Hans Christian Robb was born in 1832 presumably in Denmark. Spouse: Rósa Elíasdóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1833. Children: 1. James Elías b. 1861 2. Anna Margrét b. 1866 3. Carl Ole b. 1870. They emigrated west to Markland, Nova Scotia in 1878. Traveling west with them was their housekeeper, Margrét Árnadóttir of Rangárvallasýsla. Hans built a large house, called …
Jakob B Jónsson
Jakob Baldvin Jónsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on May 21, 1943. He died in Cleveland, Utah on July 22, 1930. He was known as Jacob B. Johnson or Jacob Baldvin Johnson in Utah. Jakob was a Mormon priest to other Icelandic communities in N. America. Spouse: 1) October 22, 1870 Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir b. January 8, 1830, they divorced. 2) October …
Pétur Valgarðsson
Pétur Valgarðsson was born in Reykjavík on December 31, 1843. He died on October 14, 1918. He took the name Peter Valgardson in Utah. Spouse: 1) Kristín Markúsdóttir b. November 7, 1833 in Árnessýsla, d. November 1, 1880 2) November 17, 1881 Guðrún Soffía Jónsdóttir b. in the Westmann Island (Vestmannaeyjar) on January 25, 1863, d. February 5, 1893. She …
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir
Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir was born in 1850. Unmarried and childless. She emigrated west from Reykjavík in 1873 presumably to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jóhanna Skaftadóttir
Jóhanna Skaftadóttir was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1833. Unmarried. Child: Skafti S Halldórsson b. February 20, 1873. Was fostered by Pétur Pétursson, Bishop in Iceland. Skafti joined his mother in N. Dakota around 1890. She emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1873. She lived there for some time, but then the trail led her to Winnipeg. She settled in Mountain, …
Þorvaldur Stephensen
Þorvaldur Stephensen was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1830. Spouse: Ragnheiður Einarsdóttir b. in Kjósarsýsla in 1830. Children: 1. Stefán Ólafur b. 1854 2. Hólmfríður b. 1858 3. Sigríður b. 1861 4. Ragnhildur b. 1866 5. Steinunn b. 1868 6. Gyða Pálína. Þorvaldur came west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1873 and travelled on to Chicago. Stefán had a son living …
Ragnhildur Einarsdóttir
Ragnhildur Einarsdóttir was born in Kjósarsýsla in 1838. Unmarried and childless. Ragnhildur emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin her sister Ragnhadur and her husband, Þorvaldur Stephensen. She travelled with them to Chicago.
Sophie Fischer
Soffía Magnúsdóttir was born in 1811. She was known as Sophie Fischer the last few years in Reykjavík and in the west. Spouse: H. Fischer, a Danish merchant, d. in Iceland. Children: 1. Kristján b. 1836 2. Jóhann b. 1839 3. Hinrik b. 1841 4. Andrea b. 1844. Soffía emigrated west to New York with Andrea in 1874.
Hólmfríður Stephensen
Hólmfríður Þorvaldsdóttir was born in 1858 in Reykjavík. She died in Illinois in 1898. She was known as Frida Sharpe in the west. Spouse: Sharpe Children: No information. Hólmfríður was the daughter of Thorvaldur Stephensen, a merchant, and his wife Ragneiðar Einarsdóttir who moved to Chicago in 1873. There, Hólmfríður married a well known lawyer, Sharpe by name. Holmfríður was …