My name is Terry Lee Jemison-Ball. I live in the Seattle, Washington area. I am working on my family genealogy and have traced it back to an Icelandic family named Arnason.
I am the son of Doric William Jemison Ball, who was the son of Doric Tristan Jemison Ball, who was the son of Margrit Arnason and Doric S. Ball. Margrit Arnason also married to Anders Jensen Andreson following the death of Doric S. Ball. They lived in the Port Angeles, WA area. The first mention of the Arnason family in our family tree comes with Margrit Arnason, born 24 May 1862 in Iceland. She died in September of 1902. She is my great grand mother. She had a sister named Gertrude “Gertie” Arnason. I think her parents might have been Thorkel Arnason and “Dora,” but I am not sure. Thorkel and his sister Helga immigrated to the US from Iceland in about 1875. I also think that Thorkel and Dora had two sons, Dan and Jack.
After Margrit Arnason Andreson died in 1902, Anders J. Andreson married her sister, Gertrude. They had three children. Haldora “Hallie,” Margrit “Mickey,” and Dot. Dot married Joe Lonn. Haldora “Hallie” married a man named “Dwight,” Margrit “Mickey” married a name named “Roche.” I think! They all lived in the Port Angeles/ Victoria, B.C. area.

I am trying to put this all together but fear that I have it incorrect. Does any of this sound familiar to you? If so, please send me any and all information you might have on the Arnasons. If not, can you direct me to a member of your family who might have been bitten with the genealogy bug.

For your information, I have a lot of pictures of the Arnasons and Andresons that you might want to see. They are all in digital format, so I can email them to you if you are interested.

Thank you in advance for your help. I can be reached at tjball@lie2me.net.