Sveinn Árnason was born on August 1, 1849 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died on July 24, 1923. Spouse: 1873 Þorgerður Jónsdóttir b. October 23, 1844 in Mýrasýsla, d. March 1, 1921. Children: 1.  Ingibjörg b. 1874 2. Jóhannes b. 1875 3. Helga b. 1878 4. Gróa b. 1881. Þorgerður came west in 1900 with her son Jóhannes. They went  to Eyjólfsstaðir …

Jón Björnsson var fæddur í Þistilfirði 27. október, 1855 í N. Þingeyjarsýslu. Dáinn í Nýja Íslandi árið 1947. Bróðir Kristjáns Björnssonar. Báðir skráðir Snæfeld (Snifeld) vestra. Maki: Sigurrós Markúsdóttir f. 9. október, 1858 í Eyjafjarðarsýslu, d. 19.júlí, 1927. Börn: 1. Númi Valdimar f. 1892, d. 1975 2. Soffía Regina f. 1893, d. 1975 3. María Guðný f. 1896, d. 19.92 …

Kristján Björnsson was born on October 21, 1859 in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on October 21, 1933. He had the last name Snæfeld; Snifeld in English. Spouse: 1) Sigurveig Jónsdóttir b. 1867, d. December 6, 1887. 2) Björg Markúsdóttir b. May 15, 1866, d. August 25, 1966 Children: Sigurveig and Kristján had one child who died young. With …

Magnús Magnússon was born in Patreksfjörður in Barðastrandasýsla on December 7, 1859. He died in 1942. Spouse: 1895 Ingibjörg Vídalín Sveinsdóttir b. April 28, 1874 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, d. October 21, 1940 in Hnausa in New Iceland. Children: 1. Jón Vídalín b. 1895, d. 1963 2. Magnús Ragnar b. April 16, 1896, d. 1976. 3. Helga Þorgerður b. 1898, d. 1932 …

Eyjólfur Benediktsson was born at Eyvindará in S. Múlasýsla on February 13, 1833. He died in 1895 in Mountain, N. Dakota.. Spouse: 1) October 17, 1856 Þóra Nikulásdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla on May 3, 1835 d. 1875. 2) September 1, 1878  Sólrún Ketilsdóttir b. May 29, 1837 in Reyðarfjörður in S. Múlasýsla. Children: With Þóra: 1. Anna Sigríður 2. …

Sigurður Guðmundsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on December 1, 1840. He died in 1898 in Winnipeg. He took the last name Goodman in the west. Spouse: December 22, 1867 Sigurlaug Gunnarsdóttir b. April 3, 1837, d. March 21, 1925. Children: 1. Ingibjörg Guðrún b. March 31, 1868, d. in childhood 2. Gunnar Jón (James Goodman) b. November 9, 1869, d. …

Oddur Guðmundsson fæddist á Indriðastöðum í Borgarfjarðarsýslu 23. nóvember, 1852. Dáinn 1. júní, 1915 í Nýja Íslandi. Maki: Margrét Aradóttir f. í Borgarfjarðarsýslu árið 1850. Börn: Þau eignuðust eitt barn sem fæddist andvana. Ólu upp tvær stúlkur: 1. Anna Erlendsdóttir 2. Oddný Lára Hallsdóttir. Oddur fór vestur árið 1887 en Margrét ári síðar. Þau bjuggu fyrst í Fljótsbyggð en fluttu …

Jón Guðmundsson was born in Suðursveit in E. Skaftafellssýsla on February 5, 1846. He died on April 25, 1919 in the Hnausa settlement. Spouse: Steinunn Júlíana Magnúsdóttir b. December 24, 1857 í Hof in  Öræfir, E. Skaftafellssýsla, d. February 16, 1937 in the Hnausa settlement. Children: 1. Jónína b. August 13, 1884, d. December 6, 1969 2. Þórunn Pastrana b. …

Gísli Guðmundsson was born on January 21, 1825 in Víðidal in Húnavatnssýsla. He died on July 11, 1906. Spouse: 1853 Steinunn Hjálmarsdóttir b. June 1, 1817, d. November 1, 1917 Children: 1. Björn b. January 30, 1852, d. July 18, 1852 2. Helga Ragnheiður b. October 18, 1853, d. November 20, 1853 3. Steinunn b. November 10, 1853, d. January …

Sigfús Einarsson was born on June 22, 1854 in Hróarstunga in N. Múlasýsla. He died on September 11, 1931. Spouse: November 3, 1899 Guðrún Þorláksdóttir b. September 12, 1867 in Skriðdal in N. Múlasýsla. Children: 1. Eiríkur b. 1891 2. Gunnar b. 1892 3. Þorlákur b. 1893, died on the voyage west 4. Magný b. May 3, 1896 5. Einar …