Jóhannes Tryggvi Sigurðsson was born in N. Dakota on March 18, 1882. His father was Job Sigurðsson and his mother was Þórunn Bjarnadóttir. Spouse: 1908 Guðrún Björg Hallgrímsdóttir born in S. Múlasýsla on May 10, 1890. Children: 1. Laufey Pálína b. 1909 2. Gunnar Einar b. 1910 3. Þórunn Esther b. 1912 4. Stefanía b. 1914 5. Ingibjörg b. 1916 6. …

Jónas Jóhannesson: Fæddur í Nýja Íslandi. Ókvæntur og barnlaus. Ólst upp í föðurhúsum, sonur Jóhannesar Jónassonar og Höllu Jónasdóttur. Jóhannes féll frá árið 1904. Eftir lát hans flutti ekkjan með barnahóp sinn á land í Víðir-og Sandhæðabyggð. Hún dó 1929. Þau kölluðu landnámið sitt Jaðar og var það fyrirmyndarbú.

Sigurður Kristjónsson was born in New Iceland. Spouse: 1901 Hildur Sigfúsdóttir b. in the Fljóts Settlement. Children: 1. Þóra Sigrún 2. Friðrik 3. Sigfús 4. Halldór Reykjalín b. May 9, 1908 5. Sigurður Hildibrandur 6. Kristjón Baldur 7. Hildur Sigríður 8. Ásgeir Ingvi 9. Salín Rannveig 10. Erlingur Sveinn died in childhood.

Sigfús Franklín Sigfússon was born in the Fljóts Settlement on February 1, 1885. He died at Betel in Gimli on March 14, 1958. He had the last name Pétursson (Peterson) as did everyone in the family. Spouse: Aldís Magnúsdóttir b. July 28, 1880, d. November 19, 1967. Children: 1. Pétur b. September 9, 1907 2. Brynhildur b. May 5, 1913 3. …

Björn Bjarnason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1871. Spouse: August 5, 1897 Soffía Jónasdóttir born in 1871. Chldren: Rannveig Aðalheiður. Björn emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his brother in 1892 and worked in construction the first years. He settled on land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement in 1910.

Jóhannes Einarsson: Born in 1868 in N. Múlasýsla. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888. He bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement. He later moved to live with his brother Gunnar in Morden.

Bergur Jónsson: Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1843. He died in Arborg February 11, 1926. Spouse: Þorbjörg Sigurðardóttir born in E. Skaftafellssýsla April 20, 1829. She died in 1903. They had no children and emigrated in 1890 and took land in the Isafold Settlement. They left there in 1901 and settled in the Fljóts Settlement where Þorbjörg died.

Kristján Jakob Jónasson was born in the Hnausa settlement on September 3, 1883.  He died in the Víðir settlement on May 29, 1959. Spouse: Steinunn Gísladóttir b. 1882 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. July 31, 1946. Children: 1. Kristjana Jakobína b. 1914 2. Helga b. 1916 3. Hildur 4. Sigurbjörg, twins b. 1918 5. Jónas Sigurbjörn Hilberg b. 1920. Kristján was taken …

Magnús Friðriksson: Fæddur í S. Þingeyjarsýslu 1851. Maki: 1882 Helga Jörgensdóttir f. í Eyjafjarðarsýslu árið 1856 Börn: 1. Óli Jörgen 2. Jónas. Bjarni Heiðmar Björnsson, sonur Björns Samúelssonar og Guðfinnu Bjarnadóttur er vestur fóru árið 1903, ólst upp hjá Magnúsi og Helgu í Víðirbyggð. Fluttu vestur árið 1883 ásamt foreldrum og systkinum Helgu. Bjuggu í Selkirk fyrstu árin. Tóku land …

Jóhannes Líndal Sigvaldason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1877. Spouse: 1819 Þorbjörg Davíðsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla on January 28, 1871, d. February 17, 1931. Childless, but Jóhannes had a son, Jóhann, adopted by Þorbjörg. Jóhannes was the half-brother of Björn Ingvar, Sigvald’s eldest son, but his mother was Guðrún Þorsteinsdóttir from Vatnshorn at Vatnsnes.  Jóhannes emigrated west before the turn of …