Ólafur Árnason was born on May 3, 1834 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on October 4, 1904. He took the last name Anderson in the west.
Spouse: October 1, 1867 Margrét Halldórsdóttir b. at Húsavík in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on September 13, 1845, d. December 20, 1937 in Hensel.
Children: 1. Jarþrúður b. 1867, d. 1868 2. Guðjón (Jón) b. March 3, 1872 3. Guðbjörg b. August 19, 1873, d. 1876 4. Sigtryggur b. December 24, 1874, d. 1876 5. Árni b. March 30, 1878, d. March 12, 1953 6. Gunnar Tryggvi b. 1880 7. Guðrún Björg (Bertha) b. September 12, 1882, d. 1951 8. Björgvin b. 1884 9. Hildur b. 1888
They emigrated west to New Iceland in 1876 and settled in the Hnausa Settlement. They moved to Winnipeg in 1881 and from there to the town of Hensel, N. Dakota in 1882.