Daníel Pétursson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla on October 29, 1874. He died on February 4, 1971 at the Betel care home in Gimli. Spouse: 1) Þóra Bergsdóttir b. August 22, 1866 in Strandasýsla, d. May 9, 1955. 2) Ingiríður Sigurðardóttir b. August 31, 1879. Children: 1. Eymundur b. June 4, 1897 2. Kristín Ketilríður b. 1899, d. 4 years old 3. …

Einar Stefánsson:  Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla on April 8, 1846. He died on May 6, 1910. Spouse: Lovísa Benediktsdóttir b. September 25, 1841 in E. Skaftafellssýsla. She died in 1913. Children: 1. Sigríður b. 1870, d. December 18, 1948 2. Stefán b. May 25, 1881 3. Högni b. 1885 4. Ástríður 5. Guðrún 6. Bentína died young 7. Pálína Vilborg 8. …

Kristlaugur Illugason: Born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on January 1, 1863. Spouse: 1906 Margrét Ólafsdóttir born in 1883 in Gullbringusýsla. Children: 1. Valdimar Ágúst (Walter) b. August 28, 1905 2. Sigurrós Elísabet (Sigra or Sarah) b. January 12, 1909 3. Kristbjörg Aðalheiður b. March 11, 1916 4. Thor Jóhann b. January 27, 1920 Kristlaugur came west in 1889, but Margrét emigrated …

Sigurður Árnason was born in N. Múlasýsla in 1884. Spouse: Guðný Sigfúsdóttir was born in the Víðir-Sandy Hill Settlement. Children: 1. Árni 2. Óskar 3. Victor 4. Hulda Sigurður took land with his mother (Katrín Hildibrandsdóttir) in the Víðir-Sandy Hill Settlement and lived there a number of years. He moved from there to Chicago.

Snorri Jónsson: Born in 1856 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla.  He died in 1919 in Manitoba. He took the name Johnson in the west. Spouse: 1881 Kristjana Sigurðardóttir born in the same sýsla in 1860. She died in 1899. Children: 1. Snæbjörn b. 1883 2. Njáll Kristján 3. Erlendur 4. Unnur They came west in 1883 and began farming in Riverton. In …

Ágúst Einarsson was born in 1878 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. Unmarried and childless He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1904 and took land in the Víðir-Sandy Hill Settlement in 1910 and lived there the rest of his life.

Gunnar Alexandersson:  Born in N. Múlasýsla on September 18, 1884. He died on June 12, 1972. Spouse: June 12, 1914 Jónína Kristmundardóttir born in the Árdals-Framnes Settlement. Children: 1. Jóhannes Gunnar b. June 17, 1916. Tómas (Tom)Kristmundur b. September 13, 1918. Gunnar was the foster son of Gunnar Guðmundsson in the Árdals-Framnes Settlement. He came west with the family in …

Eyvindur Jónasson:  Born in Dalasýsla on March 22, 1858.  He died on November 26, 1940 in Riverton. He took the last name Doll in the West. Spouse: 1) 1886 Elínborg Elíasdóttir, b. 1865, d. December 9, 1902 2) 1905 Sesselja Jóhannsdóttir b. December 10, 1881 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. January 18, 1937. Children: With Sesselja: 1. Jónas b. April 12, 1906, …

Guðni Stefánsson: Born in 1843 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on March 4, 1923. Spouse: Guðný Högnadóttir b. 1844 in the same sýsla, d. July 1, 1923. Children: 1. Friðrika Sofía b. 1869 2. Þorbjörg b. 1880 3. Gyðríður b. 1874 4. Guðrún b. 1887 5. Baldvin b. 1882, d. November 2, 1911. They came west to New Iceland in …

Guðjón Sófónías Daníelsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1887. Spouse: January 2, 1916 Una Guðlaug Þórarinsdóttir b. N. Múlasýsla in 1894. Children: 1. Baldur Þórarinn b. 1917 2. Ingimar Daníel b. 1918 3. Norman Sophanias b. 1921 4. Alma Gyðríður Björg b. 1926 5. Guðný María b. 1929 6. Guðjón Emil b. 1931 7. Gordon Edward b. 1933 Guðjón came …