Jón Pétursson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1835. Died in Alberta in 1921. Spouse: 1860 Ingunn Ólafsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1860, d. 1912. Children: 1. Jón b. 1859 2. Málfríður b. 1860 3. Pétur b. 1867 4. Eyjólfur b. 1868. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 and headed for New Iceland. They settled in the Icelandic River Settlement …

Elísabet Þuríður Jónsdóttir was born on October 23, 1830 in Húnavatnssýsla.  She died in Winnipeg April 5, 1888. She was the widow of Árni Jónsson. Children: 1. Anna b. 1860 2. Jón b. 1862 3. Jóhann b. 1864 4. Árni b. 1866. With Gísli Konráð Eiríksson: 1. Elísabet Þuríður b. 1870. Elísabet emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba with her children in …

Jón Jónsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 1, 1860. He died in Edmonton, Alberta on February 6, 1949. He took the last name Johnson in the west. Sposue: 1881 Sigurbjörg Benediktsdóttir b. 1860 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. 1933 in Edmonton. Children: 1. Ólafur Tryggvi b. May 12, 1882, d. June 7, 1932 2. Hólmfríður 3. Pétur 4. Karl Jón 5. …

Guðrún Guðlaug Jóhannesdóttir was born on June 13, 1866 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died on November 25, 1928 in the Mouse River Settlement. Spouse: 1896 Rögnvaldur Gísli Pétursson b. October 23, 1873 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. at the Borg Nursing Home in Mountain, N. Dakota on November 16, 1961. He took the last name Hillman in the west. Children: 1. Anna Guðríður b. …

Sigríður Símonardóttir fæddist í Skagafjarðarsýslu árið 1824. Dáin 1907 í Geysirbyggð. Maki: Guðmundur Gíslason f. í Skagafjarðarsýslu árið 1824 d. 1902 í Geysirbyggð. Börn: 1. Guðmundur f. 1868 2. Jón f. 1863 Guðmundur og Sigríður fóru vestur með soninn Guðmund árið 1875. Voru fyrst í Nýja Íslandi en fluttu þaðan suður til Hensel í N. Dakota. Jón fór vestur 1883 …