Steinólfur Grímsson Photo: SÍND
Steinólfur Grímsson was born on September 4, 1832 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan on April 9, 1910.
Spouse: 1) October 5, 1854 Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir b. 1833, d. June 28, 1867 2) October 20, 1870 Ingunni Runólfsdóttir b. 1851, d. in Reykjavík in 1882.
Children: With Guðrún: 1. Guðlaug b. September 18, 1855, d. March 25, 1859 2. Grímur b. August 23, 1856, d. September 15, 1926 in N. Dakota 3. Guðrún b. May 14, 1858, d. February 26, 1859. With Ingunni: 1. Steinunn Guðrún b. September 14, 1871, d. 1871 2. Steinólfur b. November 19, 1873, d. October 19, 1925. 3. Guðrún b. September 16, 1877.
Steinólfur was a widower when he came west with children Steinólfur and Guðrún in 1882. With them was his brother’s daughter, Ragnheiður Magnúsdóttir. They settled in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota. He moved to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) and settled in Wynyard, Saskatchewan with his daughter in 1897. He moved to his son Steinólfur’s home in Mozart in 1909.