ID: 14539
Date of birth : 1874
Date of death : 1935
Sveinbjörn Vigfússon Photo: Internet
Sveinbjörn Vigfússon was born on September 26, 1874 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in the Víðines settlement in Manitoba on March 17, 1936. He took the last name Hólm in the west.
Maki: 1) Björg Benediktsdóttir b. 1879, d. 1910 2) June 20, 1912 Emmy Ágústa Árnadóttir d. March 17, 1936.
Children: With Björg: 1. Árni b. 1903, d. 1931 2. Sigurbjörg b. 1905, d. 1997 3. Hildur (Hilda) b. 1907, d. 1965 4. Þórður b. 1909, d. 1927. With Emmy: 1. Björgveig b. 1913, d. 1992 2. Arnór Vigfús b. April 24, 1916, d. 1991 3. Júlíus b. 1918, d. 1978 4. Andrés b. 1922, d. 1970.
Sveinbjörn and Björg came west in 1903 and settled in Manitoba. Sveinbjörn took land in the Víðines settlement in New Iceland where he was a farmer.