Þorsteinn Ólafsson fæddist í Árnessýslu árið 1859. Maki: Anna Jónasdóttir ættuð úr Skagafjarðarsýslu, d. 1919 í N. Dakota. Börn: 1. Elín 2. Jónas 3. Ólafur 4. Ólafía 5. Kristín Þorsteinn fór vestur til Marklands í Nýja Skotlandi árið 1878 ásamt stjúpmópur sinni og systkinum. Faðir hans, Ólafur Þórsteinsson fór þangað árið áður. Öll fluttu þau vestur í Pembinabyggð í N. …

Ólafur Þorsteinsson was born in Árnessýsla on January 1, 1831. He died in N. Dakota on January 19, 1910. Spouse: 1) Guðrún Eyjólfsdóttir died in Iceland 2) Elín Stefánsdóttir b. June 15, 1836 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Children: With Guðrún: twins 1. Þorsteinn b. 1859 2. Eyjólfur b. 1859 With Elín: 1. Guðrún b. 1869 2. Jórunn 3. Stefanía. They also …

Stefanía Ólafsdóttir was born on February 14, 1877 in Árnessýsla. She died in Manitoba on September 19, 1959. Spouse: 1903 Jónas Ari Sigurðsson b. in Húnavatnssýsla on May 6, 1865, d. in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 10, 1933. Children: 1. Björn Theodore b. in Seattle on January 29, 1907, d. August 2, 1960 2. Jón Ó. S. b. in Seattle …

Elín Stefánsdóttir was born on June 15, 1836 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. She died in N. Dakota in 1923. Spouse: Ólafur Þorsteinsson b. in Árnessýsla on January 1, 1831, d. in N. Dakota on January 19, 1910. Children: 1. Guðrún b. 1869 2. Jórunn 3. Stefanía. They had as foster children Sigríður Þorsteindóttir and Þorgill Þorsteinson. Ólafur came west alone in …