Magnús Vigfússon was born in Kjósarsýsla on May 19, 1842. He died in Manitoba on November 23, 1917. Spouse: Kristín Benjamínsdóttir (they lived together) b. May 7, 1858 in Kjósarsýsla, d. September 13, 1924 in Gimli. Children: 1. Jóhanna b. August 27, 1878 2. Guðný 3. Sigurlín They came west across the sea to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 together with …
Gunnar Oddsson
Gunnar Oddsson: Born in 1862 at Hvamm in Kjósarsýsla. Died in 1911. Spouse: 1895 Sesselja Ögmunda Sveinsdóttir b. 1877 in Árnessýsla. Died in 1969. Children: 1) Þorbjörg Ósk b. 1896 d. 1916 2) Jóhanna Hlíf (Kristjana) b. August 13, 1898. Died September 24, 1960 3) Sveinn Hjaltalín b. 1899 d. 1918 4) Tryggvi b. June 17, 1903. Died March 1, …
Sigurður J. Jóhannesson
Sigurður Júlíus Jóhannesson was born in Árnessýsla on January 19, 1868. He died in Winnipeg on May 12, 1956. Spouse: Halldóra Þorbergsdóttir Fjelsted Children: 1. Svanhvít Guðbjörg 2. Málfríður Sigríður. Sigurður emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1899 and went to Chicago where he studied theology one winter. He moved back to Winnipeg and worked in journalism and publishing, but …