ID: 19033
Date of birth : 1884
Place of birth : Gullbringusýsla
Date of death : 1953
Magnús Guðmundur Árnason was born in Reykjavík on June 16, 1884. He died on September 12, 1953 in Winnipeg.
Spouse: March 24, 1914 Guðrún Ragnhildur Bergþórsdóttir (Thordarson) b. in Mikley on February 16, 1891.
Children: 1. Kristján 2. Stefán 3. Bára 4. Lilja.
Magnús emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1911 and lived there for the first year. While there, he met and married Guðrún. Her parents were Bergþór Þórðarson from Ánabrekku in Mýrasýsla and Kristjana Sigurðardóttir from Hnausa. Magnús and Guðrún moved to Riverton in 1914 and lived there until 1926 when they moved to Gimli. They moved again to Winnipeg in 1939.