Sigtryggur Indriðason: was born in 1869 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died in 1942. He was known as Tryggvi Davies in the west. Spouse: 1899 Guðný Þorvaldsdóttir born in 1874 in Mýrasýsla. She died in 1923. Children: 1) Björg Indíana b. 1900 2) Valdimar b. 1902 3) Jóhann b. 1904 4) Sigmundur Helgi b. 1908 5) Erlendur b. July 27, 1911 …
Sigríður Árnadóttir
Sigríður Árnadóttir: Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1865. Spouse: 1899 Guðmundur Guðmundsson b. 1867 in the same sysla, d. 1904 Children: 1) Vigdís b. 1898 2) Bergur b. 1901 3) Steinunn. They came west in 1902. As a widow, Sigríður settled on land in the Framnes Settlement in 1905.
Magnús Sigurðsson
Magnús Sigurðsson was born in Mýrasýsla in 1856. Died September 21, 1945. Spouse: 1886 Guðrún Jónsdóttir f. 1861 in Húnavatnssýsla. Börn: 1) Þorgrímur b. 1886 2) Guðrún 3) Þuríður b. 1890. Magnús emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1901 but Guðrún, Þuríður and Þorgrímur the year before. They lived in Headingley, west of Winnipeg the first year but moved to Árdals- and Framnes …
Jón Geirsson
Jón Geirsson was born on March 20, 1865 at Árbakki in Húnavatnssýsla. He died in 1949. Spouse: 1) Andrea Lund d. 1895 2) 1898 Ragnheiður Gísladóttir d. 1856 Children: With Andrea: 1. Þorbjörg 2. Andrea Petrea, twin born in Iceland in 1886. With Ragnheiður: 1. Geirfríður 2. Ingsteinn Gísli Jón came west in 1893 and settled in Winnipeg. He moved to …
Gísli Árnason
Gísli Árnason born 25 December 1851 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. Died 12 April 1917. Spouse: 1877 Dýrunn Steinsdóttir b. 1856 died 1953 Children: 1. Guðrún b. February 14, 1877, died August 7, 1943 2. Árni (Anderson) b. 1879, died 1894 3. Steinunn b. April 3, 1882, died July 31, 1946 4. Björn (Anderson) b. November 3, 1884, died April 29, 1965 5. …
Magnús Guðmundsson
Magnús Guðmundsson: Fæddur í Víðir- og Sandhæðabyggð. Skráður Ásmundsson Maki: Kona af enskum ættum Tók land í Víðir- og Sandhæðabyggð.
Jakob Jónatansson
Jakob Jónatansson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1883. He always used the last name Líndal. Spouse: Þórunn Ólafsdóttir b. in Manitoba, the daughter of Ólaf Kristjánsson and Júlíana Jónsdóttir. Chldren: 1. Jónatan 2. Jóhann 3. Ólafur 4. Jósef 5. Sigurður 6. Júlíana. Jakob’s parents were Jónatan Líndal Jónatansson and Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir. He bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement where he …
Gróa H Jónatansdóttir
Gróa Helga Jónatansdóttir: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1857. She died on April 25, 1924. Spouse: Arthur Hibbert from Manchester, England. Children: 1. James Júlíus Jónatan b. October 21, 1905 2. Henry Líndal b. 1907 3. Oliver Harold b. 1909 4. Gústaf Stefán b. 1910, d. 1917 5. Ingibjörg (Emma) Helga b. 1913 6. Gústaf Arthur b. 1921 7. Thorsteinn Alfred …
Björn Jóhannsson
Björn Jóhannsson: Born on November 21, 1847 in Snæfellsnessýsla. He died in Elfros, Saskatchewan on May 19, 1922. Spuse: Sigurbjörg Símonardóttir b. in Dalasýsla on April 18, 1853, d. October 27, 1945. Children: 1. Ágúst b. 1887 2. Jóhanna 3. Sigurður 4. Gísli 5. Jónas 6. Helgi 7. Davíð They came west in 1887. They lived some years in Winnipeg, …
Björn Ólafsson
Björn Ólafsson: Born in the Fljóts Settlement on February 10, 1884. He died in Vancouver on January 13, 1972. Spouse: April 24, 1909 Þuríður Jóhannesdóttir born in the Fljóts Settlement, d. 1962. They bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement in 1911 and lived there 16 years. They moved to Saskatchewan in 1927 and lived on the Canadian prairie.
