ID: 12739
Date of birth : 1849
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1917
Guðrún Björg Guðmundsdóttir Photo: A Century Unfolds
Guðrún Björg Guðmundsdóttir was born at Hafrafell in N. Múlasýsla on October 7, 1849. She died in Árborg, Manitoba on August 31, 1917.
Spouse: Jón Jónsson b. August 15, 1836 in S. Múlasýsla, d. October 5, 1899.
Children: 1. Sigurjón b. February 28, 1870, d. in Manitoba on May 13, 1931 2. Ólöf b. 1871 3. Helgi b. 1875 4. Guðmundur b. May 8, 1882, d. March 11, 1959.
Guðrún, a widow, came west in 1903 with her son Guðmundur. They first were in the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota but a number of years later they moved north to New Iceland. Guðrún took land in the Árdals Settlement near Árborg.