Gunnar Friðriksson was born in 1866 in Þistilfjörður in Norður Þingeyjarsýsla. Died July 21, 1948.
Spouse: 1894 Guðrún Helga Jörundsdóttir b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla August 15, 1868.
Children: They had 9 children, but only 7 reached adulthood. 1: Jörína Auður b. April15, 1895 2. Óskar Gunnar b. March 18, 1898 3. Björg Margrét b. April 23, 1901 4. Skarphéðinn Kjartan b. November 12, 1902 5. Svafa Friðrika b. July 5, 1905 6. Guðrún Þyrí b. June 6, 1907 7. Stearne Jónas b. June 30, 1930.
Guðrún came west in 1885 and Gunnar in 1887. He worked for the first years in railroad construction and next moved to New Iceland. In 1894 they moved to Winnipeg, then moved east to Ontario where Gunnar worked for the C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railroad). They moved to Winnipegosis in 1899.