Magnús Davíðsson was born on May 30, 1862 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died in N. Dakota on October 27, 1949. He took the name Magnus Davidsson in the west.
Spouse: 1) July 8, 1896 Sigurbjörg Bjarnadóttir b. in Iceland 1870-1874, d. 1906 in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota 2) Guðrún Hjálmarsdóttir Reykjalín b. October 12, 1881, d. November 25, 1920
Children: With Sigurbjörg: 1. Sigurbjörn b. August 19, 1897, d. 1918 2. Davíð b. May 5, 1899 3. Bjarni Friðrik b. May 7, 1902 4. Anna S. b. 1904. With Guðrún: 1. Sigurbjörg Anna b. 1909 2. Þórdís b. May 31, 1911 3. Halldór b. 1913 4. Kristín Sigurrós b. 1915 5. Jón Vilhelm b. 1916 6. Hjálmar Matthías b. 1918.
Magnús came west to Canada in 1876 with his parents, Davíð Jónsson and Þórdís Guðmundsdóttir, who had come to New Iceland. From there, the road took them to the Eyford Settlement in N. Dakota. Magnús was a farmer in Montrose Township in Cavalier County until 1920, moved from there to the Garðar Settlement, and later lived in Edinburg. Guðrún Hjálmarsdóttir was the daughter of Hjálmar Friðriksson and Metta Pálsdóttir who came west from Barðastrandarsýsla in 1886.