Elís Þorvaldsson

ID: 15055
Date of birth : 1867
Place of birth : S.Múlasýsla

Elís Þorvaldsson Photo: SÍND

Hallfríður Sigurbjörnsdóttir Photo: SÍND

Elís Þorvaldsson was born on September 23, 1867 in S. Múlasýsla. He took the name Elis Thorwaldson in the west.

Spouse: Hallfríður Sigurbjörnsdóttir b. 1861 in N. Múlasýsla.

Children 1. Wilmar Hóseas 2. Elísabet Þorbjörg 3. Octavia Sigurbjörg 4. Sidney Thorvald 5. Alfred Stígur 6. Elfríða Magnea 7. Elvin Magnús

Elís came west to N. Dakota with his mother, Vilborg Jónsdóttir, and siblings in 1881.  Hallfríður came west with her father, Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson, and her brother, Magnús, in 1879. Elís and Hallfríður lived the rest of their lives in the Thingvalla Settlement.