ID: 7429
Date of birth : 1862
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1936
Lilja Lárusdóttir was born on December 9, 1862 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died in New Iceland in 1936.
Spouse: Hallur Hallsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on April 11, 1837, d. 1914 in New Iceland.
Children: 1. Guðrún b. 1886. 2. Ólöf Jórunn b. 1893 3. Anna 4. Vilhjálmur 5. Oddný Lára.
Hallur and Lilja came west in 1883 and travelled on to New Iceland. They spent the first winter in the Icelandic River Settlement, but moved to their land in 1884 in Breiðuvík in the Hnausa Settlement. They named their farm Flugustaðir. After 16 years, they moved to the Arnes Settlement and named their farm Björk. Hallur spent his last year at Hóli in the Icelandic River Settlement.