Hans Hansson was born in Dalasýsla on September 9, 1875. Child. Hans came west in 1876 with his parents, Hans Ólafsson and Kristveig Jóhannsdóttir, and settled with them in New Iceland. Little is known about Hans’ life in the west.
Kristín Jónsdóttir
Jón Guðmundsson
Daníel Guðmundsson
Daníel Guðmundsson: Born in Dalasýsla on November 17, 1852. He took the name Johnson in the west. He died in 1895 in Minnesota. Spouse: Nov. 17, 1878 Arnbjörg Kristjánsdóttir b. December 13, 1849 in Dalasýsla, d. June 1, 1905. Children: With Þóra Jónsdóttir: 1. Kristján (Chris) b. December 1, 1875. With Arnbjörg: 1. Magnús b. Oct. 16, 1878 2. Sturlaugur …
Jón Brandsson
Jón Brandsson was born in Dalasýsla on July 6, 1843. He died in N. Dakota on August 5, 1921. Spouse: 1872 Margrét Guðbrandsdóttir b. September 25, 1849 in Strandasýsla, d. July 14, 1900. Children: 1. Guðbrandur b. June 1, 1874, d. June 29, 1944. Better known as Brandur J. Brandsson in the west 2. Áskell b. December 5, 1875, d. …
Herdís Ingimundardóttir
Herdís Ingimundardóttir was born on September 28, 1865 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: June 1, 1895 Guðjón Jónsson born in Strandasýsla on July 30, 1866, d. in Garðar June 4, 1900. Children: 1. Magnús 2. Guðrún Margrét 3. Jónína Ingibjörg (Emma) 4. Henrietta Elínborg (Ella). Herdís came west to N. Dakota in 1893 and lived there with Guðjón until 1900, but then …
Arnbjörg Kristjánsdóttir
Arnbjörg Kristjánsdóttir was born on December 13, 1849 in Dalasýsla. She died in Minnesota on June 1, 1905. Spouse: Daníel Guðmundsson b. in Dalasýsla on November 17, 1852. He took the last name Johnson in the west. He died in 1895 in Minnesota. Children: 1. Magnús b. 1878 2. Sturlaugur (Sterling) b. 1881 3. Guðmundur b. 1882 4. Hólmfríður (Frida) b. …
Þórdís Magnúsdóttir
Þórdís Magnúsdóttir was born in Barðastrandarsýsla in 1856. She died in Lundar on February 1, 1929. Spouse: Magnús Gíslason b. March 18, 1854 in Dalasýsla, d. February 22, 1932. Children: 1. Jóhann b. August 15, 1887 2. Guðríður b. September 26, 1888 3. Jens b. 1895. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1893 and lived there for two years. …
Guðríður Magnúsdóttir
Guðríður Magnúsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla September 26, 1888. She died in Lundar in 1968. Spouse: Snæbjörn Einarsson b. in Barðastrandarsýsla on October 20, 1881, d. in Lundar in 1950. Children: 1. Magnús b. October 4, 1910 2. Ólafur b. 1911 3. Þórdís 4. Halldór 5. Karl, 6. Leifur 7. Helen 8. Lillian 9. Jocelyn 10. Mercedes 11. Dennis. Guðríður …
Ingiberg Ingimundarson
Ingiberg Ingimundarson was born on March 16, 1887 in Dalasýsla. He died in Lundar, Manitoba on August 24, 1964. He was known as Beggi in the west. Spouse: Emilía Aðalbjörg Sveinbjörnsdóttir b. in Manitoba. Children: 1. María Sigríður 2. Júlíus 3. Sigurður 4. Aðalheiður (Heida). Ingiberg came west to Manitoba in 1894; his parents, Ingimundur Guðmundsson and Sólborg, had come …