Guðmundur Jónsson was born in Kjósarsýsla. Unmarried and childless. He came west to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1901 and settled with his brother Bernharð on his own land in the Foam Lake community. More information needed.
Erlendur Snorrason
Erlendur Snorrason was born in New Iceland in 1889. He had the name Erlendur S. Johnson in the west. His parents were Snorri Jónsson and Kristjana Sigurðardóttir pioneers in New Iceland. Erlendur grew up in New Iceland, but in 1909 he moved west to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan and took land in the Kandahar/Dafoe settlement. He later sold his …
Tómas Þórðarson
Tómas Þórðarson was born in 1858 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He took the last name Paulson in the west. Spouse: Þórunn Jóhannesdóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1867. Children: 1. Jóhannes Þórður d. October 29, 1910 2. Guðrún Rósa 3. Guðný 4. Rósa Guðný Tómas came west alone to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883. He stayed there for just a short time because he …
Þuríður Magnúsdóttir
Þuríður Magnúsdóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla on April 13, 1917. She died on February 1, 1891 in Utah. She took the name Thuridur Bearnson in Utah. Spouse: October 15, 1849 Magnús Bjarnason b. August 3, 1815, d. June 18, 1905 Children: 1. Kristín b. March 7, 1844, d. August 6, 1851 2. Kristín b. April 6, 1856, d. August 31, …
Þorgerður Árnadóttir
Þorgerður Árnadóttir fæddist í A. Skaftafellssýslu 30. júní, 1865. Maki: 17. ágúst, 1896 Jón Brandsson f. 26. febrúar, 1866, d. 6. maí, 1941 í Manitoa Börn: 1. Jóhann f. 5. júlí, 1892 2. Steinunn f. 20. október, 1898 3. Sigurður Þór f. 30. júlí, 1901 4. Jón f. 1903. Þau fluttu vestur til Manitoba í Kanada árið 1903 og settust …
Magnús Stefánsson
Magnús Stefánsson was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on February 25, 1872. He died in 1907 in Manitoba. He took the last name Thorlakson in the west. Spouse: Moníka Einarsdóttir b. in Barðastrandarsýsla 1876. Magnús’ parents, Stefán Jóhannes Þorláksson and Jóhanna Magnúsdóttir, came west with the children in 1887 and 1888. Stefán came in 1887 and Jóhanna and the …
Stefán J Þorláksson
Stefán Jóhannes Þorláksson was born in S. Múlasýsla on October 30, 1844. Died in 1892 in Saskatchewan. Spouse: May 14, 1871 Jóhanna Magnúsdóttir b. February 13, 1850 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). Children: 1. Magnús b. February 25, 1872, d. 1907 in Manitoba 2. Steinunn b. December 2, 1873 3. Karítas b. 1876, d. 1882 4. Fanney b. September 10, …
Ólína Jónsdóttir
Ólína Jónsdóttir was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on December 25, 1864. She died on August 25, 1938. She took the last name Goodman in the west. Spouse: Albert Guðmundsson, of East Iceland. They divorced in 1908. Children: 1. Jónína 2. Björg 3. Friðrikka Sigríður 4. Valgerður 5. Stefán 6. Jakobína Sigurlaug. Ólína came west to Canada in 1885. …
Oddur Jónsson
Oddur Jónsson was born on July 17, 1885 in Rangárvallasýsla. He took the name Johnson in the west. Spouse: Helga Jónsdóttir b. October 23, 1900, d. June 3, 1973 Child: Thorvald Johnson. He moved with his parents to the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) in 1900 and then on to their Western home (Vesturheim) in 1910. He was a carpenter in Los …
Jóhann Bjarnasen
Jóhann Morten Peter Bjarnasen fæddist í Vestmannaeyjum 8. apríl, 1862. Dáinn 24. mars, 1948 í Las Vegas. Maki: Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir f. 2. janúar, 1866 í Vestmannaeyjum, d. 5. september, 1931, í Hollywood. Börn: 1. Þorsteinn f. 7. ágúst, 1889 2. Jóhanna Karólína f. 12. mars, 1892 3. Matthildur Jóhannsdóttir f. 10. janúar, 1894 4. Jóhann Pétur Benedikt f. 15. nóvember, …