ID: 8981
Date of birth : 1869
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Guðlaug Björg Gísladóttir Photo FLNÍ
Oddur Árnason was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1869.
Spouse: Guðlaug Björg Gísladóttir b. December 26, 1883 in N. Múlasýsla.
Children: 1. Guðrún Vilborg 2. Stefán 3. Sigurlaugur 4. Árni Sigurjón, Gísli Einar and Lára Sigurlaug Ágústa.
Oddur came west in 1876, as a 7-year old, to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents, Árni Oddssson and Guðrún Jónsdóttir. They settled in the Árnes Settlement in New Iceland and the parents lived with Oddur and Guðlaug. She emigrated west with her parents in 1887.