ID: 19166
Date of birth : 1858
Place of birth : Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1949
Kristinn Gunnarsson was born on July 17, 1858 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died on May 18, 1949 in Duluth, Minnesota.
Spouse: Margrét Guðmumundsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on February 9, 1859, d. August 19, 1916 in Duluth.
Children: 1. Kristín b. 1887, d. 1918 2. Hjálmar b. 1889 3. Björn (Byron) Guðbrandur b. July 13, 1891 4. Leon Einar b. August 17, 1893.
They came west to America in 1887 and settled in Duluth, Minnesota before 1881. The Minnesota Census of 1895 says they had been living in the community for six years. Kristinn soon opened a dairy store in Duluth and was listed as the manager in the 1910 Census; he is listed as Chris Gunderson. In 1930, he was living with his son Björn.