ID: 4344
Date of birth : 1838
Place of birth : Dalasýsla
Date of death : 1915
Torfi Bjarnason Photo: Mbl 2012
Torfi Bjarnason was born on August 28, 1838. He died in Iceland on June 24, 1915.
Spouse: 1868 Guðlaug Zakaríasdóttir b. 1846 in Strandasýsla.
Children: 1. Ingibjörg b. 1866 2. Áslaug b. 1869 3. Ásgeir b. 1871 4. Ragnheiður b. 1873 5. Ástríður b. 1875 6. Karl b. 1877 7. Þórdís b. 1881 8. Sigríður b. 1883 9. Markús b. 1887.
Torfi came west to the United States in 1873 with his brother Lárus. They explored an area in Nebraska where Torfi bought land. He returned to Iceland the same year and settled in Ólafsdalur.