ID: 19276
Date of birth : 1891
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1981
Svanhvít Jóhannsdóttir Photo: Well Connecteds
Svanhvít Jóhannsdóttir was born on March 30, 1891 in N. Múlasýsla, d. April 30, 1881 in Minneapolis. She was known as Swanee in the west.
Spouse: June 4, 1910 Gunnlaugur Tryggvi Aðalsteinsson b. at Akureyri in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on October 13, 1888, d. in Minneapolis in 1986. He took the name George Athelstan in the west.
Children: 1. Evelyn b. June 25, 1911 2. Jóhann Arnold b. February 6, 1914 3. Anna Margrét b. 1916 4. Stephanie Alda b. 1923.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1910 and lived there until 1923. From there, they moved south to Minneapolis, Minnesota and lived there the rest of their lives. Gunnlaugur worked as a bookbinder.