Sveinn Oddsson Photo VÍÆ1
Sveinn Oddsson was born in Reykjavík on January 14, 1883. He died in Winnipeg on November 29, 1959.
Spouse: July 7, 1906 Margrét Ásgrímsdóttir (Westdal) b. in Swede Prairie, Yellow Medicine County in Minnesota, d. in Minneapolis on April 25, 1944.
Children: 1. Lúðvík Halldór b. January 28, 1907, d. May 1, 1955 2. Ásgrímur Valdimar b. April 18, 1909, d. May 29, 1917 3. Vilhjálmur Baldur b. January 12, 1911 4. Margrét Elísabet b. January 19, 1915, d. December 23, 1915.
Sveinn was a printer in Reykjavík and emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1903 and worked as a printer at Lögberg in the city. He moved to Minneota, Minnesota was a printer for the Vínland and Minneota Mascot. He retuned to Winnipeg and printed the Lögberg from 1909-1911 and then went west to Wynyard, Saskatchewan and published the Wynyard Advance for 12 years. He later worked as a printer in Wisconsin, Minneapolis, and then back in Winnipeg.