Cora Sigurbjörg Þóroddsdóttir was born in 1885 in Minnesota. She died on February 5, 1920 after childbirth. She took the last name Eastman in the west. Spouse: Árni Björnsson born August 8, 1877 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in Minnesota on August 26, 1957. He took the name Arni B. Gislason in the west. Children: 1. Arlon Bjorn b. March 5, …
Vilhjálmur Jóhannesson
Vilhjálmur Jóhannesson was born in 1865 in S. Múlasýsla. Unmarried and childless. Vilhjálmur’s parents, Jóhannes Sveinsson and Soffía Vilhjálmsdóttir, emigrated west to Minneota, Minnesota in 1885. Three of their children came with them, but Vilhjálmur was not listed in that group. His friend and cousin, Hóseas Þorláksson, went to Canada in 1883 and although Vilhjámur is not his registered companion, …
Sæunn Markúsdóttir
Sæunn Markúsdóttir was born on May 19, 1870 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. Spouse: August 14, 1914 Gunnar Jóhannesson b. November 12, 1867 in N. Múlasýsla. He took the name Gunnar Hólm (Holm) in the west. Children: Information missing. Sæunn was the daughter of Markús Ívarsson and Guðríður Guðmundsdóttir in Eyjafjörður but was raised by Jóhannes Jónsson and Þorgerður Kristjánsdóttir. She moved …
Magnús A Magnússon
Magnús A. Magnússon was born on May 6, 1883 in Lincoln County, Minnesota. He died on December 2, 1956 in Minnesota. He had the name Magnus A. Foss in the west. Spouse: Solveig Einarsdóttir b. 1883 in N. Múlasýsla. Children: 1. Salína (Sally) Sigurbjörg b. 1905 2. Lára (Laura) Kristín b. May 3, 1907 3. Magnús Einar b. February 1, …
Rósa Pétursdóttir
Rósa Pétursdóttir was born in Lyon County, Minnesota on November 13, 1886. She took the name Rose Peterson. Spouse: January 9, 1926 Albert Eggertsson b. July 29, 1882 in Lyon County, Minnesota. He took the last name Fjelsted. Children: Donna A. b. February 15, 1931 in Minneota, Minnesota. Albert was the son of Eggert Eggertsson and Sigríður Einarsdóttir. Rósa’s parents were …
Albert Eggertsson
Albert Eggertsson was born on July 29, 1882 in Lyon County, Minnesota. He took the last name Fjelsted. Spouse: January 9, 1926 Rósa Pétursdóttir (Rose Peterson) b. November 13, 1886. Children: Donna A. b. February 15, 1931 in Minneota, Minnesota. Albert was the son of Eggert Eggertsson and Sigríður Einarsdóttir. Rósa’s parents were Pétur Vigfússon and María Þorsteinsdóttir. Albert and …
Sigurður B Oddsson
Sigurður Björgvin Oddsson was born in Minneota, Minnesota on September 28, 1885. He died in Minnesota on August 28, 1959. He took the name S. B. Erickson in the west. Spouse: August 4, 1911 in Jacksonville, Illinois: Ella Rose Ross b. May 27, 1882 in Kansas, d. March 16, 1967 in California. Children: 1. Elizabeth Carol Frances b. July 16, …
Anna K Jónsdóttir
Anna Kristín Jónsdóttir was born in N. Múlasýsla on July 5, 1864. Spouse: Jón Jónsson b. in S. Múlasýsla on November 24, 1857, d. in Yellow Medicine County on April 19, 1928 in Minnesota. He took the name John K. Johnson in the west. Children: 1. John Lárus b. May 9, 1881 2. Anna Clara b. October 19, 1883. Jón came …
Aðalbjörg Þórarinsdóttir
Aðalbjörg Þórarinsdóttir was born on January 30, 1891 in N. Dakota. Spouse: March 30, 1916 in Winnipeg: Árni Kristjánsson was born on July 21, 1891 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on February 15, 1977 in Minnesota. Children: 1. Grace Ingibjörg b. November 17, 1917 in Winnipeg 2. Róbert Þórarinn b. May 13, 1919 3. Lloyd Phillip b. June 25, 1921 …
Guðrún Sigurjónsdóttir
Guðrún Sigurjónsdóttir was born in Markland, Nova Scotia on July 10, 1879. She took the name Runa Swanson in the west. Spouse: July 10, 1898 Eiríkur Magnússon b. in N. Múlasýsla on March 14, 1870. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 19, 1968. He took the name Eric M. Thorsteinson in the west. Children: 1. Erlind Hjálmar b. October 9, …