Sigurður Ólafsson was born in Mýrasýsla in 1840. He died in Selkirk, Manitoba in 1916. Spouse: Vigdís Jónsdóttir b. in Hnappadalssýsla in 1828. Children: 1. Jón b. 1862. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 and took land in the Árnes Settlement. They named their farm Heggstaður and lived then until 1912 when they moved to Selkirk.

Guðmundur Erlendsson was born on April 10, 1848 in Mýrasýsla. Spouse: May 17, 1885 Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir b. 1850 in Mýrasýsla. Children: 1. Þjóðbjörg b. 1885 2. Sigurást b. 1887 3. Sigurmundur They emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1893 and stayed there for several years before taking land in the Árnes Settlement in New Iceland in 1898. They named their farm …

Sæmundur Jakobsson was born in Mýrasýsla on October 15, 1853. He died on August 26, 1941. He took the last name Jackson in the west. Spouse: Helga Helgadóttir b. in Mýrasýsla in 1857, d. December 3, 1926. Children: 1. Jakob b. 1884 2. Guðrún b. 1886 3. Arnfríður b. 1889 4. Helgi b. 1891 5. Guðfinna b. 1893 6. Jón …