Born in Iceland on 17 November 1876, he came to Winnipeg in 1900 and worked as a building contractor.
On 11 December 1905, he married Ragnheidur Fjeldsted (c1883-1967) at Winnipeg and they had seven children, including Elin Kristin “Ella” Johannesson (1908-1991, wife of Percy Harold Smith), Helga Johannesson (1911-1992, wife of Tom Ayrton), Helgi Johannesson (?-?), Asgeir “Joe” Johannesson (1919-2005), and Thorberg “Thor” Johannesson (1921-2011).
He died at Winnipeg on 2 February 1932 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery. At the time of his death, he lived at 848 Banning Street.
Some of his construction works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
568 Agnes Street, Winnipeg
1929
Birth, marriage, and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 3 February 1932, page 13.
Obituary [Ragnheidur Johannesson], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 August 1967, page 28.
Obituary [Elin Kristin Smith], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 1991, page 49.
Obituary [Helga Ayrton], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April 1992, page 50.
Obituary [Asgeir Johannesson], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 December 2005.
Obituary [Thorberg Johannesson], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 April 2011.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 July 2024
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