Hjálmar Gunnarsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1892. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Manitoba in 1900 with his parents, Gunnar Guðmundsson and Veronika Eiríksdóttir, and siblings. He grew up in their home in the Árdals Settlement. He joined the Canadian Army and was sent to Europe. He returned to Canada and lived for a time in Alberta but …
Jónas Þorsteinsson
Jónas Þorsteinsson was born on June 22, 1844 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. He died in the Geysir Settlement on March 30, 1930. Spouse: Lilja Friðfinnsdóttir b. September 26, 1853 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. May 5, 1936. Children: 1. Una b. 1876 2. Gísli b. 1877 3. Herdís b. 1880 4. Jóhanna Guðfinna 5. Jónas Marino 6. Unnvald Óskar b. February 13, 1890 7. …
Þorvaldur Á Jóhannsson
Þorvaldur Árni Jóhannsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1857. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated west to Ontario, Canada with his parents and brothers in 1874. He was with them in Kinmount the first year, but then he moved to Lockeport, Nova Scotia where he lived for a number of years.
