Einar Jónsson was born on September 13, 1834 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla and died on December 31, 1917. Spouse: Rannveig Sigurðardóttir born September 8, 1832, d. September 28, 1925. Children: 1) Guðrún b. 1858 2) Benedikt b. 1864, d. March 25, 1898. They emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1879 and took land in the Argyle Settlement in 1882.

Benedikt Einarsson: Born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1864. Died March 25, 1898. Spouse: Þórunn Guðjónsdóttir born in S. Múlasýsla in 1875. Died on September 4, 1898. Children: 1. Sigrún Benedikt came west with his parents in 1879 and lived with them in the Argyle Settlement for the first years. He later took his own land there. Þórunn also came west …