Símon Sveinsson was born in Gimli on August 2, 1878. He died in Chicago on January 27, 1943. Spouse: December 14, 1905 Solveig Sveinsdóttir b. June 20, 1877 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. Children: 1. Veronica Guðrún b. March 28, 1907 2. Sveinn b. April 22, 1908 3. Jóhann Kelly b. February 22, 1910 4. Valdo Sigfús b. March 11, 1913. Símon …

Sigurjón Sigurðsson was born on May 22, 1878 in Árnes in New Iceland. He died in Winnipeg in 1945. Spouse: November 10, 1903 Jóna Guðríður Jónsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla on December 4, 1880. Children: 1. Sigurjón Arnþór b. January 6, 1906 2. Franklín b. January 21, 1907 3. Karl Óskar (Carl Oscar) b. May 3, 1913 4. Jóna Margrét …

Þorbjörg Eiríksdóttir was born on July 23, 1888 in Minneota, Minnesota. She died in 1944 in Arborg, Manitoba. Spouse: 1914 Karl Jónsson b. in N. Múlasýsla on February 14, 1874, d. in Gimli on January 17, 1966. He took the last name Vopni in the west. Children: 1. Hilda b. 1915 2. Edward b. 1916 3. Wilberg Eric b. 1918 4. …

Henrietta Sigurjónsdóttir was born in 1884 in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota. She died on November 5, 1972 in Saskatchewan. She was known as Hattie in the west. Spouse: 1907 Friðrik Þorfinnsson b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on January 12, 1881, d. in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) on March 30, 1947. He took the name Fred or Frederick Thorfinson in the west. …

Þorlákur Henrik Grímsson was born in N. Dakota on November 15, 1882. He died in N. Dakota on August 7, 1961. Spouse: Lovísa (Louisa) María Sigurðardóttir b. in Grand Forks, N. Dakota on June 17, 1882. Children: 1. Sigurður b. January 1, 1913 2. Steingrímur b. October 6, 1914, d. December 6, 1942 3. Magnús b. March 3, 1916 4. …

Þórarinn Björn Magnússon fæddist 1. nóvember, 1896 í N. Dakota. Dáinn í Langdon, N. Dakota árið 1977. Fjölskyldan tók nafnið Snowfield vestra. Ókvæntur og barnlaus. Þórarinn var sonur Magnúsar Sigurbjörnssonar og Guðbjargar Guðmundsdóttur í N. Dakota. Systkinahópurinn var stór, bræður hans hölluðust að landbúnaði en Þórarinn kaus listir. Sjá Atvinna að neðan.

Margrét Samúelsdóttir was born on March 23, 1850 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: Grímur Einarsson b. March 15, 1830 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. in N. Dakota on August 31, 1907. Children: 1. Hólmfríður 2. Kristján Albert 3. Grímur Ágúst. Grímur came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 and took land in the Árnes Settlement south of Gimli and named his land Grímsstaður. He …

Þuríður Jóhannesdóttir was born on March 20, 1885 in New Iceland. She died on March 26, 1962. Spouse: April 24, 1909 Björn Ólafsson b. February 10, 1884 in Riverton, Manitoba, d. in the nursing home Höfn in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 13, 1972. Childless. Björn was the son of Ólafur Oddsson and Kristbjörg Antoníusardóttir who lived at Fagraskógi in New …

Björn Ólafsson was born on February 10, 1884 in Riverton, Manitoba. He died in the nursing home Höfn in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 13, 1972. Spouse: April 24, 1909 Þuríður Jóhannesdóttir b. March 20, 1885 in New Iceland, d. March 26, 1962. Children: Information missing. Björn was the son of Ólafur Oddsson and Kristbjörn Antoníusardóttir who lived at Fagraskógi …

Guðrún Þorsteinsdóttir was born in 1862 in Gullbringusýsla. Spouse: 1885 Guðmundur Sveinbjörnsson b July 18, 1862 in Árnessýsla. Children: 1. Guðmundur b. 1886 2. Kristín Álfheiður b. 1888 3. Sveinbjörg Guðrún b. 1890 4. Þorsteinn Sveinbjörn 5. Guðbjartur Óskar. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and soon moved to the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan.