Bjarni Sveinsson was born on May 13, 1855 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Spouse: 1) Margrét Vigfúsdóttir b. February 4, 1853 in Rangárvallasýsla, d. December 23, 1914. 2) Una Jóhannesdóttir b. 1853 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: 1. Pálína Sveinbjörg b. 1890, d. 1987 2. Kristjana Ágústa b. 1891, d. 1985. Bjarni emigrated west from the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) in 1885 and settled in …
María Benediktsdóttir
María Benediktsdóttir b. July 1, 1859 in Omaha, Nebraska. She died on November 23, 1946. She took the name Mary Hanson Sherwood in Utah but some sources also list her as Hannah Sarah Mary Hansen. Spouse: November 16, 1879 William Sherwood, of English descent. Children: 1. Ellen b. August 28, 1880, d. January 4, 1971 2. Rhoda Leah b. August …
Árni Jónsson
Árni Jónsson was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on August 27, 1881. He died on June 14, 1918. Spouse: Information missing Children: Information missing It is likely that Árni went to Copenhagen around 1874 and from there to his western home.
Ágúst Kristján Finnbogason
Ágúst Kristján Finnbogason fæddist 1. ágúst, 1887 á Seyðisfirði í S. Múlasýslu. Hann fór til Vesturheims eftir 1900 frá Vestmannaeyjum.
Anna S Jónsdóttir
Anna Steinunn Jónsdóttir was born on September 24, 1879 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyar). She died on June 16, 1956. She took the last name Duplissa with marriage in Canada. Spouse: June 1, 1916 Henry Duplissa of French descent. Children: 1. Victor 2. Lawrence 3. George 4. Emma Anna Steinunn came west to Manitoba from the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyar) in …
Anna Þórðardóttir
Anna Þórðardóttir was born on January 25, 1861 in Mýrdal in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Her parents were Þórður Einarsson and his wife Jódís Eyjólfsdóttir. Anna was a housekeeper in W. Skaftafellssýsla. When work slowed, she moved to the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyar) and looked for similar work. From there, she moved west to Canada.
Amalía Tranberg
Amalía Tranberg fæddist 26. júlí, 1852 í Vestmannaeyjum. Maki: Emil Hansen af dönskum ættum. Amalía fór utan til Frakklanfs árið 1872 og giftist þar manni sínum. Þau fluttu vestur um haf þaðan til Chicago.
Gunnhildur Oddsdóttir
Gunnhildur Oddsdóttir was born on October 9, 1824 in Rangárvallasýsla. Spouse: Lars Tranberg of Danish decent. He died on August 30, 1860. Children: 1. Amalía b. July 26, 1852 2. Kristjana Margrét b. 1854 3. María b. 1856 4. Jakob b. 1859 Gunnhildur became a widow in 1860 and was in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) in 1880 but is not …
Jón Hjálmarsson
Jón Hjálmarsson was born in Roseau, Minnesota. He was the son of the couple Hjálmar Kristjánsson and María Kristjánsdóttir. He moved with them to Pine Valley community and lived on his own land. He later moved to Flin Flon, Manitoba.
Solveig María Guðnadóttir
Sólveig María Guðnadóttir fæddist 1880 í S. Múlasýslu. Var Lawson í Vesturheimi. Maki: Sam Lawson af írskum ættum. Dáinn 1929. Fluttu í Pine Valley byggð árið 1918 og keyptu lóö í Piney þorpi. Byggðu þar veitingastað og smáverslun
