Biography

Ronald Reid Black was born on 21 March 1931 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 9 June 1964 in Pinole, Contra Costa, California, USA, at the age of 33. He was buried in Tennessee, USA.
Occupation: Salesman Places of Residence: Towanda, Pa.; Pinole,California; Michigan; and Memphis, Tennessee. Religious Affiliation:Presbyterian Military Service: U.S. Navy.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Samuel Boucher Black

M, #449, b. 1904, d. 14 November 1976

Parents

FatherBlack
MotherBoucher

Family: Mary Christeena Reid (b. 15 December 1904, d. 14 November 1976)

SonRonald Reid Black (b. 21 March 1931, d. 9 June 1964)

Biography

Samuel Boucher Black was born in 1904. He married Mary Christeena Reid, daughter of David Reid and Cora Mulhollen, on 10 June 1930 in Pennsylvania, USA. Samuel Boucher Black died on 14 November 1976 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, at the age of ~72.
Occupation: Dentist Places of Residence: Beaverdale, Towanda,andIndiana, Pa. Boynton Beach, Florida. Notes of Jean Reid Edwards:Samuel Black's mother was a Boucher. Notes of Jean Reid Edwards: Samwent to Penn State at the age of 16. He spent 4 years at theUniversity of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He opened a practice inBeaverdale, Pa. and left in 1978 when the miners went on strike. Hethen opened a practice in Towanda, Pa. Jean states that Wilbur Black'got the opening in Indiana, Pa.' because he and his wife either had achild or were expecting one and their father felt that the practice inIndiana was the better one? She also notes that the Blacks bought inBoynton Beach when the roads were still dirt roads and it was justorchards. She says they ran some orchards for years.
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Relationship to owner of this site and his wife:Not Related to Carl Jón Denbow
Not Related to Hannah Jane Halley

Sarah Black

F, #450

Family: Henry Bobo (b. about 1758)

SonJoseph Bobo (b. 24 October 1802)

Biography

Sarah Black was born in Virginia, USA. She married Henry Bobo, son of Gabriel Bobo and Elizabeth Garner, on 15 August 1799 in Maryland, USA.
Sarah Black was also known as Sarah Bobo.
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