ID: 1527
Date of birth : 1859
Place of birth : V. Skaftafellssýsla
Date of death : 1937
Einar Einarsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on March 2, 1859. He died in N. Dakota on May 26, 1937. He took the last name Myrdal in the west.
Spouse: 1884 Anna Sveinsdóttir b. August 20, 1848 in S. Múlasýslu, d. July 8, 1936.
Children: 1. Sveinn Kjartan b.September 5, 1885 2. Björn K. f. 30. janúar, 1889 2. Valdimar Árni b. April 16, 1891.
Einar came west to Markland, Nova Scotia in 1878 and lived there until 1882. He left there and bought land in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota that had been settled by Gudmundur Jonsson. Anna emigrated west to Markland with her parents, Sveinn Árnason and Ingibjörg Björnsdóttir, the same year as Einar.