Halli Björnsson was born on Nov. 15, 1869 in N. Múlasýsla. He took the last name Benson in the west. He died on April 3, 1968.
Spouse: July 14, 1897 Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir b. 1873 in S. Múlasýsla; d. May 16, 1956
Children: 1. Björn Melvin b.June 20, 1898 2. Karólína/Caroline Jónína Þórunn b. Nov. 17, 1899 3. George Lincoln Benson b. Mar. 28, 1901 4. Vivian Elín Sigurbjörg Feb. 17, 1903 5. Harold Sigfinnur b. Dec. 3, 1904; d. Apr. 1906 6. Harold Arngrimur Benson b. Nov. 6, 1906 7. Joseph Sigurður b. Nov. 25, 1908 8. Dorothy b. Feb. 9, 1911 9. Eugene Howard b. Jul. 7, 1914
Halli emigrated west with his mother Sigurbjörg Sigurðardóttir and step-father, Sigfinnur Pétursson in 1878. They settled in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota a year later. Ingibjörg emigrated west with her parents in 1877. Halli bought a farm in the Lyon County Settlement in 1900. He was assessor of Nordland Township for four years and served as clerk of school district #29. Hall was a member of the Lyon Co. Board of Commissioners, a member of the Modern Woodsmen, and active in St. Paul’s Icelandic Lutheran Church in Minneota.