ID: 12434
Date of birth : 1858
Place of birth : N. Þingeyjarsýsla
Stefanía Ingibjörg Árnadóttir was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1858.
Spouse: Ólafur Jónsson born in N. Múlasýsla in 1855. He took the last name Vopni in the west.
Children: 1. Árni b. 1885 2. Kristín b. 1887 3. Sigurveig b. 1889 4. Jóna Björg b. 1890 5. Kristján
They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1892. Travelling with them was Árni Árnason, Stefanía’s father, 71 years of age. They moved to N. Dakota and took land near Hallson. Later them moved to land near the village of Walhalla. They then moved to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan, while their son Kristján took land in the Foam Lake Settlement.