Ólafur Einarsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1867. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1895 and travelled up to Washington Island the same year. He lived there the rest of his life. Ólafur was the brother of Kristófer Einarsson who had emigrated west in 1887.

Sigurður Jónsson was born in Árnessýsla in 1863. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated west to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1885. From there, the road led him to Washington Island, Wisconsin in 1888.

Arndís Eyjólfsdóttir was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1832. She died on Washington Island, Wisconsin in 1915. Spouse: Einar Runólfsson d. in Iceland. Children: 1. Grímur b. 1858 2. Kristófer b. 1861 3. Ólafur b. 1866 4. Ólöf b. 1868 5. Sigríður b. 1872. Arndís emigrated west before the turn of the century, after Einar died. She went to Washington Island …

Ólafur Hannesson was born on October 2, 1841 in Árnessýsla. He died on Washington Island on July 23, 1918. Spouse: Guðrún Vigfúsdóttir b. 1844 in Árnessýsla, d. 1894. Children: 1. Gertrude S. b. 1874, d. 1972 2. Hannes P. b. 1876, d. 1902 3. John b. 1878, d. 1942. Ólafur emigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1872 and settled on Washington …

Oddur Ólafsson was born in 1841 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He died on April 6, 1918 in Saskatchewan. He is listed with the last name Olson in the west. Spouse: Guðrún Einarsdóttir b. 1854 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. Children:  1. Sigtryggur b. 1875 2. Sigrún (Sarah) b. 1878 3. Guðmundur b. 1880 4. Fanney b. 1882 5. Jónasína (Jennie) b. 1885 6. Guðrún …

Jónas Ólafsson was born on January 24, 1846 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He died on October 11, 1926. Spouse: 1) Margrét Ingjaldsdóttir b. 1851 2) Katrín Magnúsdóttir b. February 22, 1835. She died on May 3, 1918. Children: With Margrét: 1. Sigurður b. 1874 2. Ólafur (Oliver) b. 1879. With Katrín: 1. Carl b. November 24, 1884. He died on September 10, …

Árni Björnsson was born in Árnessýsla on January 7, 1870. Spouse: 1910 Sigrún Guðmundsdóttir, b. July 31, 1875 in Árnssýsla, d. February 10, 1917. Childless. Árni came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1902 and first lived in the city. From there he moved two years later to Narrows, north of Lake Manitoba, where he worked until 1907, when he was …

Ágúst Júlíus Jónsson  was born  on June 20, 1873 in Gullbringusýsla. He died on February 28, 1919 at Bluff, Manitoba. He took the last name Johnson in the west. Spouse: 1899 Sigríður Guðrún Erlendsdóttir, b. September 8, 1871 in Árnessýsla, d. May 25, 1941 in Reykjavík, Manitoba. Children: 1. Guðbergur Ágúst, b. March 1, 1899. 2. Lurdy, b. 1900 3. …

Eyjólfur Erlendsson was born on March 3, 1868 in Árnessýsla. He died on July 9, 1909 in Manitoba. Spouse: Sigrún Guðmundsdóttir, b. July 31, 1875 in Árnessýsla, d. February 10, 1917 in Manitoba. Children: 1. Guðfinna Margrét, b. 1902 2. Erlendur, b. 1904 3. María Eyjólfsdóttir, b. 1907. Eyjólfur came west with his brother Guðjón and his family in 1899. …

Þorvaldur Jónsson was born in 1834 in S. Múlasýsla. Spouse: Anna Þórunn Ólafsdóttir b. 1838 in S. Múlasýsla. Children: 1. Valgerður b. 1859. Þorvaldur was the son of Jón Guðmundsson and Valgerður Bjarnadóttir, the brother of Ólafurs Jónsson who emigrated west in 1878. It is not known what year Þorvaldur went west and whether his wife and daughter emigrated. Þorvaldur …