Jón Júlíus Sveinsson was born on December 1, 1872 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). He died on May 24, 1951 in Utah. He took the name Jon Julius Thordarson in Utah. Spouse: 1) December 5, 1894 Emma Marie Jensen b. March 26, 1872, d. December 12, 1895, of Danish descent 2) January 3, 1906 Málfríður Ólafsdóttir b. December 16, 1883 …
Helga Árnadóttir
Helga Árnadóttir was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on July 6, 1833. She died in Utah on February 15, 1907. She took the name Helga Thordarson in Utah. Spouse: October 28, 1854 Sveinn Þórðarson b. in W. Skaftafellssýsla on February 19, 1827, d. November 4, 1901. Children: 1. Solveig Þórdís Jórunn b. April 24, 1858, d. April 6, 1920 …
Sveinn Þórðarson
Sveinn Þórðarson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on February 18, 1827. He died on November 4, 1901 in Castle Valley, Utah. Spouse: October 28, 1854 Helga Árnadóttir b. July 6, 1833, d. February 15, 1907 in Cleveland, Utah. Children: 1. Solveig Þórdís Jórunn b. April 24, 1858, d. April 6, 1920 in Spanish Fork 2. Jóhanna Guðný Helga b. February …
Ólafur Hallvarðsson
Ólafur Hallvarðsson was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on February 13, 1904. He died in Canada on March 8, 1993. Spouse: His wife was of Norwegian descent. Children: Information missing Ólafur emigrated west to Canada with his mother, Gróa Sigríður Þorsteinsdóttir, in 1911 while his father, Hallvarður Ólafsson, had emigrated in 1909. They settled in Manitoba.
Ágúst Tranberg
Ágúst Tranberg Jakobsson was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on August 16, 1892. He died on October 21, 1981. Spouse: 1) Ingunn Grímsdóttir b. in Árnessýsla on July 17, 1894. They divorced. 2) Sigurbjörg Guðlaugsdóttir b. January 20, 1896 in Vestmannaeyjar. She died in 1961. Children: With Ingunn: 1. Ásgrímur b. October 24, 1917 in Winnipeg, d. February 6, …
Solveig Sveinsdóttir
Solveig Þórdís Jórunn Sveinsdóttir was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on April 24, 1858. She died in Utah on April 6, 1920. She took the name Solveig Johnson in the west. Spouse: October 20, 1878 Árni Árnason b. February 21, 1855 in Vestmannaeyjar, d. February 21, 1955. Children: 1. Sveinsína Aðalbjörg b. December 25, 1877, d. December 13, 1969 …
Ágústus Jónsson
Björn Runólfsson
Björn Runólfsson was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on February 7, 1849. He died on August 27, 1932. He was called Ben Runolfson in Utah but his death certificate lists him as Bjorn Runolfsen. Spouse: June 30, 1878 Sigríður Sigvaldadóttir b. August 14, 1851 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: 1. Matthildur b. November 2, 1878 2. Ingiríður (Ingrid Christine) b. July …
Sigríður Sigvaldadóttir
Sigríður Sigvaldadóttir was born on August 14, 1851 in Húnavatnssýsla. She died in Spanish Fork on January 16, 1939. Spouse: June 30, 1878 Björn Runólfsson born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on February 7, 1849. He died on August 27, 1932. He was called Ben Runolfson in Utah but his death certificate lists him as Bjorn Runolfsen. Children: 1. Matthildur b. …
Valgerður Jónsdóttir
Valgerður Jónsdóttir was born on August 20, 1832 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). She died on October 7, 1897. Spouse: May 29, 1862 Einar Jónsson b. August 13, 1815, d. March 13, 1894. Börn: With her husband Einar: 1. Sigurbjörg Einarsdóttir b. August 10, 1862. Valgerður had children with four other men: 1. Guðmundur Guðmundsson b. September 2, 1850, d. …