Þórður Guðmundsen was born in Gullbringusýsla on March 14, 1848. He died on Washington Island on January 29, 1899. He was known as Dr. Thordur Gudmundsen in the west. Unmarried and childless. Þórður’s brother Árni emigrated west in 1872 and settled on Washington Island, Wisconsin. They were the sons of Þórðar Guðmundsen, a sheriff. Þórður studied medicine and, after consulting …

Jakob Pálsson was born in Árnessýsla in 1845. He died of tuberculosis in Milwaukee on January 26, 1874. Unmarried and childless. Jakob emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1872. He studied medicine for some time in Reykjavík and continued his studies in the west.  

Sigurður Magnússon was born in 1871 in Holtasveit in Rangárvallasýsla. Spouse: Bergljót Þorláksdóttir b. 1867 in Árnessýsla. Children: 1: Sólrún b. in Iceland 1895 2. Þorláksína Sigurbjörg b. in Iceland 1898 3. Kristín María Ingibjörg 4. Magnús Alfred 5. Sveinn Leo 6. Felix 7. Friðfinnur Stefán. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and went on to Hallson, N. Dakota. …

Bergljót Þorláksdóttir was born in 1867 in Árnessýsla. Spouse: Sigurður Magnússon b. 1871 in Holtasveit in Rangárvallasýsla. Children: 1: Sólrún b. in Iceland 1895 2. Þorláksína Sigurbjörg b. in Iceland 1898 3. Kristín María Ingibjörg 4. Magnús Alfred 5. Sveinn Leo 6. Felix 7. Friðfinnur Stefán. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and went on to Hallson, N. …

  Steinunn Ólafía Guðmundsdóttir was born in 1895 in Árnessýsla. She was known as Steina Sigvaldason in the west. Spouse: March 2, 1915 Guðmundur Sigvaldason b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1886. Children: 1. Guðmundur Sigmar b. September 14, 1916 2. Pálmi b. December 20, 1919 3. Aðalsteinn Oktavíus b. October 14, 1921 4. Hulda May b. May 26, 1929. Guðmundur was …

Gísli Matthíasson was born in Árnessýsla in 1835. Unmarried and childless. Gísli emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1887 and settled on Washington Island.