Lilja Jósafatsdóttir
Jakobína Jónsdóttir
Pétur Guðlaugsson
Pétur Guðlaugsson was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1854. He died in Gimli on March 10, 1920. Spouse: Sigurbjörg Bjarnadóttir b. Skagafjarðarsýsla on June 15, 1860, d. Gimli on March 4, 1930. Children: 1. Lovísa b. December 25, 1883 in Winnipeg, d. June 30, 1953. Information is needed on other children. Pétur came west to Canada in 1876 from Krossdal …
Elín Jósafatsdóttir
Jón Erlendsson
Jón Erlendsson was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on August 11, 1852. He died in Blaine, Washington on November 1, 1906. He took the last name Eldon in the west. Spouse: Anna Þórdís Eggertsdóttir b. June 15, 1858, d. November 20, 1936. Children: 1. Dóra 2. Brynjólfur 3. Victor Hugo 4. Hildur Kristín. Jón and Anna emigrated west to Winnipeg in …
Sigríður Jónsdóttir
Sigríður Jakobína Jónsdóttir was born on September 12, 1860 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. Spouse: September 12, 1880 Björn Benediktsson b. September 22, 1845 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. in Manitoba on May 20, 1909. Children: 1. Benedikt b. 1882 2. Baldur 3. Björnstjerne 4. Kári 5. Kristján 6. Karl 7. Guðný 8. Margrét 9. Lilja They emigrated west across the sea to Winnipeg, …
Gottskálk Þorkelsson
Gottskálk Þorkelsson was born on May 11, 1839 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on April 1, 1898 in Minnesota. Spouse: 1) Sesselja Gottskálksdóttir b. 1831 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. before 1885 in Minnesota. 2) Kristjana Kolbeinsdóttir b. January 1, 1842 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. February 7, 1925 in Minnesota. Children: With Sesselja: 1. Guðmundur Hallgrímur b. May 6, 1867 2. Mike b. …
Sesselja Gottskálksdóttir
Sesselja Gottskálksdóttir was born in 1831 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died before 1885 in Minnesota. She took the last name Thorkelson in the west. Spouse: Gottskálk Þorkelsson b. May 11, 1839 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. April 1, 1898 in Minnesota. Children: 1. Guðmundur Hallgrímur b. May 6, 1867 2. Mike b. October 30, 1879 in Minnesota, d. July 9, 1946. He took …
Guðmundur Gottskálksson
Guðmundur Hallgrímur Gottskálksson was born on May 6, 1867 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on December 9, 1958 in Minnesota. Spouse: December 11, 1889 Salína Ingibjörg (Emma) Magnúsdóttir b. January 12, 1874 , d. in Minnesota on March 19, 1942. Children: 1. Árni Gottskálk b. September 18, 1890 2. Sesselja Jakobína b. September 21, 1893 3. Kristjana Aðalbjörg b. February …
