Gunnar Júlíus Guðmundsson was born in 1875 in Gullbringusýsla. He died in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in 1959. Spouse: Kristín Þórðardóttir b. in the Thingvalla Settlement in N. Dakota in 1884, d. in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in 1972. Children: Haraldur b. 1910, d. 1937. Gunnar came west before the turn of the century and moved to the Icelandic community …
Gestur Hjálmarsson
Gestur Ernest Hjálmarsson was born in Hallson, N. Dakota on August 11, 1892. Spouse: A Canadian woman, information needed Children: In 1930 they had three children, information on them is needed, as well as any additional children. Gestur was the son of Hjálmar Hjálmarsson and Friðrika Jónsdóttir, who came west in 1873. They first lived in Ontario and later in …
Friðrika Jónsdóttir
Friðrika Jónsdóttir was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1850. She died on July 14, 1926 in N. Dakota. Spouse: Hjálmar Hjálmarsson b. 1852 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. in N. Dakota in 1936. Children: 1. Stefán 2. Anna 3. Jón 4. Gestur b. August 11, 1892. They came west to Ontario, Canada in 1873. They settled in Toronto where they lived …
Kári Björnsson
Kári Björnsson was born on April 11, 1889 in the Argyle Settlement in Manitoba. He took the last name Benson in the west. Spouse: a woman of English descent. Kári’s parents, Björn Benediktsson and Sigríður Jónsdóttir, emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883. They first lived in Winnipeg then moved to Glenboro in the Argyle Settlement. From there they moved to …
Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir
Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on June 12, 1885. Spouse: Ármann Björnsson b. in Kræklingahlíð in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on November 15, 1885. Children: 1. Brynhildur b. May 22, 1910 2. Vilhelm Adolf 3. Elín Guðlaug. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1913 and went directly to Winnipegosis. Ármann worked there as a carpenter.
Ásgeir Halldórsson
Ásgeir Halldórsson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla on January 25, 1888. Spouse: a woman of Scottish descent Children: They had three children by 1930. Information on them and any other children is needed. Ásgeir came to Canada after 1910 and moved to Manitoba. He was a trained baker and did some work in the province, but the couple settled in Winnipegosis …
Vilborg Jónsdóttir
Vilborg Jónsdóttir was born in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1880. She died in Winnipegosis, Manitoba in 1948. Unmarried and childless. She came to Canada in 1893 with her parents, Jón Jónsson and Þórdís Halldórsdóttir, her older sister Halldóra and brother Jón. The family settled in the Ísafold Settlement in Manitoba and there took in as a foster child Sigríður Jóhannsdóttir, b. …
Þórdís Halldórsdóttir
Þórdís Halldórsdóttir was born in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1843. She died in Manitoba in 1907. Spouse: Jón Jónsson b. at Dilkanes in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1847, d. in the Framnes Settlement in Manitoba in 1911. Children: 1. Jón b. 1874 2. Halldóra b. 1876, d. about 1900 3. Vilborg b. 1880. They took in a foster daughter in the Ísafold …
Jón Jónsson
Jón Jónsson was born at Dilkanes in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1847. He died in the Framnes Settlement in Manitoba in 1911. Spouse: Þórdís Halldórsdóttir b. in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1843, d. in Manitoba in 1907. Children: 1. Jón b. 1874 2. Halldóra b. 1876, d. about 1900 3. Vilborg b. 1880. They took in a foster daughter in the Ísafold …
Jón Jónsson
Jón Jónsson was born in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1874. He died on July 24, 1944 in Winnipegosis, Manitoba. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Canada in 1893 with his parents, Jón Jónsson and Þórdís Halldórsdóttir, and sisters Vilborg and Halldóra. The family settled in the Ísafold Settlement in New Iceland but had to move at the beginning of the …