Guðmundur Gíslason
Guðmundur Gíslason was born in Húnavantssýsla in 1861. He died in N. Dakota in 1913. Spouse: 1879 in New Iceland Guðrún Björnsdóttir b. 1849, d. March 5, 1947. Children: They had five children two boys died as infants, but three children reached adulthood: Gísli and two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Hallgrimson and Mrs. M. S. Johannesson. Guðmundur and Guðrún came …
Eggert Björnsson
Eggert Björnsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1865. He died in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in 1936. Spouse: Sigríður Björnsdóttir b. March 9, 1871 in Strandasýsla, d. in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in 1931. Children: 1.Ingibjörg Magnea d. 1905 2. Hans 3. Björn Þórarinn 4. Herdís Guðný 5. Guðbjörg Fjóla (Ema) 6. Eggert Páll 7. Nýmundur Rögnvaldur 8. Þóra Jóhanna 9. …
Þórunn Björnsdóttir
Þórunn Björnsdóttir was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1870. She died at Point Roberts, Washington in 1901. Spouse: Jónas Samúelsson b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1867. Children: 1. Eggert Theodór b. 1895 2. Júlíus Havstein b. 1897 3. Björn Ágúst b. 1899 Jónas came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1889. He had been a hired hand in W. Skaftafellssýsla. He stayed briefly …
