Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir was born on November 25, 1871 in N. Múlasýsla. Spouse: December 7, 1890 Snæbjörn Grímsson b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on December 7, 1866, d. in N. Dakota on September 17, 1935. Children: 1. Jón b. June 26, 1891 2. Þórunn b. September 21, 1893, d. April 4, 1895 3. Jóna Guðlaug b. April 12, 1895, d. October 27, …
Jón Karvelsson
Jón Karvelsson was born on February 10, 1869 in S. Múlasýsla. He died on June 25, 1965. Spouse: February 24, 1903 Ingibjörg Kristín Sigurðardóttir b. in Riverton on June 17, 1885. Children: 1. Ragnar 2. Rósa 3. Ingunn 4. Sigurjón Jón came west with his parents in 1883 and settled north of Gimli. Jón and Ingibjörg lived for some time in …
Karvel Halldórsson
Ingibjörg Þorkelsdóttir
Ingibjörg Þorkelsdóttir was born in Bárðardal in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on December 12, 1839. She died on June 20, 1916. Spouse: 1) Guðmundur Ásmundsson 2) Þorsteinn Guðmundsson b. in N. Múlasýsla on June 7, 1838. He took the last name Austdal in his western home. He died on February 23, 1917. Children: With Guðmundur: 1. Jakob Pétur b. 1865 2. Þorvaldur …
Árni Magnússon
Árni Magnússon was born in 1823 in S. Múlasýsla. Spouse: Arnfríður Ásmundsdóttir b. 1838 in S. Múlasýsla, d. October 3, 1898 in Lincoln County, Minnesota. They came west across the ocean in 1878 and travelled with Ingibjörg Þorkelsdóttir, Arnfríður’s sister-in-law. Árni died shortly after arriving, but a source in Minnesota says Arnfríður settled there, widowed, together with her sister-in-law.
Arnfríður Ásmundsdóttir
Arnfríður Ásmundsdóttir was born in 1838 in S. Múlasýsla. She died on October 3, 1898 in Lincoln County, Minnesota. Spouse: Árni Magnússon was born in 1823 in S. Múlasýsla. They came west across the ocean in 1878 and travelled with Ingibjörg Þorkelsdóttir, Arnfríður’s sister-in-law. Árni died shortly after arriving, but sourced in Minnesota say Arnfríður settled there, a widow, with her …
Pétur Guðmundsson
Jakob Pétur Guðmundsson was born on December 8, 1865 in S. Múlasýsla. He died on November 15, 1919. Spouse: May 9, 1887 Guðrún (Runa) Þóra Pálsdóttir b. 1871, d. February 25, 1954 in Minnesota. Children: 1. Guðmundur Júlíus b. February 13, 1890 2. Jóhanna (Hanna) Kristín b. June 20, 1892 3. Sigrún Soffía b. 1895 4. Óskar Jóhannes b. September …