Bjarni Pétursson Photo: SÍND
Þóra Sigríður Jónsdóttir Photo: SÍND
Bjarni Pétursson was born in 1848 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in Blaine, Washington in 1930.
Spouse: Þóra Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. 1854 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. March 20, 1931 in Blaine.
Children: 1. Ólöf Þorgerður b. in the Hnausa settlement, February 27, 1878, d. in N. Dakota ca 1894 2. Jón b. in the Hnausa settlment, April 15, 1880, d. May 23, 1880 3. Pétur b. in N. Dakota, October 4, 1882 4. Jón Nýmundur b. 1885 5. Friðjón b. 1889 6. Óli Theodór b. January 31, 1896 in N. Dakota. They lost four children.
They came west in 1876 and settled in Breiðuvík in New Iceland. They moved from there in 1881 and settled in the Park settlement in N. Dakota. In 1906 they sold their land and moved west to Blaine, Washington.