Benedikt Hannesson was born on July 13, 1818 in Rangárvallasýsla. He died in 1860 in Omaha, Nebraska. Spouse: October 6, 1846 Ragnhildur Stefánsdóttir b. October 24, 1817 in E. Skaftafellssýsla. She died on May 22, 1875. Children: 1. Efraim b. November 6, 1853 in Denmark; d. September 21, 1878. 2. María b. July 1, 1859 in Omaha, Nebraska; d. November …

Ragnhildur Stefánsdóttir was born on October 24, 1817 in E. Skaftafellssýsla. She died on May 22, 1875 in Salt Lake City.  She took the name Ragnhildur Hansson in Utah. Spouse: 1) October 6, 1846 Benedikt Hannesson b. July 13, 1818, d. 1860 2) 1862 Lauren M. Vad 3) April 21, 1875 Samuel Turnkey Smith. Children: With Benedikt: 1. Efraim b. …

Bjarni Jónsson was born in Kjósarsýsla on June 4, 1850. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated to Utah in 1881 and lived in Spanish Fork.

Bjarni Jónsson was born on September 12, 1854 in Kjósarsýsla. He died in Utah on August 16, 1883. Fiancée:  Jóhanna Jónsdóttir b. March 10, 1856 in Rangárvallasýsla, d. June 15, 1906. Children: Gísli Bjarnason b. October 10, 1879, d. August 4, 1972. Bjarni emigrated west alone to Utah in 1881, while Jóhanna and Gísli emigrated in 1883.

Jóhanna Jónsdóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla on March 10, 1856. She died on June 15, 1906 in Spanish Fork. Spouse: Jóhanna was engaged to Bjarni Jónsson who died in Spanish Fork on August 16, 1883 1) Erlendur Árnason b. August 11, 1844 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. They divorced.  2) Ólafur Sigurðsson b. December 16, 1859, d. June 15, 1911. Children: With Bjarni: …

Efraim Benediktsson was born in Copenhagen on November 6, 1853. He died on September 21, 1878. He took the name Ephraim Hanson in Utah. Ephraim was the son of Benedikt Hannesson and Ragnhildar Stefánsdóttir. They moved to Copenhagen in 1852 and lived there until 1859. They then moved to Omaha, Nebraska where Efraim’s father died. He went with his mother …