Jón Jónsson was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1855. He took the name Jón J. Þorkelsson (Thorkelson) in the west. Spouse: 1885 Kristjana Magnúsdóttir b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1853. Children: 1. Guðrún b. in Manitoba August 4, 1886 2. Sigurður. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and settled in the Árnes Settlement in New Iceland.
Magnús Halldórsson
Magnús Halldórsson was born in Gullbringusýsla on November 27, 1850. Spouse: 1890 Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir b. in Gullbringusýsla in 1850. Children: 1. Magnea b. 1885 2. Magnúsína 3. Margrét Júlíana. Two other children died in childhood. They traveled west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and settled in Gimli. Magnús took land in the Víðirnes Settlement and named the farm Sóleyjaland. They …
Guðvarður Hannesson
Guðvarður Hannesson was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1833. Spouse: Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. in Gullbringusýsla in 1834. Children: Steingrímur b. 1868. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1884. Guðvarðar’s sister Oddný emigrated in 1876 and lived in New Iceland. There, Guðvarður and Sigríður lived some years.
Sigríður Jónsdóttir
Sigríður Jónsdóttir was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1834. Spouse: Guðvarður Hannesson was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1833. Children: Steingrímur b. 1868. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1884. Guðvarðar’s sister Oddný had emigrated in 1876 and lived in New Iceland. There, Guðvarður and Sigríður lived for some years.
Sigurður Guðmundsson
Sigurður Guðmundsson was born in Gullbringusýsla on August 6, 1879. He took the name Sigurður G. Magnússon in the west. Spouse: 1) Guðmunda Halldórsdóttir b. 1879 in Mikley, d. 1905 in New Iceland 2) Guðrún Pálína Stefánsdóttir b. September 11r, 1886 in S. Múlasýsla. Children: With Guðrún: 1. Guðmundur Marinó 2. Sigurður 3. Guðný Stefanía 4. Sigríður Alice 5. Ingibjörg. …
Björn Magnússon
Björn Magnússon was born in Gullbringusýsla on July 5, 1876. He died on January 24, 1954 in Keewatin, Ontario. Spouse: December 31, 1898 Ingibjörg Þorsteinsdóttir b. January 18, 1875 in Dalasýsla. Children: 1. M. G. Magnús 2. Ragnhildur Ingibjörg Margrét. Another two children had died by 1953. Björn came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his widowed mother, Vigdís Guðmundsdóttir, and …