Jón Andrés Jónsson was born in 1866 in Húnavatnssýsla. He took the name Jon Andrew in the west. Spouse: Ólöf Þorsteinsdóttir b. 1866 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: Seven children were born, missing information. They came west in 1888 and first lived in the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota. They next lived in the Akra Settlement and lastly in Cavalier, ND.
Tryggvi Jónsson
Tryggvi Jónsson was born in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla January 12, 1850. Died November 15, 1922 in Saskatchewan. Spouse: 1) 1879 María Gunnlaugsdóttir b. July 27, 1861 Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, died in Iceland June 1, 1889. 2) October 1, 1892 Rósa Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir b. í N. Múlasýslu August 18, 1867, d. January 19, 1950. Children: With María 1. Gunnlaugur b. November 14, 1880, d. July 14, …
Guðmundur Sigurðsson
Guðmundur Sigurðsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1836. Spouse: Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. 1850, did not come west. Children: 1. Sigmundur b. 1874 2. Sesselja b. 1877 3. Jóna Sigurlaug b. 1879. Guðmundur would have come west with Sigmundur and Sesselja after 1880. Western sources do not mention his wife or Jóna Sigurlaug. He lived in the Pembina Settlement in N. …
Jón Jafetsson
Jón Jafetsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1831. He took the last name Reinholt in the west. Spouse: Elína Sigurðardóttir b. 1846 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. Children: 1. Sigurjóna. They also lost a daughter around 1900. Jón travelled to Copenhagen as a young man and learned carpentry. He likely emigrated west in the period 1874-1875. They first lived in Ontario and then …
Páll Grímsson
Páll Grímsson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1846. Spouse: Þórkatla Ólafsdóttir b. in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1841. Children: 1. Óli b. 1867 2. Sæunn b. 1868. Þórkatla also had a son Guðmun Guðmundsson with her first husband. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1890 and went onward to the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota where their son Óli had settled.
Einar Ámundason
Einar Ámundason was born in Árnessýsla in 1853. Spouse: Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1852. Children: Information needed. Einar came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and lived there for some time. He moved south to the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota and lived there the rest of his life.
Páll Jóhannesson
Páll Jóhannesson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1833. Spouse: Magðalena Jóhannsdóttir b. 1853. Children: 1. Þorsteinn b. 1877 2. Jóhanna b. 1878 3. Ragnheiður b. 1879. Sources do not report on the children’s journeys west. Páll was a widower when he came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba shortly after the turn of the century in 1900 and went directly to his …
Eilífur Guðmundsson
Eilífur Guðmundsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1841. Spouse: Arnheiður Þorsteinsdóttir b. 1848 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Children: 1. Guðmundur 2. Þorsteinn b. October 9, 1874 3. Guðbjörg They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and moved south the same year to the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota. In 1902, they moved west to the Pacific and settled in …
Guðrún Magnúsdóttir
Guðrún Magnúsdóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla in 1852. She took the last name Hannesson with marriage. Spouse: Jón Hannesson Children: Jón Sæmundsson b. in Rangárvallasýsla in 1880. Guðrún Magnúsdóttir came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba and lived in the Grunnavatn Settlement, Oak Point, and lastly the Álftardal Settlement.
Jón Sæmundsson
Jón Sæmundsson was born in Árnessýsla in 1880. Spouse: Jóna Aðalbjörg Gunnarsdóttir, the daughter of Gunnar Helgason, pioneer in the Álftárdals Settlement in Manitoba. Children: 1. Anton 2. Margaret 3. Connie 4. Sarah 5. Alfred 6. Bruce 7. Emely 8. Theodore Jón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and lived in the city until 1907. He moved from there …
