Ólafur Benediktsson was born in 1866 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died on November 8, 1908. Spouse: 1896 Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir, of Scandinavian descent Children: 1. Nellie 2. Lillian. Another daughter died in childhood. Ólafur was the son of Benedikt Ólafsson and Hólmfríður Bjarnadóttir, who came west in 1874 and settled in Canada. Ólafur was a farmer in the area near Markerville, Alberta. …

Sigríður Gottskálksdóttir was born in 1823 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died in 1898 in Lincoln County. Spouse: Þorlákur Pétursson b. 1842 in Tungusveit in Skagafjarðarsýsla. Children: Sigríður had a daughter, Jórunn Guðmundsdóttir, b. 1860. Þorlákur and Sigríður came west to Canada in 1873. They settled in Lincoln County in Minnesota.

Sæunn Jónsdóttir was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on June 1, 1862. She died on January 30, 1951. Spouse: 1883 Jón Stefánsson b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on June 5, 1861, d. in Manitoba on September 5, 1939. Children: 1. Ingigerður Magnea b. July 24, 1884, d. October 14, 1930 2. Anna Valgerður 3. Pálmi b. February 3, 1892 4.Jón Alec 5. Stefán 6. …