Bjarni Ólafsson

ID: 7452
Date of birth : 1875
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla

Bjarni Ólafsson Photo: VÍÆ I

Aleph Stígsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ I

Bjarni Ólafsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on July 8, 1875.

Spouse: July 16, 1906 Aleph Sigríður Stígsdóttir b. November 9, 1882 in Milton, N. Dakota.

Children: 1. Lincoln Stígur b. August 27, 1907 2. Sigrid b. December 5, 1910 3. Þórunn b. October 3, 1913 4. Wilma b. April 11, 1916 5. Alice b. April 27, 1919, d. March 15, 1937.

Bjarni came west in 1887 with his father, Ólafur Jóhannsson, and his wife, Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir.  They settled in the Sand Hill Settlement in N. Dakota and there Bjarni was educated. He studied pharmacology. Aleph Sigríður was the daughter of Stígur Þorvaldsson and Þórunn Björnsdóttir who lived in the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota. Bjarni and Aleph lived in Seattle.