Rósa Jóhannesdóttir was born on December 28, 1872 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. She died on June 1, 1953 in Mountain.
Spouse: November 17, 1894 Sigurður Júlíus Magnússon b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on January 27, 1867, d. in Mountain, N. Dakota on April 14, 1940.
Children: 1. Matthildur Emilía b. March 10, 1896 2. Helga Sigríður b. November 8, 1897 3. Magnús Sigurður b. December 25, 1898 4. Elín b. June 20, 1900 5. Þórey b. December 1, 1902 6. Hannes Sigurður b. March 23, 1904, d. February 5, 1992 7. Hallfríður (Freda) b. October 29, 1906 8. Kristbjörg Esther b. 1908 9. Kristján S. b. January 13, 1909 10. Oktavia Lára b. October 7, 1917.
Rósa came west to N. Dakota in 1883 with her parents, Jóhannes Torfason and Helga Daníelsdóttir. They settled in Mountain, N. Dakota. Sigurður came west in 1876 with his mother, Elín Magnúsdóttir, and siblings. They first settled in New Iceland, but Sigurður moved from there in 1881 and took land in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota. He moved into a new house in Mountain and continued farming.