Guðbjörg Björnsdóttir Snædal and her son Björgvin. Photo: Hnausa Reflections
Sigurgeir Einarsson was born in 1857 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on May 12, 1912.
Spouse: 1) 1884 Kristjana (?) d. 1888 2) January 2, 1890 Guðbjörg Björnsdóttir (Snifeld) b. June 17, 1868 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla
Children: With Kristjana: 1. Margrét Sigurbjörg b. September 19, 1882, d. June 28, 1904 2. Elínbjörg (Ella) Kristjana. With Guðbjörg: 1. Kristbjörg b. February 28, 1891 2. Björgvin 3. Sigríður b. January 28, 1896, d. August 20, 1970 4. Sigrún 5. María b. 1903, d. November 10, 1931 6. Magnús Sigurbjörn b. June 7, 1905, d. September 1, 1936.
Sigurgeir came west with his father, Einar, and his stepmother, Ólafía Handóttir, in 1878. They traveled to New Iceland. Sigurgeir then moved to Winnipeg where he lived for a number of years. He moved to Breiðuvík in the Hnausa settlement where his father had moved. They lived at Mýri.