Einar Einarsson was born in Dalasýsla on April 23, 1851. He died in Winnipeg on September 11, 1923. Spouse: Soffía Guðbrandsdóttir b. February 9, 1859 in Dalasýsla, d. October 6, 1948 in Argyle. Children: 1. Áslaug b. 1879, d. 1899 2. Guðbrandur b. in Winnipeg on March 6, 1889 3. Hinrik Valtýr 4. Lilja 5. Kristján 6. Helena 7. Florence …
Jón Jónsson
Jón Jónsson was born on December 25, 1878 in N. Múlasýsla. He was known as Jón Austmann when living in Glenboro. Spouse: April 29, 1908 Lilja Einarsdóttir b. in the west. Children: 1. Kristín Soffía 2. Einar Jón 3. Haraldur Albert. Jón emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 with his parents, Jón Jónsson and Kristín María Björnsdóttir and siblings. They …
Sigurður Andrésson
Sigurður Andrésson was born on August 22, 1895 in Baldur, Manitoba. Spouse: June 1, 1921 Hansína Jóhannsdóttir b. January 24, 1897 in Manitoba. Children: 1. Andrés b. May 13, 1922 2. Sigrún Lillian b. October 24, 1929 3. Florence Margaret b. October 24, 1929. Sigurður was the son of Andrés Andrésson, a farmer in the Argyle settlement, and his second …
Kristján Aðaljón Eyjólfsson
Kristján Aðaljón Eyjólfsson was born in New Iceland in 1884. He took the name C. A. Oleson in the west. Spouse: 1) Sigfríður Einarsdóttir b. in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on August 9, 1879, d. February 24, 1921 2) Margrét Sigurjónsdóttir Children: Kristján had four children with Sigfríður and two with Margrét; she had two children from a previous marriage. …
Guðni J Eyjólfsson
Guðni Júlíus Eyjólfsson was born in New Iceland in Manitoba in 1882. He had the name G. J. Oleson in the west. Spouse: Guðrún Kristín Tómasdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on January 11, 1877, d. in Manitoba on July 1, 1969. Children: 1. Tryggvi b. 1912 2. Lára Guðrún b. June 12, 1913 Guðni Júlíus was the son of Eyjólfur Jónsson …
Guðmundur Lambertsen
Guðmundur Lambertsen fæddist í Reykjavík árið 1880. Maki: 1921 Brynjólfnýja Ásmundardóttir f. 1890 í N. Þingeyjarsýslu. Börn: 1. Margrét 2. Guðmundur 3. Níels Guðmundur var sonur Guðmundar Lambertsen kaupmanns í Reykjavík og seinni konu hans, Margréti Steinunni Björnsdóttur. Bæði féllu þau frá þegar Guðmundur var barnungur. Hann var fór vestur til Winnipeg í Manitoba árið 1903 og fór vestur í …
Friðrik Friðbjörnsson
Friðrik Friðbjörnsson was born in the Argyle Settlement on April 11, 1889. He had the last name Frederickson in the west. Spouse: Þóra Jónsdóttir was born in Manitoba. Children: 1. Turner 2. Verna 3. Allan Edward 4. Elvína Sigríður Friðrik grew up in the Argyle Settlement and started in retail in Glenboro. He was the son of Friðbjörn Friðriksson and …
Jón Ólafsson
Jón Ólafsson was born on November 9, 1871 in S. Múlasýsla. He died in Gimli, Manitoba on September 22, 1961. Spouse: August 2, 1904 Margrét Sigmarsdóttir b. December 30, 1880 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla Children: 1. Jónína Kristín b. August 24, 1907 2. Albert Marinó b. October 10, 1905, d. May 31, 1959 3. Hermann b. May 11, 1910 4. Esther Sigrún …
Jón Gíslason
Jón Gíslason was born on May 14, 1861 in Árnessýsla. He died in Manitoba on September 25, 1932. Spouse: Guðlaug Níelsdóttir b. June 3, 1863 Children: 1. Lena 2. Ellen. Jón studied blacksmithing in Reykjavík and received a journeyman’s certificate in 1884. He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba a year later and settled there. He was there for, more or …
Gestur Valdimarsson
Gestur Valdimarsson fæddist í S. Þingeyjarsýslu. Maki: Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir Gestur var sonur Jakobínu Hallgrímsdóttur og Valdimars Dsvíðssonar frá Ferjubakka í Axarfirði. Óvíst hvenær Gestur fór vestur en móðir hans fór vestur til Winnipeg í Manitoba árið 1890. Hún giftist Jónasi Símonarsyni bónda í Hólabyggð í Manitoba. Gestur og Hólmfríður bjuggu í Glenboro.
