Björn Bjarnason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1871. Spouse: August 5, 1897 Soffía Jónasdóttir born in 1871. Chldren: Rannveig Aðalheiður. Björn emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his brother in 1892 and worked in construction the first years. He settled on land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement in 1910.

Jóhannes Einarsson: Born in 1868 in N. Múlasýsla. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888. He bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement. He later moved to live with his brother Gunnar in Morden.

Bergur Jónsson: Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1843. He died in Arborg February 11, 1926. Spouse: Þorbjörg Sigurðardóttir born in E. Skaftafellssýsla April 20, 1829. She died in 1903. They had no children and emigrated in 1890 and took land in the Isafold Settlement. They left there in 1901 and settled in the Fljóts Settlement where Þorbjörg died.

Kristján Jakob Jónasson was born in the Hnausa settlement on September 3, 1883.  He died in the Víðir settlement on May 29, 1959. Spouse: Steinunn Gísladóttir b. 1882 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. July 31, 1946. Children: 1. Kristjana Jakobína b. 1914 2. Helga b. 1916 3. Hildur 4. Sigurbjörg, twins b. 1918 5. Jónas Sigurbjörn Hilberg b. 1920. Kristján was taken …

Magnús Friðriksson: Fæddur í S. Þingeyjarsýslu 1851. Maki: 1882 Helga Jörgensdóttir f. í Eyjafjarðarsýslu árið 1856 Börn: 1. Óli Jörgen 2. Jónas. Bjarni Heiðmar Björnsson, sonur Björns Samúelssonar og Guðfinnu Bjarnadóttur er vestur fóru árið 1903, ólst upp hjá Magnúsi og Helgu í Víðirbyggð. Fluttu vestur árið 1883 ásamt foreldrum og systkinum Helgu. Bjuggu í Selkirk fyrstu árin. Tóku land …

Jóhannes Líndal Sigvaldason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1877. Spouse: 1819 Þorbjörg Davíðsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla on January 28, 1871, d. February 17, 1931. Childless, but Jóhannes had a son, Jóhann, adopted by Þorbjörg. Jóhannes was the half-brother of Björn Ingvar, Sigvald’s eldest son, but his mother was Guðrún Þorsteinsdóttir from Vatnshorn at Vatnsnes.  Jóhannes emigrated west before the turn of …

Þorleifur Sveinsson:  Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1869. He died in 1921. Spouse: 1892 Guðrún Eggertsdóttir b. in the same sýsla in 1864 Children: 1. Ingibjörg b. 1893 2. Eggertína b. 1896 3. Helga b. 1900 4. Guðbjörg b. 1902 5. Sveinn b. 1903 They came west in 1904 and bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement some years later.

Jakob Björnsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1879. Spouse: Stefanía Friðrikka Stefánsdóttir b. 1883 in N. Múlasýsla, d. 1942. Children: 1. Baldur b. June 24, 1922. 2. Björg b. 1926, d. 1952. Jakob came west with his parents, Björn Abrahamsson and Björg Vilhelmína Pétursdóttir in 1903. He lived on his parents’ land in the Framnes Settlement. During the summer, he worked in …

Þórarinn Kristjánsson: Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla on December 23, 1866. He died on November 29, 1936. Spouse: Guðrún Einarsdóttir b. in E. Skaftafellssýsla on January 8, 1873, d. April 18, 1907. Children: 1. Ólafía Vilhelmína b. April 17, 1897 2. Guðrún b. 1899 3. Einar. They emigrated west in 1902 and bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement. Þórarinn sold …

Jóhannes Lárusson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1887. He died on August 12, 1913.  Listed as Sölvason in the west. Spouse: Hallfríður Jónsdóttir b. in Mýrasýsla in 1890. Children: 1. Pálína Guðrún 2. Jóhannes Sigurður. Jóhannes was 6 years old when he emigrated in 1893. He parents, Lárus Sölvason and Lilja Einarsdóttir, had emigrated west in 1890. Jóhannes bought land in …