Vigfús Bjarnason Photo Icelandic River Saga
Vigfús Bjarnason was born on August 6, 1852 in Rangárvallasýsla. He died on March 8, 1929 in Riverton.
Spouse: 1) November 29, 1884 Guðrún Ólafsdóttir b. 1855, d. 1902. 2) Sigríður Guðný Guðmundsdóttir (Sigga Goodman) b. February 10, 1873 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. December 18, 1938.
Children: With Guðrún: 1. Ólafur b. 1886. 2. Bjarni b. November 18, 1888 3. Hólmfríður b. March 19, 1891 4. Vigdís b. May 2, 1893 5. Ingibjörg b. February 4, 1896 6. Jón b. March 15, 1898. With Sigríður: 1. Halldóra Guðbjörg b. October 20, 1903 2. Guðmundur (Mundi) Vigfús b. January 2, 1906, d. July 14, 1922 3. Sigurður Vigfús b. 1907, d. January 6, 1908 4. Ingimar Sigurður b. February 8, 1908 5. Ísleifur b. November 31, 1910 6. Sigurjón b. December 24, 1915. Sigríður’s sons from her first marriage: 1. Þorsteinn Jakob Gunnarsson b. January 29, 1896 2. Stefán Helgi Gunnarsson b. July 27, 1897.
Vigfús and Guðrún emigrated to Winnipeg in 1887 and traveled north to Mikley. From there they moved to the Isafold Settlement in 1891. Vigfús moved with his six children to Selkirk in 1902 and there he and Sigríður started their lives together. They moved north to the Isafold Settlement and did not leave. Sigríður was first married to Gunnar Þorleifsson but they divorced. She emigrated alone with her two children to Winnipeg in 1900. Vigfús and Sigríður moved to Riverton in 1922.