Bjarni Marteinsson og Helga Guðmundsdóttir Photo Hnausa Reflections
Bjarni Marteinsson was born on June 29, 1863 in East Skaftafellssýsla. He died in New Iceland on October 15, 1940.
Spouse: January 6, 1891 Helga Guðmundsdóttir b. July 27, 1869 in S. Múlasýsla. Reverend Jón Bjarnason performed the marriage ceremony. Died November 11, 1951.
Children: 1. Ernest Hermann b. October 17, 1891 2. Edwin Marteinn Guðmundur b. 1895 3. Kristrún Helga Grace b. November 12, 1896 4. Jónína Lára b. October 9, 1898 5. Kristín Ingibjörg b. September 18, 1900, d. 1901 6. Guðrún Kristín b. December 7, 1903 7. Bjarnfríður Jóhanna 8. Sigurbjörg Anna b. November 29, 1908.
Bjarni came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 with his parents and siblings. They settled in the Hnausa Settlement, but Bjarni worked building a railroad in southern Manitoba. He and Helga began farming on poor land in the Geysir Settlement which they gave up in 1892 and moved to Winnipeg. They moved from there to the Fljóts Settlement in 1894 and lived there after that.