Sigurbjörn Jóhannesson: Born in Dalasýsla in 1870. Died in 1917. Spouse: Steinunn Daðadóttir b. 1879 in the same sýsla. Children: 1) Bjarni 2) Sesselja 3) Lilja Jónasína Sigurbjörn came west in 1889 and Steinunn traveled with her parents in 1886 to N. Dakota. They took land in the Árdals-Framnes Settlement around 1900.

Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir was born in Dalasýsla on May 8, 1858. She died in Winnipeg on December 13, 1928. Spouse: Böðvar Gíslason b. in Dalasýsla on October 20, 1853, d. in Winnipeg on June 24, 1942. He took the last name Laxdal in the west. Children: 1. Jóhannes 2. Einar. They may have had more children. Böðvar came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba …

Jens Egilsson Laxdal was born on January 18, 1854 in Dalasýsla. He died in Saskatchewan on October 6, 1923. He took the last name Laxdal in the west. Spouse: Guðfríður Guðmundsdóttir b. August 12, 1856 in Dalasýsla. Children: 1. Egill b. June 23, 1883, d. August 27, 1954 2. Margrét b. September 17, 1884, d. February 21, 1957. They came …

Halldór Jóhannesson was born on March 2, 1856 in Dalasýsla. He drowned in the Red River in Manitoba on September 27, 1895. Spouse: Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on September 19, 1856, d. July 7, 1899 in Selkirk. Children: 1. Sigríður b. 1883 2. Þuríður b. 1884 3. Kolþerna b. 1886. They came west to Manitoba in 1887 and settled …

Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on September 19, 1856. She died on July 7, 1899 in Selkirk. Spouse: Halldór Jóhannesson b. March 2, 1856 in Dalasýsla, drowned in the Red River in Manitoba on September 27, 1895. Children: 1. Sigríður b. 1883 2. Þuríður b. 1884 3. Kolþerna b. 1886. They came west to Manitoba in 1887 and settled …

Kolþerna Halldórsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on May 6, 1886. Child Kolþerna came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 with her parents, Halldór Jóhannesson and Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir, and siblings. The family settled in Selkirk. Halldór and Guðbjörg died before the turn of the century and the children were taken in as fosters.  Information is missing on the life of Kolþerna …

Sigríður Halldórsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on January 11, 1883. She died in the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota on November 7, 1899. Child. Sigríður came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with her parents, Halldór Jóhanneson and Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir. Halldór drowned in the Red River in 1895 and it is believed that Sigríður was taken in and fostered by relatives …

Þuríður Halldórsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on March 6, 1884. Child. She came west to Manitoba in 1887 with her parents, Halldór Jóhannesson and Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir, and siblings. The family settled in Selkirk. Information is missing on Þuríður’s life in the west.  

Einar Jónsson was born on April 17, 1849. He died in Winnipeg on February 14, 1889. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated west to Ontario, Canada and was in Kinmount the first year. He moved to Lockeport, Nova Scotia and then in 1880 to Winnipeg.

Helga Jósepsdóttir was born on January 6, 1876 in Dalasýsla. She died on October 6, 1970 Spouse: November 19, 1902 Jóhann Bjarnason b. in Víðidal in Húnavatnssýsla in 1866, d. January 18, 1940. He was known as Rev. Jóhann Bjarnason in the west. Children: 1. Bjarni Archbald b. February 6, 1905 2. Jóhann Franklin b. June 23, 1907 3. Stefanía Jóhanna …