Þórður Benjamín Þórðarson was born on January 28, 1892 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. He was known as Ben Thordarson in the west. Spouse: Guðrún Helgadóttir b. 1898 at Point Roberts, Washington. Children: Helgi b. 1918 2. Dagbjört Hilda b. 1920 3. Margrét b. 1923. Þórður was the son of Þórður Jónsson and Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir at Hellir in Mýrdal. His father died …
Gróa Helgadóttir
Gróa Helgadóttir was born on August 4, 1890 in Victoria, British Columbia, d. March 19, 1947. Spouse: December 22, 1913, Reverend Kolbeinn Pétursson b. in Reykjavík on April 1, 1888. Children: 1. Leonard b. January 10, 1915 2. Jónas b. September 2, 1918 3. Dagrún Dorothy b. January 23, 1921 4. Aleen Marjorie b. April 15, 1924 5. Luther Helgi …
Sigríður Þorleifsdóttir
Sigríður Þorleifsdóttir was born in 1897 in N. Dakota. Spouse: Vigfús Elís Jónsson b. March 27, 1891 in N. Múlasýsla. He took the name Ellis Johnson in the west. He died on October 19, 1960. Children: 1. Melvin 2. Leifur C. (Jack) 3. Pearl S. Sigríður was the daughter of Þorleifur Jónsson and Jakobína Jónsdóttir who settled at Point Roberts, …
Solveig Guðmundsdóttir
Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla in 1876. Spouse: July 2, 1908 Jónas Gottfreð Jóhannsson b. August 26, 1884 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. at Point Roberts, Washington on January 3, 1954. Children: 1. Jóhann b. 1912 2. Guðrún b. 1914, d. 1942 3. Bergljót Karólína b. 1916. Jónas was the son of Karólína Jónasdóttir and Jóhann Jóhannsson. He came west to …
Hjörtur L Július
Hjörtur Levi Július was born in Glenboro, Manitoba on November 18, 1886. Spouse: Helga Þorsteinsdóttir b. in S. Múlasýsla in 1873. Children: 1. Karl b. 1914. Hjörtur was the son of the couple Hans Guðbrandsson and Lilja Guðmundsdóttir, pioneer settlers in the Argyle settlement in Manitoba and later in N. Dakota. He moved to the Point Roberts peninsula in Washington …
Guðrún S Sigurðardóttir
Guðrún Sigfríður Sigurðardóttir was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1874. She died at Point Roberts, Washington in 1916. Spouse: Gunnar Karvelsson b. February 22, 1867 in S. Múlasýsla. Children: 1. Sigrún b. 1907 2. Hólmfríður Aðalheiður b. 1912 3. Haraldur Sigurður b. 1912, twin. Jónas Samúelsson and his wife Ingibjörg took in Guðrún as a foster after her mother died. They …
Gunnar Karvelsson
Gunnar Karvelsson was born on February 22, 1867 in S. Múlasýsla. Spouse: Guðrún Sigfríður Sigurðardóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1874, d. 1916. Children: 1. Sigrún b. 1907 2. Hólmfríður Aðalheiður b. 1912 3. Haraldur Sigurður b. 1912, twin. Jónas Samúelsson and his wife Ingibjörg took in Guðrún as a foster after her mother died. They came west in 1906 and …
Ingibjörg Helgadóttir
Ingibjörg Helgadóttir was born in Iceland. She took the last name Anderson in the west. Spouse: Jón Andrésson b. 1853 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: 1. Benedikt b. 1901 2. Andrea b. 1905 3. Júlíus b. 1908 4. Ingimar b. 1911 5. María b. 1916. Their oldest son, Guðmundur, remained in Iceland. They came west in 1906 and went to Point Roberts, …
Jón Andrésson
Jón Andrésson was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1853. Spouse: Ingibjörg Helgadóttir. Children: 1. Benedikt b. 1901 2. Andrea b. 1905 3. Júlíus b. 1908 4. Ingimar b. 1911 5. María b. 1916. Their oldest child, Guðmundur, remained in Iceland. They came west in 1906 and went to Point Roberts, Washington and took 20 acres of land near Jón’s sister, Guðrún …
Jóhanna Jóhannesdóttir
Jóhanna Jóhannesdóttir was born in 1862 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. She died at Point Roberts, Washington in 1922. Spouse: Jónas Sveinsson b. in Húnavatnssýsla on October 12, 1869. Children: 1. Halldór Árni b. 1903 2. Sveinn b. 1905 3. Lára Vigdís b. 1907 4. Ragnar Þórður b. 1910. They also had three children who died in 1925. They came west to Winnipeg …