Oddur Magnússon, Margrét Ólafsdóttir and one son. Photo: SÍND
Oddur Magnússon was born on July 19, 1844 in Dalasýsla. He died on October 9, 1913 in Saskarchewan.
Spouse: Margrét Ólafsdóttir b. March 23, 1850 in Dalasýsla, d. 1929 in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð).
Children: 1. Sesselja b. October 11, 1873, d. January 30, 1958 2. Jósef b. February 9, 1875 3. Ólafur b. February 20, 1876, d. October 16, 1961 4. Magnús b. December 18, 1877, d. November 20, 1959 5. Halldóra b. April 3, 1879, d. October 14, 1963 6. Jón, d. 1912 7. Kristbjörg b. February 11, 1885.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and moved from there south to Beaulieu west of Hallson in N. Dakota. They moved from there in 1905 to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan and took land in the Wynyard community.