María Árnadóttir was born in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota on December 23, 1885. She died on October 12, 1930 in Manitoba. Spouse: Guðbrandur Einarsson b. in Winnipeg on March 6, 1889. He was known as Goodie Einarson in the west. Children: 1. Henry John 2. Pauline Evelyn 3. Emily 4. Robert Lloyd. Guðbrandur was the son of Einar Einarsson …
Vilborg Gunnlaugsdóttir
Vilborg Gunnlaugsdóttir was born in 1849 at Flögu in Breiðdal, S. Múlasýsla. Spouse: Halldór Einarsson b. in N. Múlasýsla. Children: 1. Sigurbjörg 2. Helga 3. Einar b. 1889 4. Guðný. Vilborg was the daughter of Gunnlaugur Bjarnason and Helga Þorvarðardóttir. She and Halldór came west in 1889 to Winnipeg, Manitoba and from there onward to Cavalier, N. Dakota. moved north to the …
Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir was born in 1866 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She took the first name Emma in the west. Spouse: Jóhann Jónsson b. in Húnavatnssýsla on October 23, 1873, d. in Vancouver on December 20, 1963. Children: 1. Jón b. 1898, d. same year 2. Francis b. March 24, 1899 3. Daníel b. August 22, 1900 4. John Wesley b. November 16, 1901 …
Jóhann Jónsson
Jóhann Jónsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on October 23, 1873. He died in Vancouver on December 20, 1963. Spouse: Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir b. 1866 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. Children: 1. Jón b. 1898, d. same year 2. Francis b. March 24, 1899 3. Daníel b. August 22, 1900 4. John Wesley b. November 16, 1901 5. Rakel Evangelia b. September 17, 1903 6. …
Ingibjörg Sigfúsdóttir
Ingibjörg Sigfúsdóttir was born in Akureyri in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on April 29, 1876. She died in Chicago Heights, Illinois on December 16, 1935. She took the name Emma Goodman in the west. Spouse: Samuel H. Koffski b. in Canada in 1876, his father was Polish, but his mother was of English descent. He died on November 3, 1929. Children: 1. Arthur …
Hildur Sigfúsdóttir
Hildur Sigfúsdóttir was born in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland. Spouse: 1901 Sigurður Kristjónsson, b. in New Iceland. Children: 1. Þóra Sigrún 2. Friðrik 3. Sigfús 4. Halldór Reykjalín b. May 9, 1908 5. Sigurður Hildibrandur 6. Kristjón Baldur 7. Hildur Sigríður 8. Ásgeir Ingvi 9. Salín Rannveig 10. Erlingur Sveinn died in childhood.
Pétur Hanson
Pétur Hanson was born in Denmark in 1846. He used the name Petur Hanson or Hans P. Hanson in the west. Spouse: Klementína Ingibjörg Magnúsdóttir b. 1863 in Húnavatnssýsla. She was known as Emma or Clementina Hanson in the west. Children: 1. Emil b. 1886 2. Clements W. b. 1888 3. Magdalena Laura b. 1890 4. Albert George b. 1893. Klementína …
Margrét Guðmundsdóttir
Margrét Guðmundsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on February 9, 1859. She died on August 19, 1916 in Duluth. Spouse: Kristinn Gunnarsson b. July 17, 1858 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, d. May 18, 1949 in Duluth, Minnesota. Children: 1. Kristín b. 1887, d. 1918 2. Hjálmar b. 1889 3. Björn (Byron) Guðbrandur b. July 13, 1891 4. Leon Einar b. August 17, 1893. They …
Kristinn Gunnarsson
Kristinn Gunnarsson was born on July 17, 1858 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died on May 18, 1949 in Duluth, Minnesota. Spouse: Margrét Guðmumundsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on February 9, 1859, d. August 19, 1916 in Duluth. Children: 1. Kristín b. 1887, d. 1918 2. Hjálmar b. 1889 3. Björn (Byron) Guðbrandur b. July 13, 1891 4. Leon Einar b. August 17, …
Elín Þorsteinsdóttir
Elín Þorsteinsdóttir was born in 1856 in Rangárvallasýsla. She died in Lundar on January 11, 1944. Spouse: Jón Eiríksson born in Mýrasýsla in 1864. Children: 1. Sigurður Jón d. 1918 2. Einar 3. Svanborg 4. Solveig d. in Quebec 1900. In 1890, Jón and Elín worked in Knarrarnes in Mýrasýsla. In the last decade of the 19th century, the four children …
