Sigurður Jónsson: Born on August 19, 1851 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. He took the name Skardal in the west. He died in 1931. Spouse: Benfríður Ingibjörg Klemensdóttir b. 1863 in Húnavatnssýsla Children: Jón Clemens Sigurður came west in 1887 and settled in the Argyle Settlement a year later. Benfríður came west in 1893.

Árni Jónsson: Born in Dalasýsla on August 23, 1873. He died in 1953. Spouse: Hólmfríður Gísladóttir born in Dalasýsla in 1873. She died in 1905. Children: 1) Hólmfríður b. 1905 2) Sigurveig b. 1905; d. 1930  (twins) Árni traveled with Sigurður Sigurðsson and Margrét Einarsdóttir when they came west in 1883. He was with them the first years, living in …

Jón Kristján Reykdal: Born at Hóli in Köldukinn in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1870. He died on December 8, 1937 in Manitoba. Spouse: Sigurborg Sigfúsdóttir b. 1874 in Hróarstungu in N. Múlasýsla. Children: 1) Herdís Salina 2) Jens Vilhjálmur 3) Karl Alexander 4) Friðrik Marinó 5) Victor Nikulás 6) Páll Franklín 7) Sigrún Kristjana. Jón came west in 1893 settled straight-away …

Jóhann Árnason: Born in N. Múlasýsla in 1867. He used the last name Hall in the west. Spouse: Ólína Aðalheiður Ísleifsdóttir b. 1861 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. Children: Andrés Haraldur Jóhann came west in 1891 and lived for some years in Winnipeg. He then bought a farm in the Argyle Settlement and lived there for a long time before moving to the …

Sigurbjörn Árnason: Born at Þjófstöðum in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1854. He died on October 29, 1905 in the Argyle Settlement. Spouse: 1889 Guðrún Þorgrímsdóttir born in Þingeyjarsýsla in 1841, d. October 5, 1922 at Betel Home in Gimli. Childless, but raised Þorbjörg Halldórsdóttir. He took land in the Argyle Settlement in 1884.

Halldór Hjaltason: Born at Nauteyri in Ísafjarðarsýsla on September 6, 1858. He signed his name as Sveinsson in the west. He died on March 22, 1921. Spouse: Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir Nordal born in Mýrasýsla on July 19, 1870. Died in 1951. Children:  1) Hjalti Sigurjón 2) Guðmundur Magnús 3) Björn Ottó 4) Elinóra Þogerður Halldór came west in 1883 and moved …

Hallgrímur Sigurðsson: Fæddur á Restará í Eyjafjarðarsýslu árið 1869. Var Grimur Eyford í Vesturheimi. Dáinn 1939 í Winnipeg. Maki: Sveinbjörg Pétursdóttir f. í Suðursveit í A. Skaftafellssýslu árið 1872, d. 1936 í Winnipeg. Börn: 1. Hallgrímur 2. Jónas 3. Hulda 4. Bertrand 5. Victor 6. Ottó 7. Glen 8. Elva 9. Thelma. Grímur fór vestur árið 1893 og settist að …

Jónatan Ágúst Ólason: Born at Nefsstöðum in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1886. He was known as Ágúst Sædal (Sidal) in the west. Spouse: Mínerva Stefanía Jónsdóttir born in Reykjavík in 1886 Children: 1) Bára born in Reykjavík 1909 2) Brimrún 3) Boði Ágúst In 1916 they settled for many years in Baldur in the Argyle Settlement, where Jonatan worked as a painter. …

Oliver Björnsson: Fæddur í Valagerði í Skagafjarðarsýslu árið 1853. Dáinn 18. janúar 1932 í Selkirk. Maki: Sigurlaug Ólafsdóttir f. 20. maí, 1854 í Húnavatnssýslu. Börn: 1. Guðrún 2. Óla 3. Guðbjörg 4. Sigurjóna (Jenny) Fóru vestur 1884 og voru í Winnipeg fyrstu árin. Fluttu á land sitt í Argylebyggðinni árið 1886. Árið 1909 fluttu þau til Glenboro og þar dó …

Árni Valdason: Born in Mýrasýsla in 1859. He died in Blaine, Washington in 1904. Spouse: Sigríður Árnadóttir born in Mýrasýsla in 1859. Children: 1) Súsanna 2) Lára 3) Adolph 4) Albert Arni emigrated west in 1888; Sigríður in 1887. They met in Winnipeg and married there. Arni bought land near Glenboro in the Argyle Settlement in 1890 and lived there …