Sigurbjörn Árnason: Born at Þjófstöðum in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1854. He died on October 29, 1905 in the Argyle Settlement. Spouse: 1889 Guðrún Þorgrímsdóttir born in Þingeyjarsýsla in 1841, d. October 5, 1922 at Betel Home in Gimli. Childless, but raised Þorbjörg Halldórsdóttir. He took land in the Argyle Settlement in 1884.

Halldór Hjaltason: Born at Nauteyri in Ísafjarðarsýsla on September 6, 1858. He signed his name as Sveinsson in the west. He died on March 22, 1921. Spouse: Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir Nordal born in Mýrasýsla on July 19, 1870. Died in 1951. Children:  1) Hjalti Sigurjón 2) Guðmundur Magnús 3) Björn Ottó 4) Elinóra Þogerður Halldór came west in 1883 and moved …

Hallgrímur Sigurðsson: Fæddur á Restará í Eyjafjarðarsýslu árið 1869. Var Grimur Eyford í Vesturheimi. Dáinn 1939 í Winnipeg. Maki: Sveinbjörg Pétursdóttir f. í Suðursveit í A. Skaftafellssýslu árið 1872, d. 1936 í Winnipeg. Börn: 1. Hallgrímur 2. Jónas 3. Hulda 4. Bertrand 5. Victor 6. Ottó 7. Glen 8. Elva 9. Thelma. Grímur fór vestur árið 1893 og settist að …

Jónatan Ágúst Ólason: Born at Nefsstöðum in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1886. He was known as Ágúst Sædal (Sidal) in the west. Spouse: Mínerva Stefanía Jónsdóttir born in Reykjavík in 1886 Children: 1) Bára born in Reykjavík 1909 2) Brimrún 3) Boði Ágúst In 1916 they settled for many years in Baldur in the Argyle Settlement, where Jonatan worked as a painter. …

Oliver Björnsson: Fæddur í Valagerði í Skagafjarðarsýslu árið 1853. Dáinn 18. janúar 1932 í Selkirk. Maki: Sigurlaug Ólafsdóttir f. 20. maí, 1854 í Húnavatnssýslu. Börn: 1. Guðrún 2. Óla 3. Guðbjörg 4. Sigurjóna (Jenny) Fóru vestur 1884 og voru í Winnipeg fyrstu árin. Fluttu á land sitt í Argylebyggðinni árið 1886. Árið 1909 fluttu þau til Glenboro og þar dó …

Árni Valdason: Born in Mýrasýsla in 1859. He died in Blaine, Washington in 1904. Spouse: Sigríður Árnadóttir born in Mýrasýsla in 1859. Children: 1) Súsanna 2) Lára 3) Adolph 4) Albert Arni emigrated west in 1888; Sigríður in 1887. They met in Winnipeg and married there. Arni bought land near Glenboro in the Argyle Settlement in 1890 and lived there …

Kristján Jónsson: Born in Hnappadalssýsla in 1858. He took the name Dalman in the west. He died on October 25, 1903. Spouse: Kristín Sigurðardóttir b. February 6, 1860 in Dalasýsla. She died on April 29, 1908. Children: 1) Kristjana 2) Helga Sigríður 3) Kristín Ingibjörg 4) Margrét Guðný 5) Anna Dagbjört 6) Kristján. Kristján emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883. …

Hannes Sigurðsson: Born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1857. He died on October 20, 1916. Spouse: 1) Þorbjörg Nikulásdóttir b. 1864, d. July 30, 1892 2) Guðrún Valgerður Björnsdóttir born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on March 10, 1877, d. June 19, 1943. Children: With first wife: 1) Vilborg b. January 2, 1891. With Guðrún: 1) Guðný 2) Margrét 3) Inibjörg 4) Jón 5) …

Björn Jóhannesson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1886 Spouse: Karitas Matthíasdóttir b. 1883 Children: 1. Sigríður b. 1908 2. Stefán b. 1910 3. Vilhelm They emigrated to Canada in 1914 headed for New Iceland. Homesteaded in Framnes Settlement but later moved west to Humboldt, Saskatchewan .

Jónas Benediktsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. Single, no children. Jónas´parents were Benedikt Jónasson and Ingibjörg Kristjánsdóttir. Two sisters, Ingibjörg og Kristjana also emigrated to America and lived in N. Dakota. After the turn of the century both had settled in Framnes- and Ardals Settlement and Jónas settled there as well.