Trausti Vigfússon was born in Árnessýsla on July 10, 1869. He died in Arborg on June 18, 1953. Spouse: 1894 Rósa Aldís Oddsdóttir b. in Gullbringusýsla on June 10, 1874. She died on May 25, 1961. Children: 1. Þórunn b. September 15, 1900 in the Fljóts Settlement. They emigrated west in 1898 and took land in the Geysir Settlement sometime later, …

Guðmundur Gíslason: Born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1824. He died in 1902 in the Geysir Settlement. Spouse: Sigríður Símonardóttir b. in the same sýsla in 1824. She died in 1907 in the Geysir Settlement. Children: 1. Guðmundur b. 1868 2. Jón b. 1863 Guðmundur and Sigríður came west with their son Guðmundur in 1875. They first lived in New Iceland and …

Jón Jónsson: No information Spouse: Guðný Finnsdóttir: Born in Hnappadalssýsla in 1857. Children: No information. Guðný emigrated west in 1887 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Nothing is know about Jón’s emigration, but they settled in the Geysir Settlement. He studied blacksmithing in the west. Guðný died a few years before Jón and he then lived with Jóhannes Pétursson at Jaðar the last …

Valgerður Sveinsdóttir: Born in Dalasýsla on December 15, 1853. She died on December 10, 1930 in Riverton. Spouse: Þorsteinn Kristjánsson b. 1833 in Dalasýsla. He died in 1897. Children: 1. Júlíana b. 1883 d. 1952 2. Jón 3. Hermann 4. Kristján. Valgerður and Þorsteinn emigrated west in 1878 and settled in Mikley. They lived there until 1897 and after Þorsteinn’s …

Magnús Jónsson: Born in Dalasýsla in 1866. He died in 1937. He took the last name Myrdal in the west. Spouse: 1) 1891 Þorbjörg Gísladóttir b. 1862.  Died 1893.  2) 1903 Þorbjörg Runólfsdóttir Children: With first wife: 1. Jóhanna Þorbjörg. With second wife: 1. Þorvaldur 2. Sesselja Laufey Þorbjörg Runólfsdóttir was a widow and earlier gave birth to Einar and …

Jóhannes Pétursson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1875. Spouse: 1899 Salóme Jónatansdóttir b. 1864 in Húnavantssýsla. Children: Ólafur Jón Guðmundsson, her son b.1894. Listed as Peterson in Canada. They emigrated west in 1900 and settled in Winnipeg. They moved to the Geysir Settlement 1906 and named their land Jaðar.

Jóhannes Jónasson: Born in Miðfjorður in Húnavatnssýsla in 1872. He took the last name Bergman like his brother Björn. Spouse: 1896 Lilja Davíðsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1865. Spouse: 1. Kristín. They lost three children. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and moved onto land in the Geysir Settlement in 1907.

Ásmundur Ólafsson: Date and place of birth unknown. Died in Geysir Settlement, September 7, 1912. Olson in Canada. Spouse: 1905 Kristín Guðbjörg Hjálmarsdóttir b. May 1, 1888 in Mountain, N. Dakota. Children: 1. Sigurbjörg Steinunn b. January 14, 1907 2. Margrét Vilhelmína 3. Kristlaug Jófríður 4. Ásbjörg Halldóra. Ásmundur settled in Geysir Settlement. Sources in Canada have no records of …

Einar Einarsson was born in 1847 in S. Múlasýsla. Spouse: Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1844. Children: 1. Guðmundur Óskar b. September 4, 1887 2. Sveinbjörg 3. Sigursteinn b.1892 d. 1920 Emigrated in 1891 and settled in Geysir Settlement, naming their place  Öxará.

Kristín Benjamínsdóttir fæddist 3. desember, 1838 í S. Þingeyjarsýslu. Dáin 27. desember, 1920. Maki:  ógift. Börn: Gunnar B. Björnsson f. 1872 Kristín fór vestur með soninn Gunnar árið 1876. Hópurinn kom til Duluth og þaðan fór Kristín suður til Minneota í Minnesota og bjó þar alla tíð. Með alúð og mikilli vinnu tókst henni að mennta drenginn sinn. Hún vann …