Guðrún Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on May 13, 1878. She died in the United States in 1967. Spouse: May 6, 1897 Jón Edvald Jónasson b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 6, 1876, d. in the U.S. in 1961. He was known as Edvald Jónasson in the west. Children:  1. Sigurbjörg (Bertha) b. August 22, 1899 2. Jón Aðalsteinn b. …

Jón Edvald Jónasson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 6, 1876. He died in the United States in 1961. He was known as Edvald Jónasson in the west. Spouse: May 6, 1897 Guðrún Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on May 13, 1878, d. 1967. Children:  1. Sigurbjörg (Bertha) b. August 22, 1899 2. Jón Aðalsteinn b. in Svold, N. Dakota …

Einar Jóhannesson was born in the Fljóts Settlement on April 9, 1896. He died at Jaðri on August 17, 1959. Unmarried and childless. Einar was the son of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement. He grew up there, but for a long time he was a fisherman west of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He returned …

Ingigerður Jóhannesdóttir was born in the Fljóts Settlement on December 30, 1903. She was known as Inga Kaye with marriage. Spouse: September 11, 1930 David Andrew Kaye b. October 10, 1895. Childless. Ingigerður was the daughter of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement. She grew up there, studied nursing at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg and …

Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir was born in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland on March 19, 1901. She had the name Guðrún Jónasson in the west. Unmarried and childless. Guðrún was the daugther of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement. She grew up there and was a housekeeper for her brother Hermann in the Víðir Settlement. She …

Hjörtur Jóhannesson was born in the Fljóts Settlement on September 21, 1898. Spouse: November 16, 1938 Winnifred Hannah Richmond b. November 24, 1909. Children: 1. Mary Gwen b. July 26, 1940 2. Henry Jónas b. November 4, 1945 3. Sharon Grace b. March 28, 1947 4. William Einar b. October 28, 1949 5. Arnold Gordon b. October 24, 1951 6. …

Hermann Jóhannesson was born in the Fljóts Settlement on July 13, 1893. He died in Arborg on October 17, 1969. He had the last name Jónasson in the west. Unmarried and childless. He was the son of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement. He was a farmer in the Víðir Settlement until 1961 when he …

Sigurður Bjarni Sigurðsson was born on July 6, 1900 in N. Dakota. He had the name Sigurður Bj. Sturlaugsson in the west. Spouse: June 28, 1925 in the Lake Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan, Rósa Kristbjörg Tryggvadóttir b. in Pembina, N. Dakota on October 2, 1898. Children: 1. Vermita Sigurrós b. June 23, 1934. Sigurður’s parents were Sigurður Jónasson (Sturlaugsson in …

Jónas Jóhannesson was born in the Fljóts Settlement on October 5, 1888. He died in the Fljóts Settlement on October 14, 1959. Unmarried and childless. Jónas was the son of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir, early settlers in New Iceland in 1876. He worked on his father’s farm and then took it over after the father’s death. He managed the …

Kristín Jóhannesdóttir was born on May 30, 1887 in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland. She died on November 16, 1947 in Manitoba. Unmarried and childless. Kristín was the daughter of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir who came west in 1876 and took land in New Iceland. Kristín lived a long time with her mother and was a midwife in …