Friðrik Guðmundsson Photo: VÍÆ I
Sigrún S Sigvaldadóttir Photo: VÍÆ I
Friðrik Eyfjörð Guðmundsson was born in Akureyri in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on May 19, 1889.
Spouse: 1) December 4, 1912 Ásta Emilía Árnadóttir b. in S. Múlasýsla on March 10, 1898 2) June 17, 1950 Sigrún Sumarrós Sigvaldadóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on July 20, 1892.
Children: All with Ásta: 1. Magnús Sigurður b. September 24, 1920 2. Guðlaugur Sæmundur b. May 29, 1922 3. Ingvar b. August 6, 1925 4. Leó b. December 11, 1932 5. Gunnar b. August 28, 1936 6. Guðrún Emilía b. February 7, 1937, foster daughter.
Friðrik came to the West in 1904 with his parents, Guðmundur Guðmundsson Nordal and Margrét Sigurðardóttir, and siblings. They settled in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1906 where Friðrik grew up. He took land not far from Leslie and was a farmer there until 1950. He moved back to Selkirk, Manitoba. He worked in construction there.