Ólafur Jónsson was born in Dalasýsla on October 2, 1863. He died in Victoria, British Columbia on January 10, 1941. He took the name Oliver Johnson in the west. Spouse: May 19, 1888 Guðrún Arnfinnsdóttir b. in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1862, d. in Victoria on May 8, 1915. Children: 1. Jón Valdimar b. August 4, 1889, d. March 21, 1963 2. …
Magdalena Jónatansdóttir
Magdalena Jónatansdóttir was born in Dalasýsla in 1866. She died in New Iceland on April 3, 1911. Spouse: 1907 Guðmundur Magnús Jónsson b. May 29, 1873 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. October 26, 1952 in New Iceland. Childless. It is unclear when Magdalena came west. Guðmundur Magnús traveled in 1900 from Búrfell in Húnavatnssýsla together with Jóhannes Pétursson and his wife, Salóme …
Kristmann Á Bjarnason
Kristmann Ágúst Bjarnason was born in Strandasýsla on August 21, 1895. Child. He came to his western home in 1902 with his parents, Bjarni Davíðsson and Anna Kristmannsdóttir. Information is needed about Kristmann in the west.
Bjarni Davíðsson
Bjarni Davíðsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on June 23, 1862. He died in Mikley in New Iceland on February 17, 1923. Spouse: Anna Sesselja Kristmannsdóttir b. May 25, 1866 in Mýrasýsla. Children: 1. Kristmann Ágúst b. August 21, 1895. They came west to start their western home in 1902 and moved to Manitoba. They last lived in Mikley in New …
Jón Pálsson
Jón Pálsson was born in Strandasýsla in 1874. Unmarried and childless. He was the son of Páll Einarsson and Ingveldur Magnúsdóttir in Þrúðardal. He was an errand boy at Ljúfustaðir in 1890, where his sister Jónný Guðbjörg was a maid. He came West before the turn of the century and settled in N. Dakota. Information about him in the west …
Jón Magnússon
Jón Magnússon was born on December 7, 1882 in Strandasýsla. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in the first decade of the 20th century. He settled in Gimli in New Iceland where he worked in the fishing industry.
Guðrún Ólafsdóttir
Guðrún Ólafsdóttir was born in Strandasýsla in 1868. She died in the Mouse River Settlement on December 13, 1947. Spouse: Guðbjartur Jónsson b. 1866 in Strandasýsla, d. September 24, 1939 in the Mouse River Settlement. Children: 1. Níels b. 1899, he was known as Justice Nels Johnson in the west, d. December 2, 1958 2. Þórunn Lilja b. September 27, …
Níels Guðbjartsson
Níels Guðbjartsson was born April 30, 1899 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Died in N. Dakota December 2, 1958. Justice Nels Johnson vestra. Spouse: Information needed. Children: Information needed. Níels emigrated from Iceland at the turn of the century with his parents, Guðbjartur Jónsson and Guðrún Ólafsdóttir. The settled in Mouse River, N. Dakota. “He received his early education in the McHenry public schools and …
Guðbjartur Jónsson
Guðbjartur Jónsson was born in 1866 in Strandasýsla. He died on September 24, 1939 in the Mouse River Settlement. Spouse: Guðrún Ólafsdóttir b. in Strandasýsla in 1868, d. December 13, 1947. Children: 1. Níels b. 1899, he was known as Justice Nels Johnson in the west, d. December 2, 1958 2. Þórunn Lilja b. September 27, 1901 in Mouse River …
Jón Magnússon
Jón Magnússon was born in Strandasýsla on July 21, 1829. He died in Mouse River, N. Dakota on February 7, 1901. Spouse: Þórunn Þórðardóttir, did not come west, d. August 25, 1918. Children: 1. Magnús b. 1854 2. Þórður b. 1856 3. Lilja b. 1857 4. Stefán b. 1859 5. Guðbjartur b. 1866 6. Ingibjörg b. 1868 7. Sigríður b. …