ID: 19095
Born west
Date of birth : 1882
Place of birth : Nýja Ísland
Guðni Júlíus Eyjólfsson was born in New Iceland in Manitoba in 1882. He had the name G. J. Oleson in the west.
Spouse: Guðrún Kristín Tómasdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on January 11, 1877, d. in Manitoba on July 1, 1969.
Children: 1. Tryggvi b. 1912 2. Lára Guðrún b. June 12, 1913
Guðni Júlíus was the son of Eyjólfur Jónsson and his second wife, Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir. He grew up in New Iceland, but moved with his parents to the Hóla Settlement where he farmed for a number of years before later moving to Glenboro.