Jóhannes Þórðarson Photo: SÍND
Jóhanna Friðriksdóttir Photo: SÍND
Jóhannes Þórðarson was born on July 30, 1848 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died in N. Dakota on April 21, 1934.
Spouse: 1883 Jóhanna Sigurlína Friðriksdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1856.
Children: 1. Hannibal Ágúst b. August 14, 1884 2. Guðrún Friðbjörg b. 1886, d. 1933 3. Jónína Ólína b. May 6, 1888 4. Hilda Sigríður b. 1890, d. 1891 5. Hilda Sigrún b. April 24, 1892, d. 1924 6. Sigurður b. April 28, 1894 7. Lárus Tryggvi b. March 6, 1896 8. Margrét Ingibjörg b. September 25, 1897, d. 1933 9. Óskar Victor b. September 11, 1900.
They were marred in 1883 and moved west the same year to Winnipeg, Manitoba. They bought land in the Akra Settlement a year later and lived there the rest of their lives.