Björn Hjörleifsson
Hjörleifur Björnsson
Hjörleifur Björnsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on March 26, 1841. He died in New Iceland on March 13, 1906. Spouse: Ragnhildur Árnadóttir b. in W. Skaftafelssýsla 1840 Children: 1. Elín b. 1863 2. Guðrún b. 1865 3. Björn b. 1872 4. Oddný b. 1875 5. Ingveldur 6. Hjörleifur b. March 24, 1878. They emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 …
Kári Bjarnarson
Kári Bjarnarson was born on August 9, 1866 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. He died on December 8, 1945 on Washington Island. Spouse: 1898 Sigurlína Þorsteinsdóttir b. June 7, 1878; d. 1945 on Washington Island. Children: 1. Kristín (Christine) Ingibjörg b. April 2, 1899 2. Óskar b. August 7, 1901, d. May 6, 1908 3. Ólafur (Oliver) b. January 5, 1904 4. …
Einar Einarsson
Einar Einarsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on March 2, 1859. He died in N. Dakota on May 26, 1937. He took the last name Myrdal in the west. Spouse: 1884 Anna Sveinsdóttir b. August 20, 1848 in S. Múlasýslu, d. July 8, 1936. Children: 1. Sveinn Kjartan b.September 5, 1885 2. Björn K. f. 30. janúar, 1889 2. Valdimar …
Sigfús Vigfússon
Sigfús Vigfússon was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1869. He sailed west across the sea with Einar Einarsson Mýrdal in 1878.
Jón Einarsson
Jón Einarsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1854. He took the last name Mýrdal in the west. Spouse: Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir b. July 7, 1859 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Children: 1. Marta b. November 15, 1881 2. Sigríður b. 1884, d. after a few weeks 3. Þorsteinn Sigurður b. October 10, 1886 4. Jónína b. 1888 d. as a one-year old …
Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir
Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir was born on July 7, 1859 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Spouse: Jón Einarsson b. in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1854. He took the last name Mýrdal in the west. Children: 1. Marta b. November 15, 1881 2. Sigríður b. 1884, d. after a few weeks 3. Þorsteinn Sigurður b. October 10, 1886 4. Jónína b. 1888 d. as a one-year …
Valgerður Jónsdóttir
Valgerður Jónsdóttir was born on June 28, 1843 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. She died on May 10, 1912 in Victoria, British Columbia. Spouse: Sigurður Sigurðsson b. in W. Skaftafellssýsla on November 15, 1844, d. June 24, 1926 at Point Roberts, Washington. He took the last name Mýrdal in the west. Children: 1. Sigurður b. August 22, 1871, d. April 30, 1878 …
