Páll Jóhannesson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1833. Spouse: Magðalena Jóhannsdóttir b. 1853. Children: 1. Þorsteinn b. 1877 2. Jóhanna b. 1878 3. Ragnheiður b. 1879. Sources do not report on the children’s journeys west. Páll was a widower when he came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba shortly after the turn of the century in 1900 and went directly to his …

Eilífur Guðmundsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1841. Spouse: Arnheiður Þorsteinsdóttir b. 1848 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Children: 1. Guðmundur 2. Þorsteinn b. October 9, 1874 3. Guðbjörg They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and moved south the same year to the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota. In 1902, they moved west to the Pacific and settled in …

Guðrún Magnúsdóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla in 1852. She took the last name Hannesson with marriage. Spouse: Jón Hannesson Children: Jón Sæmundsson b. in Rangárvallasýsla in 1880. Guðrún Magnúsdóttir came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba and lived in the Grunnavatn Settlement, Oak Point, and lastly the Álftardal Settlement.

Jón Sæmundsson was born in Árnessýsla in 1880. Spouse: Jóna Aðalbjörg Gunnarsdóttir, the daughter of Gunnar Helgason, pioneer in the Álftárdals Settlement in Manitoba. Children: 1. Anton 2. Margaret 3. Connie 4. Sarah 5. Alfred 6. Bruce 7. Emely 8. Theodore Jón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and lived in the city until 1907. He moved from there …

Þórður Þórðarson was born in Rangárvallasýsla in 1886. He took the last name Thomson in the west. Spouse: Elín Jónína Benediktsdóttir Children: 1. Inga 2. Sigríður 3. Thordis Elizabet Þórður came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba after 1910 and settled in the Álftárdals Settlement. He was the son of the couple Þórðar Tómasson and Guðrún Tómasdóttir at Rauðafell in Rangárvallasýsla.  

Benedikt Samsonarson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on July 10, 1857. He died in Selkirk, Manitoba on November 11, 1924. Spouse: 1) Guðríður Tómasdóttir 2) Þórdís Jónsdóttir b. 1863. Children: Benedikt and Guðríður had four daughters, none emigrated. With Þórdís: 1. Elín Jónína b. in Selkirk. Benedikt came west alone to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1896 and settled in Selkirk for the …

Þórdís Jónsdóttir was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1863. She took the name Thordis Samson in the west. Spouse: Benedikt Samsonarson b. July 10, 1857, d. November 11, 1924. Children: 1. Elín Jónína Þórdís came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1894. Benedikt arrived there in 1896. Þórdís lived in Selkirk for seven years, but then moved to Iceland and lived …

Ólafur Jakobsson was born in Dalasýsla on September 27, 1840. He died in Manitoba on January 13, 1931. Unmarried and childless. He came west in 1883 and settled in Hallson, N. Dakota. He moved from there to the Mouse River Settlement and lived there until 1901 when he moved north to the Swan River Valley Settlement (Álftárdalsbyggð). He lived there …

Búi Thorlacius was born in 1897 in the Narrows, Manitoba. Spouse: Jónína Sveinsdóttir. She was the daughter of Sveinn Skaftfell and Sigurlína Hallsdóttir. Children: Information missing. Búi was the son of Ólafur Helgason of Dalasýsla and his wife Guðrún Daðadóttir. He grew up in the Narrows and later bought land there.  Like his brother Ólafur, he raised foxes and did …

Ólafur Daði Thorlacius was born at the Narrows, Manitoba on October 22, 1895. Spouse: Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir b. at the Narrows. She was the daughter of Sigurður Sigurðsson of Rangárvallasýsla and his wife, Jónína Hallsdóttir. Children: Information missing Ólafur Daði was the son of Ólafur Helgason of Dalasýsla and his wife, Guðrún Daðadóttir of the same county (sýsla). Young Ólafur grew …