ID: 12433
Date of birth : 1855
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Ólafur Jónsson was born in N. Múlasýsla in 1855. He took the last name Vopni in the west.
Spouse: Stefanía Ingibjörg Árnadóttir b. in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1858.
Children: 1. Árni b. 1885 2. Kristín b. 1887 3. Sigurveig b. 1889 4. Jóna Björg b. 1890 5. Kristján
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1892. Travelling with them was Árni Árnason, Stefanía’s father, 71 years of age. They travelled on to N. Dakota and took land near Hallson. They later took land near the village of Walhalla. They then moved to Vatnabyggð (Lakes Settlement) in Saskatchewan, while their son Kristján settled on land in the Foam Lake Settlement.