Þorleifur Sveinsson:  Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1869. He died in 1921. Spouse: 1892 Guðrún Eggertsdóttir b. in the same sýsla in 1864 Children: 1. Ingibjörg b. 1893 2. Eggertína b. 1896 3. Helga b. 1900 4. Guðbjörg b. 1902 5. Sveinn b. 1903 They came west in 1904 and bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement some years later.

Jakob Björnsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1879. Spouse: Stefanía Friðrikka Stefánsdóttir b. 1883 in N. Múlasýsla, d. 1942. Children: 1. Baldur b. June 24, 1922. 2. Björg b. 1926, d. 1952. Jakob came west with his parents, Björn Abrahamsson and Björg Vilhelmína Pétursdóttir in 1903. He lived on his parents’ land in the Framnes Settlement. During the summer, he worked in …

Þórarinn Kristjánsson: Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla on December 23, 1866. He died on November 29, 1936. Spouse: Guðrún Einarsdóttir b. in E. Skaftafellssýsla on January 8, 1873, d. April 18, 1907. Children: 1. Ólafía Vilhelmína b. April 17, 1897 2. Guðrún b. 1899 3. Einar. They emigrated west in 1902 and bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement. Þórarinn sold …

Jóhannes Lárusson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1887. He died on August 12, 1913.  Listed as Sölvason in the west. Spouse: Hallfríður Jónsdóttir b. in Mýrasýsla in 1890. Children: 1. Pálína Guðrún 2. Jóhannes Sigurður. Jóhannes was 6 years old when he emigrated in 1893. He parents, Lárus Sölvason and Lilja Einarsdóttir, had emigrated west in 1890. Jóhannes bought land in …

Sigvaldi Sigurðsson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla on July 29, 1881. He took the name Vidal like the rest of the family did.  He died on July 8, 1955. Spouse: August 24, 1911 Guðrún Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. February 28, 1892 at Birkivöllum in the Árnes Settlement. She died on December 16, 1978. Children: 1. Solveig b. November 17, 1912 2. Haraldur b. October …

Guðjón Jónsson: Fæddur í Rangárvallasýslu árið 1874. Dáinn í Víðirbyggð árið 1954. Skráður Björnsson vestra. Maki: 1) Marian Louise Haule, franskrar ættar, d. fyrir 1900 2) 30. desember 1917 Snjólaug Tryggvadóttir fædd 1889 í N. Dakota, d. 31. desember, 1961. Börn: 1. Jón, d. ungbarn 2. Jón Tryggvi 3. Ingi Hólmfred 4. Sólrún, d. 5 ára 5. María 6. Egill …

Guðjón Einarsson: Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla on September 12, 1863. He died on December 24, 1946. Spouse: 1907 Elín Andrésdóttir born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 29, 1885. She died on September 22, 1952. Children: 1. Björn Andrés b. April 1, 1910. Two other children died in childhood. Guðjón emigrated west in 1902 and first lived in Winnipeg. He moved to …

Björn Árnason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1856. He died in 1919. Spouse: 1888 Björg Jónsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1862. Children: 1. Sigurlaug b. 1889 2. Guðrún Anna b. 1891 3. Guðmundur b. June 17, 1895 4. Halli, died young. Björn came west alone in 1883 and, in the same year, Björg came west with her mother and siblings. They …

Gísli Markússon: Born in Blöndudal in Húnavatnssýsla in 1866. He took the name Blöndal. Spouse: Lára Signý Vigfúsdóttir from Skaftafellssýsla b. 1875 Children: 1. Gestur b. 1903, d. 1904 2. Sigríður b. 1904 3. Gestur Markús b. February 25, 1905 4. Lillian Valentine b. October 27, 1914. Gísli emigrated west to Winnipeg in 1889 and lived there. Lára emigrated early …

Bergur Jónsson: Born in E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1878. He took the name Hornfjörð (Hornfjord) in the west. Spouse: 1899 Pálína Einarsdóttir b. E. Skaftafellssýsla in 1877 Children: 1. Sigurjón b. 1901 2. Gautrekur They came west in 1902 and lived in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement. Sigurður Pálsson, b. 1895, and Eiríkur Þorsteinsson, b. 1891, were raised by Berg’s parents, Jón …