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 …

Jón Halldórsson: Born in Þingvallasveit in Árnessýsla in 1859. Spouse: Guðrún Sigríður Kaprasíusdóttir born in Reykjavík in 1855. Children: 1) Halldór b. 1881 2) Kristjana b. 1882 3) Indíana b. 1885 4) Konráð Guðsteinn d. 1917 They sailed west in 1886 and took land in the Argyle Settlement. Shortly before the turn of the century, they moved from there and …