Þorlákur Pétursson was born in 1842 in Tungusveit in Skagafjarðarsýsla. Maki: 1) 1864 Sigríður Gottskálksdóttir b. 1823 in Skagafjordur. She died in 1898. 2) Þorbjörg Skúladóttir b. 1852 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. Children: Þorlákur had a son, Valdimar, with Maria Bjornsdottir the younger, who was fostered by his brother Jóhannes.  The child went west with Jóhannes and grew up there. Sigríður had a daughter, …

Gunnlaugur Magnússon was born on October 31, 1824 in S. Múlasýsla. He died on August 23, 1911 in Minnesota. Spouse: Guðfinna Vilhjálmsdóttir b. October 29, 1831. She died on February 4, 1913.  Children: 1. Jóhann b. April 24, 1856 2. Sigurður b. July 1, 1864 3. Guðfinna b. October 6, 1866 Gunnlaugur and Guðfinna emigrated west in 1878 and settled …

Pétur Pétursson was born on January 27, 1852 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on January 12, 1932. Spouse: 1) Sigurveig Jónsdóttir b. January 20, 1853, d. in Minnesota in January 1896 of tuberculosis. 2) Sigurborg Hallgrímsdóttir b. 1861 in N. Múlasýsla, d. 1930 Children: With Sigurveig: 1. Guðrún b. March 23, 1877 2. Sigríður Marta b. 1879 3. Pétur b. …

Pétur Pétursson was born on October 28, 1828 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in Minneota, Minnesota  on October 23, 1879. Spouse: 1) 1851 Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. 1815 in N. Múlasýsla, they divorced. 2) Sigridur Vigfusdottir Children: With Guðrún: Pétur Pétursson b. January 27, 1852. He took the last name Jokull in the west.  Pétur also had a son, Vigfus Pétursson who died …

Gunnlaugur Pétursson fæddist á Hákonarstöðum í N. Múlasýslu 19. september, 1830. Dáinn í Minnesota 4. maí, 1909. Maki: Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir f. í N. Múlasýslu 21. október, 1836, d. 21. mars, 1898. Börn: 1. Jón f. 1860 2. Vigfús f.1861 3. Ingibjörg f. 1863 4. Kristín f. 1868 5. Karólína f. 1881 6. Elísabet f.1877. Með þeim vestur fór fósturbarn, Guðbjörg …