Árni Guðni Árnason was born in Winnipeg on January 10, 1896. He had the name Árni Á Eggertsson in the west. Spouse: October 12, 1920 Maja Guðjohnsen Laxdal b. April 3, 1898 in N. Múlasýsla. Children: 1. Árni Marvin b. September 26, 1921 2. Sveinn Halldór Octavius b. July 30, 1923 3. Ólöf Thelma b. March 31, 1928. Árni was …
Eggert Á Eggertsson
Eggert Grettir Árnason was born in Winnipeg on February 9, 1903. Spouse: Irene, of English descent. Childless. Eggert studied electrical engineering at the University of Manitoba and worked in many places in the United States, Canada and Iceland. He was an advisor at Rafmagnsveitu Reykjavíkur, Rafmagnsveitum ríkisins og Rafmagnseftirlitina in Reykjavík (Reykjavík Electricity Distribution, the Reykjavík Electricity Council and the …
Egill Á Eggertsson
Egill Ragnar Árnason was born in Winnipeg on March 11, 1906. Spouse: 1) April 2, 1930 Frances Wilson, they divorced 2) Mary Ann, childless. Children: With first wife: 1. Thomas Ragnar b. May 13, 1931 2. Oddný Kristín b. March 5, 1933 3. Donald John b. July 8, 1935 4. Thelma Margaret b. March 6, 1937. Egill’s parents were Árni …
Guðrún V Oddsdóttir (Rooney Anderson)
Guðrún Vilborg Oddsdóttir was born on January 6, 1905 in Gimli. She was known as Rooney Anderson before marriage. Spouse: September 10, 1926 Bjarni Ásgeir Egilsson b. in Winnipeg on February 11, 1901, d. in Gimli on February 27, 1965. He had the name Barney Asgeir Egilson in the west. Childless. Guðrún was the daughter of Oddur Árnason of S. …
Hallur Gíslason
Hallur Gíslason was born in Hallson, N. Dakota on June 28, 1878. He died in Calder, Saskatchewan on August 20, 1943. Spouse: Kristín Einarsdóttir b. in Barðastrandarsýsla on April 22, 1879. Children that reach adulthood: 1. Ragnheiður Monica 2. Herbert Gunnar b. June 27, 1909. Hallur was the first Icelandic child born in N. Dakota. He grew up with his …
John S Christopherson
John Sigurjón Christopherson was born in Manitoba on September 15, 1884. Unmarried and childless. John was the son of Hernit Kristófersson and Þóra Sigurðardóttir, his first wife, who came west from S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1883. They settled in the Argyle settlement in Manitoba where John attended grade school and then enrolled at Wesley College in Winnipeg. He studied law, graduated …
Helgi Daníelsson
Helgi Daníelsson was born in the Árnes settlement on September 24, 1891. Spouse: February 17, 1917 Jónína Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. in Hensel, N. Dakota on March 2, 1895. Children: 1. Jónína Guðrún Ingibjörg b. June 15, 1918 2. Sigurlína Hólmfríður b. November 16, 1920 3. Marvin Daniel b. January 17, 1921 4. Lilja Steinunn Sigurrós b. May 8, 1932. Helgi …
Eiríkur J Eastman
Eiríkur Jónsson was born on August 1, 1885 in the Akra settlement in N. Dakota. He had the last name Eastman in the west. Spouse: 1911 Laufey Baldvinsdóttir b. May 20, 1889 in New Iceland, d. October 26, 1946. Children: 1. Fjóla b. April 18, 1913 2. Victor b. January 8, 1915. Eiríkur was the son of Jón Jónsson Austmann …
Laufey Baldvinsdóttir
Laufey Baldvinsdóttir was born on May 20, 1889 in New Iceland, d. October 26, 1946. Spouse: 1911 Eiríkur Jónsson b. August 1, 1885 in the Akra settlement in N. Dakota. He had the last name Eastman in the west. Children: 1. Fjóla b. April 18, 1913 2. Victor b. January 8, 1915. Laufey’s parents were Baldvin Jónsson and Sigurbjörg Sigurðardóttir, …