Jón Hjálmarsson was born in Vopnafjörður in N. Múlasýsla on February 25, 1897. He had the last name Josephson in the west. Unmarried and childless. Jón was the son of Hjálmar Jósefsson and Þóra Jónsdóttir who came west in 1903. The family first settled in Minnesota, then moved from there to Leslie, Saskatchewan and settled on land just south of …
Dórhildur Josephson
Dórhildur Hjálmarsdóttir was born on April 25, 1907 in Minnesota. She had the last name Josephson prior to marriage. Spouse: Harry Nightingale from Okla, Saskatchewan. Children: 1. Florence 2. John 3. Carolyn. Dórhildur was the daughter of Jósef Hjálmarsson and Kristín Sigurðardóttir who came west from Vopnafjörður and first settled in Ivanhoe, Minnesota. The road led the family to Winnipeg …
Jón J Josephson
Jón Jósefsson was born at Melstað in New Iceland on December 17, 1881. Spouse: December 17, 1908 Anna Erlendsdóttir b. August 16, 1885 at Akranes in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Children: Jón and Anna had three children who all died in infancy. They adopted 1. Snjólaug b. July 7, 1914 2. Jón Þorsteinn Leonard b. August 23, 1915. 3. María b. September 7, 1924, …
Unnur S Ísleifsdóttir
Unnur Sigurlaug Ísleifsdóttir was born on August 30, 1906 in Manitoba. Spouse: October 26, 1926 Hjörtur Jón Jósefsson b. November 12, 1894 in Dalasýsla. He took the last name Josephson in the west. Children: 1. Helen b. May 23, 1927 2. Ethel b. March 8, 1930 3. Howard b. September 3, 1933 4. Dorland b. March 22, 1936 5. Yvonne …
Josephine T Kristjánsdóttir
Josephine Thorbjörg Kristjánsdóttir was born in Manitoba on December 10, 1897. She was known as Jósefína Þorbjörg among Icelanders. Spouse: Jón Pálsson b. in the west. Children: 1. Paul 2. Jónína Margrét 3. Albert. Jósefína was the daughter of Kristján Björnsson and Þórdís Bergvinsdóttir in the Argyle settlement in Manitoba. Jón was the son of Páll Friðfinnsson who came west …
Björn Jónsson
Björn Kristjánsson was born in Manitoba on March 13, 1898. He had the name Björn K. Jónsson in the west. Spouse: Clara Josephine Málfríður Hólmkelsdóttir b. in the Argyle settlement Children: 1. Claire 2. Theodore 3. Marlyn 4. Delphine. Björn was the son of Kristján Björnsson and Þórdís Bergvinsdóttir in Glenboro. Kristján took the last name of his grandfather, Björn …
Sigrún M Kristjánsdóttir
Sigrún Margrét Kristjánsdóttir was born in Manitoba on March 2, 1899. She took the name Sigrún M Sigurðsson with marriage. Spouse: Ellis Geirfinnur Sigurðsson, a painter in the Argyle settlement. Children: 1. Ledrew. Sigrún was the daughter of Kristján Björnsson and Þórdís Bergsveinsdóttir in Glenboro.
Lilja Kristjánsdóttir
Lilja Kristjánsdóttir was born in Manitoba on July 6, 1903. She was known as Lilja Mathews with marriage. Spouse: Vigfús P Mathews in Winnipeg. Children: 1. Clarence 2. Yvonne. Lilja was the daughter with Kristján Björnsson and Þórdís Bergsveinsdóttir in Glenboro.
Anna Kristjánsdóttir
Anna Kristjánsdóttir was born at Brú in the Argyle settlement on October 7, 1904. Spouse: December 14, 1925 Reginald Williams b. October 1, 1897, d. August 1, 1957. Children: 1. Laura b. July 6, 1926 2. Bryan 3. Ivan 4. Phyllis b. October 18, 1933 5. Lorne b. June 19, 1930. Anna was the daughter of Kristján Björnsson and Þórdís …
Jón K Jónsson
Jón Kristján Jónsson was born on February 8, 1905 in Manitoba. He took his grandfather’s last name Jónsson and Jón Kristján did the same. Spouse: Guðrún Ingibjörg Magnúsdóttir. Children: 1. Linda. Jón was the son of Kristján Björnsson and Þórdís Bergsveinsdóttir in Glenboro. Guðrún’s parents were Magnús Nordal and Guðný Jakobína Guðnadóttir in Winnipeg.