Guðmundur Gíslason was born on September 30, 1862 in Dalasýslu. He was the son of Saura Gísla. He took the last name Laxdal in the west. Spouse: Halldóra Kristjánsdóttir b. in Árnessýsla in 1855. Children: 1. Sara 2. Þorbjörg 3. Kristrún 4. Jón 5. Hringur. Guðmundur came west alone in 1888 to Winnipeg, Manitoba where he lived for some time. …

Þorkell Jóhannsson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1859. Spouse: 1) Guðný Kristjánsdóttir b. 1846 in Dalasýsla, d. 1905 in Saskatchewan. 2) Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir b. in Gullbringusýsla in 1867. Children: With Guðný: 1. Lárus Jóhann b. 1883. Guðný had a daughter, Málfríður Ólafsdóttir, who came west with them. Þorkell had three children with Ingibjörg, one died young. Þorkell and Guðný came …

Guðný Kristjánsdóttir was born on October 8, 1845 in Dalasýsla. She died on November 6, 1906 in Saskatchewan. Spouse: Þorkell Jóhannsson b. in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1859. Children: 1. Lárus Jóhann b. 1883. Guðný had a daughter, Málfríður Ólafsdóttir, who came west with them. Þorkell and Guðný came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887. They lived for three years in the …

Salóme Þórhallsdóttir was born on March 20, 1841 in Snæfellsnessýsla. She died in Winnipeg on March 30, 1894. Spouse: Egill Guðbrandsson b. in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1830. Children: 1. Matthías Stefán b. 1865 2. Magnús Kristján b. 1868 3. Þórunn b. 1870 4. Kristný b. 1875. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 and settled in Mikley. There Egill built …