Ólafur Hannesson fæddist 10. ágúst, 1869 í Hnappadalssýslu. Maki: Sigríður Júlíana Einarsdóttir f. 25. júlí, 1874. Sudfjord vestra Þau áttu ekki börn en tóku fósturson, Edwin Joenson Ólafur fór vestur um haf til Winnipeg í Manitoba árið 1886 og bjó eitt ár í Bandaríkjunum. Flutti norður í Narrows við Manitobavatn og bjó þar til ársins 1897. Það ár keypti hann …

Jóhanna Hannesdóttir was born in Árnessýsla in 1860. Unmarried and childless. Jóhanna emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1886. She lived with her brother Ólaf on Washington Island.

Árni Guðmundsen was born on February 2, 1848 at Eyrarbakka in Árnessýsla. He died on Washington Island in 1937. He took the name Gudmundsen in the west. Spouse: Halldóra Magnúsdóttir b. May 14, 1854, d. in 1893. Children: 1. Guðný Anna (Annie) b. 1878, d. 1910 2. Jóhanna Andrea J. b. 1879, d. 1887 3. Margrét Sigríður (Maggie) b. 1881 …

Þorgeir Einarsson was born in Árnessýsla in 1851. Spouse: Guðbjörg Sveinsdóttir b. in Árnessýsla in 1847. Children: 1. Jón b. 1872. Þorgeir and his family emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1873. With them was Þorgeir’s father, Einar Vigfússon. They first settled in Racine County and later in Walworth County. They moved to Washington Island in 1888.

Einar Vigfússon was born in Árnessýsla in 1820. Not married but lived with the widow Guðríður Þorsteinsdóttir b. in 1807 in Árnessýsla. Child: Þorgeir b. in Árnessýsla in 1851. Einar emigrated to Milwaukee with his son and his family in 1873. They lived in Racine County and later in Walworth County before moving to Washington Island in 1888.