Ketill Valgarðsson was born on October 29, 1861 in Snæfellsnessýsla. He died in Gimli, Manitoba on February 20, 1945. Spouse: 1) December 17, 1887 Soffía Sveinbjarnardóttir b. in Dalasýsla on March 10, 1857, d. January 28, 1938. 2) December 19, 1941 Steinunn Sigurðardóttir b. in Rangárvallasýsla on June 20, 1867. Children: With Soffía: 1. Sveinbjörn b. in Winnipeg on October 17, …

Valgarður Jónsson was born on January 4, 1828 in Snæfellsnessýsla. He died in the Fljóts settlement in 1881. Unmarried Children: With Kristín Brynjólfsdóttur in Breiðafjarðareyjar: 1. Jón b. 1858 2. Ketill b. October 29, 1861, d. in Gimli in 1945. Valgarður and Ketill came west with their housekeeper, Kristín Jónsdóttir, in 1878. They settled in the Fljóts settlement in New …