María Guðný Jónsdóttir was born on September 11, 1896 in the Hnausa settlement in New Iceland.
Spouse: June 17, 1920 Helgi Jóhannsson b. in the Árnes settlement in New Iceland on March 6, 1896. He had the name Helgi J Jóhannesson in the west.
Children: 1. Emily Sigríður b. May 6, 1921 2. Grace Sigurrós b. October 29, 1924 3. Sylvia Jónína b. November 1, 1927 4. Dolores Jóhanna b. October 27., 1929 5. Marlene Helga b. November 3, 1934, d. 3 years of age.
Helgi was the son of Jóhann Jóhannesson and Sigríður Stefánsdóttir, who came west in 1887 and settled in the Árnes settlement in New Iceland. It was called Fagribakki and they lived there all their lives. María’s parents were Jón Björnsson Snæfeld and Sigurrós Markúsdóttir, who lived in Breiðumýri in the Hnausa settlement. Helgi fished in Lake Winnipeg and ran a fish shop in the Árnes settlement. He later lived in Gimli.