Skúli Hallgrímsson was born in Selkirk, Manitoba in 1893. He died in Manitoba in 1981. He took the last name Backman in the west. Spouse: Grace Hanneson b. in Manitoba in 1893, d. in Winnipeg in 1968. Skúli was the son of Hallgrímur Guðmundsson and Þórey Ingimundardóttir. They came west in 1888 and first lived in Minnesota, but moved from …

Ólafur Ólafsson was born in 1876 in Gullbringusýsla. Spouse: Margaret Caroline. Ólafur came west to Winnipeg in 1893 with his mother and brothers. He took land in 1904 in the Elfros Settlement in Saskatchewan. He later sold the land and moved into the village of Leslie.

Óskar Gunnlaugsson was born in Manitoba after 1887. Spouse: Jónína Ágústa Björnsdóttir. Óskar was the son of Gunnlaugur Gunnlaugsson and Guðríður Agnes Jóhannsdóttir from Húnavatnssýsla. Jónína was the daughter of Björn Jónsson and Sólveig Sveinbjarnadóttir from Borgarfjarðarsýsla, who came west in 1886. Óskar and Jónína moved to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan and took land in the Wynyard settlement …

Einar Bergþórsson was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1868. He came west alone in 1900 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He took land in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1906, moved back to Iceland in 1916, but returned west a year later and settled in the Kandahar/Dafoe area. He lived in Kandahar and worked various support jobs, e.g., he was considered …

Albert Loftsson fæddist í Spanish Fork í Utah. Skráður Runolfson vestra. Maki: Pearl Patfield Albert var sonur Lofts Runólfssonar og fyrri konu hans, Christine Jacobsen. Albert var í bandaríska sjóhernum.

Magnús Bjarnason was born in Churchbridge, Saskatchewan on May 9, 1892. Magnús was the son of the couple Eiríkur Bjarnason and Oddný Magnúsdóttir who came to Winnipeg from Seyðisfjörður in 1888.

Jón Björnsson was born in Gimli, New Iceland on June 19, 1878. He died in Saskatchewan on July 12, 1945. He took the name Jon B. Jonsson in the west. Spouse: 1903 Stefía Sigríður Stefánsdóttir b. in Minnesota on April 15, 1880. Children: No information on their children, but they raised Pálína Johnson b. June 19, 1908 who was the …

María Friðrika Kristjánsdóttir was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1865. She took the last name Goodman in the west. Spouse: Guðmundur Guðmundsson b. 1866, d. 1906. Children: 1. Þuríður Ólöf b. 1889 2. Tómasína b. 1890 3. Jóhann Björn b. 1894 4. Guðrún Vilhelmína b. 1896 5. Súsanna Svava b. 1899 6. Hallur Sigursteinn 7. Friðjón Ferdinand 8. Guðmundur María was …

Stefanía Sigurðardóttir giftist norskum manni, Karlson í Vatnabyggð í Saskatchewan. Hún lést þar 1911. Þau námu land í Foam Lake byggð. Börn: 1. Charlie 2. Lúðvík 3. Jón 4. Ninna 5. Emma 6. Louise Upplýsingar vantar!

Guðmundur Einarsson was born in Árnessýsla. Spouse: Ingibjörg Friðleifsdóttir b. 1875 in Árnessýsla. Children: 1. Haraldur 2. Sigríður Júlía 3. Friðsemd Ásta 4. Einar Hannes 5. Guðrún Isabella 6. Ingimundur Móses. They raised a stepson named Haraldur. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1901. They first lived in Brandon but then moved west to Vancouver and lived there for …