Jóhanna Vilhelmína Elísa Benonísdóttir fæddist 23. september, 1888 í Argylebyggð. Robert var hennar eftirnafn. Maki: Af frönskum ættum. Börn: 1. Jónas Henry 2. Júlía Melba. Jóhanna var dóttir Benonís Guðmundssonar frá Ferjubakka í Mýrasýslu. Móðir hennar var Margrét Bjarnasóttir. Jóhanna ólst upp í Argylebyggðinni og giftist þar. Hún rak kvenfataverslun í Glenboro um árabil.
Benoní Guðmundsson
Benóní Guðmundsson: Born in 1832 in Mýrasýsla. He died on November 12, 1915 at Betel Home in Gimli, Manitoba. He took the last name of Goodman in the west. Spouse: Margrét Bjarnadóttir b. Húnavatnssýsla in 1841. Children: 1) Jónas Björn b. July 27, 1878 2) Sigríður b. 1880 3) Jóhanna They came west in 1887 and took land in the …
Oliver Björnsson
Oliver Björnsson was born at Valagerði in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1853. He died on January 18, 1932 in Manitoba. Spouse: Sigurlaug Ólafsdóttir b. May 20, 1854 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: 1) Guðrún 2) Óla 3) Guðbjörg 4) Sigurjóna (Jenny) They came west in 1884 and stayed in Winnipeg for the first year. They settled in the Argyle Settlement in 1887. In 1909, …
Ágúst Skaftason
Ágúst Skaftason fæddist í Argylebyggð 15. ágúst, 1886 og ólst þar upp. Ágúst S. Arason vestra. Maki: Aurora Guðný Olgeirsdóttir fædd 22. apríl, 1899 í Argylebyggð, dóttir Olgeirs Friðrikssonar og konu hans Vilborgu Jónsdóttur. Börn: 1. Anna Emily 2. Hermann 3. Alice Margrét 4. Aurora Lillian Ágúst var sonur Skafta Arasonar landnámsmanns í Nýja Íslandi og Argylebyggð og konu hans, …
Hermann Skaftason
Hermann Skaftason fæddist í Argylebyggðinni 1. febrúar, 1884. Herman S. Arason vestra. Dáinn á sjúkrahúsi í Rochester í Minnesota 2. febrúar, 1920. Ókvæntur og barnlaus. Hermann ólst upp í foreldrahúsum of fór ungur að vinna við verslunarstörf í Glenboro. Hann var virkur í íslenskum félagsskap í héraðinu og tók að sér ýmis ábyrgðastörf m.a. var hann fyrsti foresti Glenboro safnaðar …
Carl Jóhannsson
Carl Jóhannsson was born in the Argyle Settlement on August 9, 1896. He took the name Carl Baldwin in the west. Spouse: Anna Guðbjörg Stefánsdóttir b. in the Argyle Settlement, the daughter of Stefán Kristjánsson, early pioneer, and his wife Matthildur Halldórsdóttir. Children: 1. Donna Elvene 2. Benedikt Gerald. Carl was the son of Jóhann Baldvin Benediktsson and his wife, …
Jón Jóhannsson
Jón Jóhannsson was born in the Argyle Settlement on December 22, 1885. He had the name Jon Baldwin in the west. Spouse: 1918 Guðný Skaftadóttir b. in the Argyle Settlement, the daughter of Skafti Arason and his wife Anna Jóhannsdóttir. Children: 1. Skafti Carl 2. Anna Gwendoline. Jón grew up in the village and worked for the farmers at a …
Frank Árnason
Frank Árnason was born in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota on May 7, 1887. He died in 1963 in Arizona and had the name Frank Sigvaldason in the west. Spouse: His wife was of Scandinavian descent. Children: 1. Mildred b. May 16, 1918, d. December 18, 1993. Frank was the son of Árni Sigvaldason and Guðrún Aradóttir, early Icelandic …
Jón Árnason
Jón Árnason was born on May 15, 1889 in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota. He took the name John Sigvaldason in the west. Spouse: Emily Jónsdóttir Landy b. May 20, 1895 in the Argyle Settlement in Canada. Children: 1. Grace Emily 2. Jón Elwyn 3. Bernice Eileen Jón was the son of Árni Sigvaldason and his wife Guðrún Aradóttir, …
Guðbrandur Einarsson
Guðbrandur Einarsson was born in Winnipeg on March 6, 1889. He was known as Goodie Einarson in the west. Spouse: María Árnadóttir b. in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota on December 23, 1885, d. October 12, 1930. Children: 1. Henry John 2. Pauline Evelyn 3. Emily 4. Robert Lloyd. Guðbrandur was the son of Einar Einarsson and Soffía Guðbrandsdóttir …