Þorsteinn and Guðný with some of the children. Photo: Well Connected
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson was born in S. Múlasýsla on January 7, 1849. He died in Minnesota in 1924.
Spouse: Guðný Þorkelsdóttir b. June 30, 1854, d. September 7, 1922 from a stroke.
Children: 1. Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson b. 1876, d. August 19, 1878 2. Magnús Vilhelm b. 1878, d. April 2, 1879 3. Katrín b. March 22, 1881 4. Þorsteinn Magnús b. April 8, 1882 5. Kristrún María b. December 29, 1886 6. Halldóra b. December 16, 1889 7. Guðjón b. December 26, 1892 8. Elmer Stefán b. June 28, 1895 9. Kristján Oliver b. January 19, 1898.
They emigrated west to Minnesota in 1877 and took land in the Lyon County Settlement. They moved north to Roseau and lived there for a few years before returning to the Minneota area.