Jónas Jóhannesson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on February 21, 1833. He died at the Betel care home in Gimli on December 29, 1921. Spouse: 1861 Ingibjörg Jóhannesdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1826, d. October 8, 1904 in New Iceland. Children: 1. Ingibjörg b. 1863 2. Jóhann b. 1866 3. Þorleifur b. 1870 4. Una Guðrún b. 1873. They came west …

Þorleifur Jónasson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1870. He was known as Leifi (Leivy) in Ósland. Spouse: 1911 Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1883. Children: 1. Ingibjörg (Imba) 2. Jóhanna 3. Lára. Þorleifur came west to Manitoba in 1883 with his parents, Jónas Jóhannesson and Ingibjörg Jóhannesdóttir, and his siblings. They settled in the Víðirnes Settlement at the place …