Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir was born in Gullbringusýsla on December 12, 1886. She died on March 10, 1984. She took the last name Magnusson in the west. Spouse: October 10, 1911 Guðbergur Magnússon b. January 21, 1884 in Gullbringusýsla, d. in Iceland on February 19, 1922. Children: 1. Hólmfríður b. September 7, 1912 2. Vilborg Sigríður b. October 26, 1917 3. Guðmundur b. …
Kristjón Kristjónsson
Kristjón Kristjónsson was born in New Iceland. Spouse: 1924 Jónína Steingrímsdóttir b. in New Iceland Children: 1. Lovísa Frances 2. Arnþór Kristjón He took land in the Víðir-Sand Hill Settlement.
Sigurður Sigvaldason
Sigurður Sigvaldason: Born in New Iceland. Spouse: 1924 Eggertína Þorleifsdóttir b. in 1896 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: 1. Ingibjörg 2. Arleif 3. Lilja 4. Sveinn. Sigurður was the son of Sigvald Jóhannesson and Ingibjörg Magnúsdóttir. He grew up in New Iceland; Eggertína emigrated with her parents in 1904. They settled in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement.
Lárus Sölvason
Lárus Sölvason was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1857. Spouse: Lilja Einarsdóttir b. 1856 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: 1. Jóhannes b. 1887 2. Edward died young 3. Sigurður 4. Sigríður 5. Sigurbjörg. Lárus had a son, Kára Skarphéðinn, later with Júlíana Bjarnadóttir. They came west in 1890 to Manitoba. They took land in the Víðir-Sand Hills Settlement.
Jakob Sigvaldason
Jakob Sigvaldason: Born in New Iceland in November 25, 1884. He died on October 9, 1953 in the Víðir Settlement. Spouse: 1907 Unnur Snorradóttir born in Riverton on November 26, 1883. Children: 1. Kristján b. January 11, 1908 2. Guðrún Anna b. November 5, 1910 3. Arnfríður b. June 24, 1912 4. Geirþrúður b. June 23, 1914 5. Jakob b. …
Björn Ingvar Sigvaldason
Björn Ingvar Sigvaldason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla on April 17, 1878. He died on July 14, 1947. Spouse: 1909 Lára Guðnadóttir. She was the daughter of Guðni Jónsson and Þóra Jónsdóttir. both from Árnessýsla. She died on January 31, 1986. Children: 1. Þórarinn Guðni b. July 16, 1910 2. Ingibjörg Sigrún b. July 23, 1911 3. Anna b. July 1,1912 4. …
Ingimar Tryggvason
Ingimar Tryggvason: Born in the Árdals-Framnes Settlement. Spouse: Violet Kristjánsdóttir Children: 1. Tryggvi 2. Kristján (twin of Tryggvi) 3. Gordon 4. Þórbern (?) 5. Valdin 6. Andrea
Guðjón Þórarinsson
Guðjón Þórarinsson: Born in 1888 in E. Skaftafellssýsla. Guðni signed his name as Guðni Th. Stefánsson. Spouse: Guðrún Þórarinsdóttir born in East Skaftafellssýsla in 1899 Children: 1. Þórarinn Sigursteinn 2. Jónína Lovísa 3. Einar Baldur 4. Guðrún Anna They emigrated west with their parents, Guðni in 1900 and Guðrún in 1902. His parents were Þórarinn Stefansson and Steinunn Jónsdóttir and hers …
Björn Hermannsson
Björn Hermannsson: Born in N. Múlasýsla in 1833. He died in New Iceland on December 6, 1910. Spouse: Rannveig Stefánsdóttir who died in Iceland Children: Ingibjörg b. in S. Múlasýsla in 1871 Björn emigrated as a widower and bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement with his daughter Ingibjörg and her husband Steindór Árnason.
Arnbjörg Stefánsdóttir
Arnbjörg Stefánsdóttir: Born in N. Múlasýsla in 1853. She died in Minitonas, Manitoba in 1937. Spouse: 1894 Sigurður Einarsson b. N. Múlasýsla in 1858, d. in Iceland. Children: 1. Stefán b. 1895 2. Sigríður b. 1894 Arnbjörg was a widow when she emigrated in 1910 and took land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement. She lived there until 1920 when she …
