Sigurður Björnsson was born in Skriðdal in S. Múlasýsla in 1834. He died in 1892. Spouse: Guðfinna Oddsdóttir was born in Skriðdal in S. Múlasýsla in 1846. She died on February 27, 1920. Children: 1. Helga b. 1868 2 Björn b. 1868. 3. Jón b. 1870 (1872?) 4. Guðný María b. 1877 5. Anna b. 1880. Two children remained in …
Ólafur Árnason
Ólafur Árnason was born on May 3, 1834 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on October 4, 1904. He took the last name Anderson in the west. Spouse: October 1, 1867 Margrét Halldórsdóttir b. at Húsavík in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on September 13, 1845, d. December 20, 1937 in Hensel. Children: 1. Jarþrúður b. 1867, d. 1868 2. Guðjón (Jón) b. March 3, …
Marteinn Jónsson
Marteinn Jónsson was born at Kelduhólir in Vallir in S. Múlasýsla on July 20, 1832. He died in 1920. Spouse: July 31, 1862 Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. 1828 in S. Múlasýsla, d. 1916. Children: 1. Bjarni b. 1863 d. 1940 2. Ragnhildur b. 1867 3. Runólfur b. 1870, d. 1959 They came west in 1883 and lived in Winnipeg the first …
Guðjón Þorsteinsson
Guðjón Þorsteinsson was born at Grímsstaðir á Fjöllum in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on April 1, 1852. He died on February 10, 1928. He took the name John Stone in the west. Spouse: 1883 Margrét Jónsdóttir b. October 1, 1861 in S. Múlasýsla, d. January 29, 1937 Children: Ólöf Guðríður b. August 23, 1884, d. December 6, 1896. 2. Sigríður (Sarah) b. …
Sigurbjörn Þorsteinsson
Sigurbjörn Þorsteinsson was born on June 10, 1849 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died in 1929 in South Dakota. He took the name Stone in the west. Spouse: April 25, 1871 Rósa Gísladóttir b. November 20, 1844 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. December 14, 1918. Children: 1. Gísli Pétur b. August 4, 1874, d. 1908. 2. Maria b. 1882. Gisli took the …
Benjamín Þorgrímsson
Benjamín Þorgrímsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on December 24, 1844. He died on March 31, 1918 in Minnesota. Spouse: 1) Sesselja Hallgrímsdóttir died in Iceland. 2) Gunnhildur Magnúsdóttir b. September 18, 1874 3) Sigurbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir f. 14. janúar, 1851. Children: With Sesselja: 1. Jón b. 1873 2. Einar b. January 8, 1874. With Gunnhildur: 1. Magnús (Michael) b. April …
Stefán Guðmundsson
Stefán Guðmundsson was born in 1836 in N. Múlasýsla. Spouse: Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir b. 1847 in N. Múlasýsla. They came west in 1889 and lived in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota.
Þorsteinn Guðmundsson
Þorsteinn Guðmundsson: Born in N. Múlasýsla on June 7, 1838. He took the name Austdal in the west. He died on February 23, 1917. Spouse: Ingibjörg Þorkelsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla in 1840, d. June 20, 1916 Children: 1. Kristín b. January 9, 1880 2. Guðrún Jakobína (Bena) Sesselja b. February 6, 1884. Clara Elín at only a few months …
Stefán Þ Jónsson
Stefán Þ Jónsson was born on June 21, 1873 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on March 15, 1947. He took the name Westdal, as had his father Jón, and signed his name Stefan Th. Westdal. Spouse: April 15, 1900 Pálína (Bena) Jakobína Guðnadóttir b. c1876 in Wisconsin. Children: 1. Alvin b. August 14, 1901 2. Bernard b. March 31, 1904 …
Ásgrímur Guðmundsson
Ásgrímur Guðmundsson was born on April 16, 1845 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on October 25, 1931. He took the last name Westdal in America. Spouse: Guðný Runólfsdóttir (Winnie Johnson) b. May 14, 1854. She died on November 17, 1943. Children: 1. Lúðvík b. October 20, 1881 2. Margrét b. July 10, 1882 3. John Asgrimur b. 3.febrúar, 1883 4. …
