Karel S Kjarval
Karel Sveinsson Kjarval was born in Reykjavík on September 16, 1887. He died in Chicago in 1969. Spouse: 1) Jóhanna K. Þorvarðsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on December 30, 1887, d. in Minneapolis on March 21, 1919. 2) Hallie Parker. Children: With Jóhanna: 1. unnamed boy b. March 6, 1919, d. shortly after birth. With Hallie: 1. Richard b. July 17, 1937 …
Sigmundur Grímsson
Sigmundur Grímsson was born in Dalasýsla on March 18, 1894. Spouse: Kristjana Stefánsdóttir b. in Lundar, Manitoba. Children: 1. Norman d. 1963 2. Ronald. Sigmund moved to Reykjavík at a young age and learned goldsmithing. He came west to Manitoba in 1912 and settled in Lundar. From there he and Kristjana moved west to Vancouver where Sigmundur opened a shop …
Þórunn Ólafsdóttir
Þórunn Ólafsdóttir was born on March 22, 1876 in Gullbringusýsla. She died on May 11, 1916 in Riverton. Spouse: July 4, 1899 Þorsteinn Guðmundsson (Steini Bergman) b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on October 21, 1872, d. in Vancouver, June 25, 1963. He had the last name Bergman in the west. Children: 1. Ólafur b. September 6, 1899, died in an accident in …
Guðmundur O Þorsteinsson
Guðmundur Ottó Þorsteinsson was born in Reykjavík on October 1, 1901. Spouse: 1928 Georgina Mildred Thompson. Children: 1. Henriette 2. “Maurice” Arthur 3. “Joan” Agnes 4. Norman “Paul”. Guðmundur was the son of Þorsteinn Guðmundsson and Þórunn Ólafsdóttir, who came west after 1910. Guðmundur was ten years old when he came west. He graduated from school in Riverton in 1916, …
Lára Ó Þorsteinsdóttir
Lára Ósk Þorsteinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík on July 7, 1903. Spouse: 1923 Grímur Júníus Magnússon b. in Gullbringusýsla on June 17, 1895. Children: 1. Jón Þórður 2. Þórunn Sigríður 3. Þorsteinn Ólafur. Grímur was the son of Magnús Grímsson and Sigríður Jónsdóttir in Nýlend. He was taken in as a foster child by Þórður Einarsson and Guðbjörg Þorláksdóttir who …
Jón Þ Þorsteinsson
Jón Þórður Þorsteinsson was born on August 29, 1905 in Reykjavík. He had the name Jón Thordur Bergman in the west. He died on April 14, 1983. Spouse: Rúney Andrea Andrésdóttir b. in Calgary. She was known as Dolly Anderson in the west. Children: 1. Ronald 2. Delwin 3. Marvin. Jón was the son of Þorsteinn Guðmundsson and Þórunn Ólafsdóttir …
Ólafía Þ Þorsteinsdóttir (Thuridur Bergman)
Ólafía Þuríður Þorsteinsdóttir was born in Reykjavík on April 2, 1908. She was had the name Thuridur Bergman in the west. Unmarried and childless. Ólafía was the daughter of Þorsteinn Guðmundsson (Steini Bergman) and Þórunn Ólafsdóttir, who came west with the children after 1910 and settled in New Iceland. Ólafía lived and worked in Winnipeg.
Guðbergur Magnússon
Guðbergur Magnússon was born on January 21, 1884 in Gullbringusýsla. He died on February 19, 1922 in Hafnarfjörður. Spouse: October 12, 1911 Guðrún Ásbjörg Guðmundsdóttir b. December 12, 1886 in Gullbringusýsla. Children: 1. Hólmfríður b. September 7, 1912 2. Vilborg Sigríður b. October 26, 1917 3. Guðmundur Magnús b. July 24, 1920. Jakobína Guðrún b. July 23, 1926. Guðrún also …