Ólafur Árnason was born in E. Skaftafellssýsla on June 10, 1863. He died in Manitoba on March 10, 1938. He took the last name Anderson in the west.
Spouse: December 4, 1890 Sólrún Árnadóttir b. September 2, 1865 in S. Múlasýsla, d. January 21, 1931.
Children: 1. Þórður b. August 31, 1891 2. Árni Ingvar b. January 25, 1893 3. Snæbjörn Kristján b. April 7, 1894, died in Iceland 4. Helgi b. April 30, 1895 5. Magnús b. August 31, 1897 6. Ólafur b. September 14, 1899 7. Sigurveig b. January 23, 1901, d. in Gimli at 4 years old. 8. María Ingibjörg b. June 2, 1902 9. Sveinbjörn b. November 9, 1905 10. Björgvin b. February 9, 1908.
They emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1903 and first settled in Gimli in New Iceland. They moved north to Mikley in 1905 and a year later to the Isafold Settlement. The family was not successful in either Mikley or Isafold, so Ólafur ended up taking land in the Geysir Settlement and began farming.