Hermann Skaftason fæddist í Argylebyggðinni 1. febrúar, 1884. Herman S. Arason vestra. Dáinn á sjúkrahúsi í Rochester í Minnesota 2. febrúar, 1920. Ókvæntur og barnlaus. Hermann ólst upp í foreldrahúsum of fór ungur að vinna við verslunarstörf í Glenboro.  Hann var virkur í íslenskum félagsskap í héraðinu og tók að sér ýmis ábyrgðastörf m.a. var hann fyrsti foresti Glenboro safnaðar …

Carl Jóhannsson was born in the Argyle Settlement on August 9, 1896. He took the name Carl Baldwin in the west. Spouse: Anna Guðbjörg Stefánsdóttir b. in the Argyle Settlement, the daughter of Stefán Kristjánsson, early pioneer, and his wife Matthildur Halldórsdóttir. Children: 1. Donna Elvene 2. Benedikt Gerald. Carl was the son of Jóhann Baldvin Benediktsson and his wife, …

Jón Jóhannsson was born in the Argyle Settlement on December 22, 1885. He had the name Jon Baldwin in the west. Spouse: 1918 Guðný Skaftadóttir b. in the Argyle Settlement, the daughter of Skafti Arason and his wife Anna Jóhannsdóttir. Children: 1. Skafti Carl 2. Anna Gwendoline. Jón grew up in the village and worked for the farmers at a …

Frank Árnason was born in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota on May 7, 1887. He died in 1963 in Arizona and had the name Frank Sigvaldason in the west. Spouse: His wife was of Scandinavian descent. Children: 1. Mildred b. May 16, 1918, d. December 18, 1993. Frank was the son of Árni Sigvaldason and Guðrún Aradóttir, early Icelandic …

Jón Árnason was born on May 15, 1889 in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota. He took the name John Sigvaldason in the west. Spouse: Emily Jónsdóttir Landy b. May 20, 1895 in the Argyle Settlement in Canada. Children: 1. Grace Emily 2. Jón Elwyn 3. Bernice Eileen Jón was the son of Árni Sigvaldason and his wife Guðrún Aradóttir, …

Guðbrandur Einarsson was born in Winnipeg on March 6, 1889. He was known as Goodie Einarson in the west. Spouse: María Árnadóttir b. in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota on December 23, 1885, d. October 12, 1930. Children: 1. Henry John 2. Pauline Evelyn 3. Emily 4. Robert Lloyd. Guðbrandur was the son of Einar Einarsson and Soffía Guðbrandsdóttir …

Einar Einarsson was born in Dalasýsla on April 23, 1851. He died in Winnipeg on September 11, 1923. Spouse: Soffía Guðbrandsdóttir b. February 9, 1859 in Dalasýsla, d. October 6, 1948 in Argyle. Children: 1. Áslaug b. 1879, d. 1899 2. Guðbrandur b. in Winnipeg on March 6, 1889 3. Hinrik Valtýr 4. Lilja 5. Kristján 6. Helena 7. Florence …

Jón Jónsson was born on December 25, 1878 in N. Múlasýsla.  He was known as Jón Austmann when living in Glenboro. Spouse: April 29, 1908 Lilja Einarsdóttir b. in the west. Children: 1. Kristín Soffía 2. Einar Jón 3. Haraldur Albert. Jón emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 with his parents, Jón Jónsson and Kristín María Björnsdóttir and siblings. They …

Sigurður Andrésson was born on August 22, 1895 in Baldur, Manitoba. Spouse: June 1, 1921 Hansína Jóhannsdóttir b. January 24, 1897 in Manitoba. Children: 1. Andrés b. May 13, 1922 2. Sigrún Lillian b. October 24, 1929 3. Florence Margaret b. October 24, 1929. Sigurður was the son of Andrés Andrésson, a farmer in the Argyle settlement, and his second …

Kristján Aðaljón Eyjólfsson was born in New Iceland in 1884. He took the name C. A. Oleson in the west. Spouse: 1) Sigfríður Einarsdóttir b. in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on August 9, 1879, d. February 24, 1921 2) Margrét Sigurjónsdóttir Children: Kristján had four children with Sigfríður and two with Margrét; she had two children from a previous marriage. …