ID: 15167
Date of birth : 1866
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1948
Jóhanna María Friðriksdóttir was born on January 10, 1866 in Húnavatnssýsla. She died in Winnipeg on October 17, 1948. She took the last name Thorkelson in her later years.
Spouse: 1) June 9, 1894 Stefán Ólafsson b. November 29, 1871 in Gullbringusýsla, d. January 25, 1896 2) May 28, 1899 Soffanías Þorkelsson b. April 5, 1876.
Children: With Stefán: 1. Friðrika Fjóla 2. Stefán b. August 2, 1896. With Soffanías: 1. Ragnheiður 2. Sigríður 3. Páll 4. Þorkell Máni 5. Marsilía.
Jóhanna María came west in 1890 and settled in Winnipeg. Her mother, Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir, and siblings Jóhanna, Ragnheiður, and Páll had settled there earlier. She lived the rest of her life in Winnipeg.