Jakobína Kristín Jóhannesdóttir was born in 1869 in Gullbringusýsla. Spouse: 1900 Jón Hjálmarsson, b. in S. Múlasýsla in 1875. Children: 1. Ástráður b. in Iceland 1900 2. Anna María b. on the west coast. Two additional children died in Selkirk. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1903 and lived in Selkirk the first years. Life’s road led them in …
Sigríður M Jónsdóttir
Sigríður Marta Jónsdóttir was born sometime before 1900 in the Framnes Settlement in Manitoba. Spouse: 1916 Kristján Ottó Kristjánsson b. in Arnarfjörður in Ísafjarðarsýsla in 1892. Children: 1. Kristján Ottó 2. Lára Simonia 3. Jón Edwin 4. Gísli Haraldur 5. Oddný Guðrún Selma 6. Grettir Valdimar (Walter) 7. Skúli Ottó. Kristján came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1913 and moved …
Vilborg Ólafsdóttir
Vilborg Ólafsdóttir was born on July 26, 1866 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. She died on December 21, 1954. Spouse: 1907 Guðjón Guðmundsson b. October 23, 1881 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). Children: 1. Guðrún b. January 14, 1905 in Vestmannaeyjar 2. Ágústa Guðný b. in the West. They came to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1905 in first lived in Selkirk. They made …
Kristinn Þorsteinsson
Þorsteinn Kristinn Þorsteinsson was born in Reykjavík in 1889. He took the name Kristinn Þorsteinsson Oliver in the west. Spouse: Guttormína Kristín Stefánsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla in 1891. Children: a son, information is needed. Kristinn came west in 1902 with his parents Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson and Vilborg Jónsdóttir. They first lived in Westbourne, Manitoba, later in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) …
Jóhann Ó Jónsson
Jóhann Ólafur Jónsson born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1877. His parents, Jón Jónsson and Björg Jónsdóttir, and siblings came west across the sea at the turn of the century and probably Jóhann has left about the same time. He is mentioned in the 1930 Almanak in Finnbogi Hjálmarsson’s article on settlers at Red Deer Point and Winnipegosis; “Jóhann Jónsson Norman, Pétur …
Guðrún Benediktsdóttir
Guðrún Benediktsdóttir was born in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1870. Spouse: Elís Magnússon b. 1869 in Kolbeinsstaðahreppur in Snæfellsnessýsla. Childless. They came west to start their new life in 1911 and traveled to Manitoba. They settled in Winnipegosis in 1914. Guðrún worked as a midwife among Icelanders in Winnipegosis and the surrounding area.
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg Sigríður Jónsdóttir was born on December 11, 1853 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died on February 1, 1845 in Winnipegosis, Manitoba. Spouse: January 4, 1889 Stefán Frímann Jónsson, b. September 22, 1860 at Flateyjardalsheiði in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. June 6, 1931 in Winnipegosis. Children: 1. Guðni Valdimar 2. Sigurlín Fanney 3. Jórunn Valdína 4. Kristinn Vígbald b. July 17, 1895 in Winnipeg. Stefán …
Karítas Jónsdóttir
Karítas Jónsdóttir was born on April 18, 1864 in Gullbringusýsla. She died on February 4, 1927 in Winnipegosis, Manitoba. Spouse: 1) Þórarinn Guðmundsson d. 1907 in Iceland. 2) 1910 Guðmundur Jóhannesson, b. in Húnavatnssýsla, d. 1913. 3) 1914 Jónas Brynjólfsson b. 1859 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. Children: Karítas came west with four children in 1910. 1. Margrét b. 1888 2. Alexander …
Málfríður Friðriksdóttir
Málfríður Friðriksdóttir was born in 1879 in Mýrasýsla. Spouse: 1899 Þorsteinn Jónsson b. in Hvítársíða in Mýrasýsla in 1876. Children: 1. Guðrún 2. Málmfríður 3. Friðrik 4. Sæunn. Three children died young. They came west to Winnipeg in 1900, lived there a year, then moved to Red Deer Point on Lake Winnipegosis. They lived there a few years before moving to …
Þorsteinn Jónsson
Þorsteinn Jónsson was born at Hvítársíða in Mýrasýsla in 1876. Spouse: 1899 Málfríður Friðriksdóttir b. 1879 in Mýrasýsla. Children: 1. Guðrún 2. Málmfríður 3. Friðrik 4. Sæunn. Three children died young. They came west to Winnipeg in 1900, lived there a year, then moved to Red Deer Point on Lake Winnipegosis. They lived there a few years before moving to …