Jóhanna Sigríður Guðmundsdóttir was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on December 7, 1872. She died on July 19, 1945 in Washington state. Spouse: 1) Þorkell Ólafsson b. September 18, 1870, d. March 22, 1907. 2) Sigurður Guðlaugsson b. May 12, 1867 in Árnessýsla. Children: With Þorkell: 1. Sigríður b. October 30, 1898 in Reykjavík, went west 2. Þuríður b. …

Margrét Vigfúsdóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla on February 4, 1853. She died in Blaine, Washington on December 23, 1914. Spouse: Bjarni Sveinsson b. May 13, 1855 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Children: 1. Þorgerður b. 1885 2. Pálína Sveinbjörg b. 1890, d. 1987 3. Kristjana Ágústa b. 1891, d. 1985. Then emigrated to Blaine, Washington where Bjarni engaged in farming.

Þorsteinn Þ Þorsteinsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on November 11, 1879. He died in Gimli, Manitoba on December 23, 1955. Spouse: 1) 1910 Rannveig Jónsdóttir b. 1885 in E. Skaftafellssýsla, d. of tuberculosis in Winnipeg in 1912 2) Guðmunda (Goðmunda) Haraldsdóttir b. 1884 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. Children: With Rannveig: 1. Þorsteinn 2. Jón died in his youth. Þorsteinn emigrated west to …

Einar Ólafsson fæddist í S. Múlasýslu 23. desember, 1865. Dáinn á Gimli 16. ágúst, 1907. Ókvæntur og barnlaus Einar flutti vestur til Winnipeg árið 1886 og bjó þar til ársins 1905 en þá flutti hann til Gimli. Einar vann við blaðaútgáfu.

Einar Hjörleifsson was born on December 6, 1859 in S. Múlasýsla. He died in Reykjavík on May 21, 1938. Spouse: 1888 Gíslína Gísladóttir b. 1866 in Kjósarsýsla. Children: 1. Matthilde b. 1889 2. Sigurður b. 1891 3. Einar b. 1892 4. Ragnar b. 1894 5. Gunnar Gísli b. 1896. Einar moved from Copenhagen to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 where he …

Þorsteinn E Þorsteinsson was born at Eskifirði in S. Múlasýsla on October 7, 1883. He changed his name to Thorsteinn E. Thorsteinsson in the west. Spouse: Svava Konkordia Olgeirsdóttir b. in Manitoba. Children: 1. Hilda 2. Gladys 3. Olgeir Frederick 4. Herman E. 5. Norman Lloyd. Þorsteinn emigrated west to Winnipeg in 1895 and remained there.  

Sveinn Brynjólfsson was born in S. Múlasýsla on October 3, 1856. He died in British Columbia on June 28, 1930. Spouse: May 3, 1881 Þórdís Vigfúsdóttir b. 1860 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. Children: 1. Sigfús b. 1881 2. Ingigunnar b. 1883 3. Brynjólfur b. 1886. Information is missing on two other sons. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1893. They …

Sofónías Þorkelsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on April 5, 1876. He died in Victoria, British Columbia on May 30, 1964. He was known as Soffanius Thorkelson in the west. Spouse: 1) May 28, 1899 Jóhanna María Friðriksdóttir b. January 10, 1866 í Húnavatnssýsla, d. October 17, 1948 2) October 1, 1949 Sigrún Siggeirsdóttir b. 1907, d. 1962. Children: With Jóhanna: …

Magnús Pétursson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on September 2, 1869. He died in Winnipeg on June 5, 1945. Spouse: Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir, likely from east Iceland. Children: Information is missing. Sources from the west (SÍV5 p. 303-304 and the Almanak 1946) say that Magnus emigrated west in 1890. In the census, he is listed in Iceland as a tenant at Laugavegur …

Jón Júlíus Þorvarðarson was born in Mýrasýsla on July 1, 1880. He died in Winnipeg on April 19, 1952. He took the last name Swanson in the west. Spouse: Kristín Jónsdóttir Children: 1. Wilfred 2. Raymond. Information is missing regarding their three daughters. Júlíus came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with his mother and siblings. His father, Þorvarður Sveinsson, had …