ID: 20233
Born west
Date of birth : 1881
Date of death : 1946
Helga Stefánsdóttir and Bjarni F Bjarnason Photo: RbQ
Bjarni F Bjarnason was born in Milton, N. Dakota on July 20, 1881. He died in the Lakes (Vatnabyggð) settlement on July 4, 1946.
Spouse: Helga Stefánsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla on October 7, 1882, d. August 4, 1963
Children: 1. Guðrún (Rúna) b. February 19, 1911 2. Friðrik (Fred) b. August 5, 1908, d. May 4, 1967.
Bjarni was the son of Friðrik Bjarnason and Mildfríður Árnadóttir, who farmed in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð). Bjarni was likewise a farmer in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) near Wynyard. Helga was the daughter of Stefán Teitsson and Þorbjörg Sveinsdóttir, who came to the West as a widow with her daughters Helga and Guðrún in 1887. She settled in Milton, N. Dakota.