ID: 8257
Date of birth : 1865
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1936
Stefán Björnsson Photo: SÁG
Stefán Björnsson was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on September 20, 1863. He died in the Lundar settlement on February 18, 1936. He took the last name Byron in the west.
Spouse: Guðbjörg Sigurðardóttir b. January 21, 1864, d. August 8, 1934.
Children: 1. Kári b. March 25, 1892 2. Soffía 3. Björn 4. Bessi 5. Járnbrá (June) 6. Laufey (Lily) 7. Auður (Edith) 8. Helga Kristín (Helen) 9. Elínbnorg (Ella) 10. Friðþjófur (Fred).
Stefán and Guðbjörg came west with Kári to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1893. They took land in the Lundar settlement and lived there.