Magnús Jónsson: Born in Dalasýsla in 1866. He died in 1937. He took the last name Myrdal in the west. Spouse: 1) 1891 Þorbjörg Gísladóttir b. 1862.  Died 1893.  2) 1903 Þorbjörg Runólfsdóttir Children: With first wife: 1. Jóhanna Þorbjörg. With second wife: 1. Þorvaldur 2. Sesselja Laufey Þorbjörg Runólfsdóttir was a widow and earlier gave birth to Einar and …

Jóhannes Pétursson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1875. Spouse: 1899 Salóme Jónatansdóttir b. 1864 in Húnavantssýsla. Children: Ólafur Jón Guðmundsson, her son b.1894. Listed as Peterson in Canada. They emigrated west in 1900 and settled in Winnipeg. They moved to the Geysir Settlement 1906 and named their land Jaðar.

Jóhannes Jónasson: Born in Miðfjorður in Húnavatnssýsla in 1872. He took the last name Bergman like his brother Björn. Spouse: 1896 Lilja Davíðsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1865. Spouse: 1. Kristín. They lost three children. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and moved onto land in the Geysir Settlement in 1907.

Ásmundur Ólafsson: Date and place of birth unknown. Died in Geysir Settlement, September 7, 1912. Olson in Canada. Spouse: 1905 Kristín Guðbjörg Hjálmarsdóttir b. May 1, 1888 in Mountain, N. Dakota. Children: 1. Sigurbjörg Steinunn b. January 14, 1907 2. Margrét Vilhelmína 3. Kristlaug Jófríður 4. Ásbjörg Halldóra. Ásmundur settled in Geysir Settlement. Sources in Canada have no records of …

Einar Einarsson was born in 1847 in S. Múlasýsla. Spouse: Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1844. Children: 1. Guðmundur Óskar b. September 4, 1887 2. Sveinbjörg 3. Sigursteinn b.1892 d. 1920 Emigrated in 1891 and settled in Geysir Settlement, naming their place  Öxará.

Kristín Benjamínsdóttir fæddist 3. desember, 1838 í S. Þingeyjarsýslu. Dáin 27. desember, 1920. Maki:  ógift. Börn: Gunnar B. Björnsson f. 1872 Kristín fór vestur með soninn Gunnar árið 1876. Hópurinn kom til Duluth og þaðan fór Kristín suður til Minneota í Minnesota og bjó þar alla tíð. Með alúð og mikilli vinnu tókst henni að mennta drenginn sinn. Hún vann …

Jón Jónsson was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1868. Spouse: Dóróthea Sigurðardóttir b. in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1870 Children: 1. Jón b. 1889 2. Kristján 3. Þorsteinn They came west in 1890 and took land in the Hóla Settlement. They moved south from there shortly before 1900 to Grand Forks, N. Dakota. Geirlaug Gunnarsdóttir, Jón’s mother, travelled with them and lived …

Jónas Símonarson was born at Gönguskörðum in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1846. Spouse: Jakobína Hallgrímsdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1855 Children: 1. Árelíus 2. Ingibaldur 3. Fjóla. Jakobína had a son, Gestur Valdimarsson, with her first husband. Gestur married Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir and lived in Glenboro. Jónas had a daughter, Guðrún, with his first wife. She lived in Winnipeg. Jónas came to the …

Jón Magnús Ólafsson: Fæddur á Rafnsstöðum í Eyjafjarðarsýslu 25. júní, 1861. Maki: Laufey Hrólfsdóttir f. fædd í Fnjóskadal í Eyjafjarðarsýslu árið 1867. Dáin 1916 Börn: 1. Reimar f. 1892 2. Steingrímur f. 1897 3. Inga Guðrún f. 1900 Fluttu vestur árið 1900 og fóru fyrst til Glenboro.  Jón vann við járnbraut fyrstu árin en keypti svo land í Hólabyggð og …

Jón Jónsson was born at Saurum, likely in 1851 in Húnavatnssýsla. He was called Mayland in the west. Unmarried and childless. He came west in 1887 and spent the first year in the Argyle Settlement. He bought land in the Hóla Settlement and moved there in 1902. He sold his land in 1910 and moved to Glenboro. From there he moved …