Hjörtur Lárusson was born in Ferjukot in Mýrasýsla on November 14, 1874. He died in Minneapolis on November 25, 1960. Spouse: Hjörtur was married three times: first to a woman named Margrét, the second an American widow, and the third, Alice, was of Norwegian descent. Children: He had 5 children with Margrét. Three daughters, Lára, Grace, and Aurora died young. …
Ólafur Magnússon
Ólafur Magnússon was born in Mýrasýsla in 1859. He died in N. Dakota in 1909. Spouse: 1888 Ásgerður Guðmundsdóttir b. 1864. Children: 1. Hjartfríður b. March 24, 1889 2. Ingiríður b. February 24, 1891 3. Magnús Christopher b, February 27, 1893 4. Sigríður b. 1894 5. Ásthildur b. 1899 6. Hjörtur b. 1902 7. Magnús Albert b. 1904 8. Elín …
Ásgerður Guðmundsdóttir
Salbjörg Ásgerður Guðmundsdóttir was born on October 26, 1864 in Dalasýsla. She died in the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota on March 28, 1949. Spouse: 1888 Ólafur Magnússon b. in Mýrasýsla in 1859, d. in N. Dakota on June 3, 1909. Children: 1. Hjartfríður b. March 24, 1889 2. Ingiríður b. February 24, 1891 3. Magnús Christopher b. February 27, 1893 …
Guðmundur Björnsson
Guðmundur Björnsson was born in Dalasýsla in 1834. Spouse: Sigríður Vigfúsdóttir b. 1828 in Dalasýsla. Children: 1. Salbjörg Ásgerður b. October 26, 1864, d. March 28, 1949. They came west in 1887 and settled in the Akra Settlement.
Sigríður Vigfúsdóttir
Sigríður Vigfúsdóttir was born in 1828 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: Guðmundur Björnsson b. in Dalasýsla in 1834. Children: 1. Salbjörg Ásgerður b. October 26, 1864, d. March 28, 1949. They came west in 1887 and settled in the Akra Settlement.
Ragnhildur Ólafsdóttir
Ragnhildur Ólafsdóttir was born in Mýrasýsla in 1882. Widow. Children: Ólafur Magnússon b. 1859. She came west to the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota with her son and his fiancé, Ásgerður Guðmundsdóttir, in 1887.
Helgi Jónsson
Helgi Jónsson was born in Mýrasýsla on April 2, 1866. He died in Winnipeg on December 27, 1957. He took the name Helgi Johnson in the west. Spouse: October 3, 1896 Ásta Jóhannesdóttir b. in Mýrasýsla on September 14, 1878, d. in Winnipeg on December 26, 1947. Children: 1. Kristín b. 1897 2. Rósa b. 1903 3. Jónína Þórunn b. …
Ásta Jóhannesdóttir
Ásta Jóhannesdóttir was born in Mýrasýsla on September 14, 1878. She died in Winnipeg on December 26, 1947. Spouse: October 3, 1896 Helgi Jónsson b. in Mýrasýsla on April 2, 1866, d. in Winnipeg on December 27, 1957. He took the name Helgi Johnson in the west. Children: 1. Kristín b. 1897 2. Rósa b. 1903 3. Jónína Þórunn b. …