Torfi Sveinsson was born on December 20, 1822 in Dalasýsla. He died on December 1, 1905 in Manitoba. Spouse: 1) Guðrún Gísladóttir 2) Kristjana Jónsdóttir 3) Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. September 22, 1849, d. July 21, 1942. Children: With Guðrún Gísladóttur, one child came west: Gísli b. October 13, 1852, d. August 15, 1930. With Kristjana: 1. Kristfríður Jensína b. February …

Guðrún Jónsdóttir was born on September 22, 1849 in Dalasýsla. She died on July 21, 1942 in Manitoba. Spouse: Torfi Sveinsson b. December 20, 1822 in Dalasýsla, d. December 1, 1905 in Manitoba. Children:  1. Kristjana b. 1887. 2. Matthías 3. Ingibjörg 4. Kristmann d. October 1, 1918. Guðrún Jónsdóttir had a son earlier, Jón Andrés Olsen, b. in Reykjavík, …

Jóhannes Sigurðsson was born in Dalasýsla on October 14, 1887. Child. He came west to N. Dakota in 1888 with his parents, Sigurður Sigurðsson and Elísabet Guðbrandsdóttir. They settled in the Svold Settlement.

Jón Gíslason was born on December 1, 1882 in Dalasýsla. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Manitoba in 1888 with his parents, Gísli Torfason and Sigríður Sigurðardóttir. They took land in the Argyle Settlement and Jón lived there the rest of his life.

Jón Andrés Olsen was born in Reykjavík on May 22, 1878. He died in Alberta on October 31, 1934. He took the last name Olson in the west. Spouse: November 12, 1912  Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir b. December 27, 1880 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. Children: 1. Regína b. April 18, 1899 2. Friðrík b. June 27, 1905 3. Björg Jóhanna b. November 19, …

Kristfríður Torfadóttir was born on February 28, 1873 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: Jónas Jónsson b. 1858 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. May 30, 1917. Children: 1. Pétur 2. Torfi 3. Sigurborg 4. Aldís. Kristfríður emigrated in 1887 to Winnipeg, Manitoba with her father, Torfi Sveinsson and foster mother, Guðrún Jónsdóttir. They all moved to the Argyle Settlement. Jónas came west and arrived there …

Kristjana Ingibjörg Torfadóttir was born in Dalasýsla on June 4, 1885. She took the last name McNaughton with marriage. Spouse: McNaughton, of English descent. Children: Information missing. Kristjana came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in i887 with her parents, Torfi Sveinsson and Guðrún Jónsdóttir. She and her husband lived in Alberta near Edmonton.

Guðný Einarsdóttir was born September, 1822 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: Jónas Jóhannesson, b. January 6, 1848, d. September 12, 1873. Börn: 1. Einar b. January 6, 1848 2. Jóhannes  b. August 2, 1854, d. February 5, 1904 2. Jóna  b. March 5, 1860, d. 1902. Guðný emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 along with Jóhannes and Jóna. They went to Gimli in …

Jón Gíslason was born in Kjósarsýsla on October 5, 1834. He died on July 14, 1908 in Mountain, N. Dakota. He took the last name Dalmann in the west. Spouse: 1) Solveig Jónsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on September 14, 1835. 2) Kristín Sturlaugsdóttir b. April 21, 1859 in Dalasýsla, d. May 19, 1933. Children: With Solveig: 1. Jakobína b. November …

Halldór Þorgilsson was born on November 3, 1830 in Dalasýsla. He died in N. Dakota on October 11, 1919. Spouse: 1) Málfríður Tómasdóttir b. October 17, 1833 in Dalasýsla, d. about 1880. 2) Ólöf Kjartansdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1843, d. October 16, 1937. Children: With Málfríður: 1. Þorgils b. 1858 2. Tómas b. April 7, 1863 4. Kristján b. …