Halldór Abrahamsson: Born in N. Múlasýsla in 1824.  He died in 1905. Spouse: His wife died as he moved west. Children: Einar b. 1854 in the same sýsla Halldór came west in 1883 and settled in Sandhæða, N. Dakota. He took land there but later moved to Mouse River, N. Dakota. He again took up land and lived there until …

Benedikt Guðmundsson: Born on October 8, 1868 in Torfastaðahreppa in Húnavatnssýsla. He died on April 16, 1929. Spouse: 1) 1896 Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir born in the same sýsla in 1874. She died December 11, 1908. 2) Guðrún Jónsdóttir Children: With Ingibjörg:  1) Sigurrós b. 1897. Died 1905 2) Ólafía Helga b. February 7, 1899. Died March 19, 1984 3) Sigurður Vilberg …

Jón Magnússon: Born in Mýrasýsla in 1866.  He died February 27, 1953. He took the name Borgfjörð in the west. Spouse: 1889 Guðrún Eggertsdóttir b. June 26, 1868 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. She died December 8, 1959. Children: 1) Magnúsína Helga b. December 11, 1890 2) Sigríður Marta 3) Dýrfinna b. March 7, 1898 4) Lára Halldóra b. December 31, 1901 5) Páll …

Guðmundur Magnússon: Born in Mýrasýsla on May 27, 1870. He took the name Borgfjörð in the west. Spouse: 1891 Þórunn Hallgrímsdóttir Children: 1) Helga Elísabet b. November 19, 1892 2) Magnús b. January 24, 1894 3) Victor Ágúst b. October 18, 1899 4) Bjarni Sólberg b. June 24, 1901 5) Lilja María b. August 7, 1903 6) Albert b. August …

Jón Jónsson: Born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1874. Spouse: 1) Kristín Stefánsdóttir died July 13, 1906 2) 1908 Oddný Sigfúsdóttir b. 1874 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. Children: 1) Marcel Thorberg b. March 10, 1901 with Kristín 2) Jón Kristinn Björgvin b. 1909 with Oddný Jón was 14 years old when he came west as Jón Jónsson from Saurbær.  He took land in the  …

Gunnar Guðmundsson: Fæddur árið 1857 í S. Múlasýslu. Dáinn 1920. Maki: Veróníka Eiríksdóttir var fædd í sömu sýslu 1854. Dáin 1944. Börn: 1. Eiríka f. 1883 2. Svanbjörg f. 1884 3. Rósamunda f. 1889 4. Hjálmar f. 1892. Ein dóttir Jóhanna fór ekki vestur. Þau ólu ennfremur upp fósturson, Gunnar Alexandersson. Fluttu frá Vatni í Skagafirði árið 1900 og bjuggu …

Jakob Guðmundsson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1867 Spouse: 1894 Guðrún Guðbrandsdóttir b. 1863 Children: 1) Ragnar Emil b. November 4, 1899. Died September 18, 1986 2) Helga Ingibjörg b. September 10, 1902 Jakob went west in 1892.  Guðrún and Ragnar Emil joined him in Manitoba in 1900. They took land in the Framnes and Árdals Settlement in 1901, but sold …

Pétur Stefán Guðmundsson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla on September 27, 1856.  He died in 1936. Spouse: 1878 Guðrún Benjamínsdóttir b. November 7, 1853. Died in 1943. Children: 1) Benjamín b. September 22, 1879 2) Guðmundur b. August 25, 1880 3) Ingibjörg Ágústa b. August 13, 1881 4) Davíð b. December 6, 1884 5) Sigurbjartur b. March 22, 1898 6) Guðrún Þórdís …

Ólafur Ólafsson : Born in Húnavatnssýsla on October 26, 1853. He was known as Johnson in the west. Spouse: 1896 Ragnheiður Bjarnadóttir b. 1871.  Died October 26, 1937. Children: 1) Sigurlaug Soffía (Sella) b. June 20, 1897 2) Hólmfríður b. January 6, 1899 3) Guðrún b. 1900 4) Kjartan Sveinn b. June 25, 1902 5) Bjarni b. May 31, 1903 …

Árni Bjarnarson:  Born at Hrauney at Mývatn in 1869. (Recorded as Bjarnason in A Century Unfolds). Died in 1947 Spouse: Solveig Jónsdóttir b. Skútustöðum 1869. Died in 1958. Children: 1) Sigríður María b. 1899. Died in 1911 2) Sólveig b. January 28, 1897 3) Sigríður María They came west in 1893 and settled in Selkirk, MB, living there 11 years …