ID: 6939
Date of birth : 1885
Date of death : 1965
Kristín Jóhannsdóttir was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on September 13, 1885. She died in Manitoba on April 13, 1965.
Spouse: Guðni Þorsteinsson b. in Árnessýsla on November 25, 1854, d. June 3, 1948. He took the last name Thorsteinsson in the west.
Children: 1. Victor Hope b. August 3, 1904, d. March 1, 1925 2. Ethel b. October 31, 1906 3. Violet b. August 29, 1908 4. Sylvía b. August 1, 1910.
Kristín was the daughter of Jóhann Ingjaldsson and Björg Erlendsdóttir who came west in 1887. Guðni came west in 1885 and settled in Gimli. He was always involved in community affairs in the town and was postmaster for over 56 years.