Jakob Ólafsson Briem was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on February 3, 1857. He died on January 25, 1934 in Gimli. Unmarried and childless. He came to Winnipeg in 1890 and first lived with his sister Rannveig and her husband Sigtryggur Jónasson until 1910. He lived here and there in Winnipeg until 1915, then moved to Betel in Gimli. He worked in …

Ingi S Einarsson was born on August 26, 1912 in the Lundar Settlement. Unmarried and childless Ingi was the son of Einar Guðmundsson Goodman and Þórstína Þorsteinsdóttir who came west about 1890 and first settled in Minnesota. From there, they moved north to Mary Hill a short distance from Lundar, Manitoba. Ingi grew up there, became a farmer in the …

Sveinbjörg Einarsdóttir was born in Mary Hill on June 1, 1904. She had the name Sveinbjorg Einarsson in the west. Unmarried and childless. Sveinbjörg was the daughter of Einar Guðmundsson Goodman and Þórstína Þorsteinsdóttir who came west in 1890, were first in Minnesota, then moved north to Mary Hill near Lundar. Sveinbjörg became a housekeeper for her brothers who never …

Guðný Einarsdóttir was born on September 1, 1899 in Lundar, Manitoba. Spouse: June 5, 1929 Kjartan Kristinsson b. February 4, 1898 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He had the last name Goodman in the west. Childless Guðný was the daughter of Einar Guðmundsson Goodman and Þórstína Þorsteinsdóttir who came west to Minnesota in 1890 and later to Mary Hill near Lundar. Kjartan …

Kjartan Kristinsson was born on February 4, 1898 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He had the last name Goodman in the west. Spouse: June 5, 1929 Guðný Einarsdóttir b. September 1, 1899 in Lundar, Manitoba. Childless Kjartan was the son of Kristinn Guðmundsson and Sigurbjörg Jónsdóttir in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. They came west in 1887 and lived in Winnipeg from then on. Kjartan grew …

Gunnsteinn Einarsson was born in Lundar, Manitoba on December 14, 1896. Unmarried and childless. He was the son of Einar Guðmundsson Borgfjörð and Þórstína Þorsteinsdóttir who came west to Minnesota in 1900 and were later in Mary Hill near Lundar, Manitoba. Gunnsteinn lived there his entire life.

Jóhanna Einarsdóttir was born in Lyon County in Minnesota on August 30, 1891. She died in Manitoba on November 3, 1951. Spouse: September 27, 1909 Sigurjón Jónasson b. April 15, 1871 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. October 21, 1954 in the Lundar Settlement in Manitoba. Childless. Jóhanna was the daughter of Einar Guðmundsson Borgfjörð from Borgarfjörður east and Þórstína Þorsteinsdóttir who came …

Margrét Anna Ólafsdóttir was born in Winnipeg on June 17, 1915. She became Lady Elton in England. Spouse: January 10, 1948 Sir Arthur Hallam Elton b. 1906. Children: 1. Julia Margrét b. May 24, 1949 2. Rebecca Aðalbjörg b. June 6, 1951 3. Charles Abraham b. May 23, 1953. All were born in England. Margrét was the daughter of Dr. …

Sigríður Elínborg Jónsdóttir was born in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota on April 7, 1889. She died in Winnipeg on March 16, 1932. She had the name Sigríður E Brandson in the west. Spouse: June 1, 1911 Ólafur Björnsson b. in N. Múlasýsla on December 28, 1869, d. in Manitoba on October 3, 1937. Children: 1. Jón Ernest b. …

Bjarni Archibald Jóhannsson was born in Winnipeg on February 6, 1905. He had the name Bjarni A Bjarnason in the west. He later changed his last name and signed as Bjarni A Barnell. Spouse: June 28, 1936 Alma Aðalheiður Olson b. in Manitoba. Children: 1. Bryan 2. Warren. Bjarni grew up in New Iceland, attended middle school in Arborg, and …