Solveig Þorgilsdóttir was born in the Eyford Settlement in N. Dakota on September 15, 1886. She died on May 31, 1986 in N. Dakota. She took the last name Geir in N. Dakota.
Spouse: 1908 Kristján Jóhannsson born in New Iceland in 1879. He died in Pembina County in 1959. He also took the last name Geir in N. Dakota.
Children: 1. Kristín (Christine Hall) b. 1909 2. Jóhann b. 1911 3. Þórhallur Lárus b. 1913 4. Anna Margrét b. 1915 5. Guðbjörg Lilja b. 1917 6. Kristján (Christian Theodore) b. 1919 7. Sigurjón Björn b. 1921 8. Sigurlaug May b. 1923 9. Clarence b. 1925 10. Eleanor Stefanía b. 1927 11. Marian Guðrún b. 1931.
Seated L-R: Mae, Kristján, Eleanor, Marion, Solveig and Clarence. Back row L-R: Lily, Þórhallur, Jóhann, Theódór, John, Anna, Kristín. Photo: Dalamenn
Solveig was the daughter of Þorgil Halldórsson of Dalasýsla and his wife, Katrín Jónsdóttir from Kálfaströnd by Mývatn. She grew up in the Eyford Settlement and lived in Pembina County her entire life.