ID: 13271
Date of birth : 1858
Date of death : 1925
Högni Guðmundsson Photo: WtW
Högni and Guðrún with their children Photo: WtW
Högni Guðmundsson was born on July 23, 1858 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in the Lundar settlement on December 22, 1925.
Spouse: Guðrún Guðný Jónsdóttir b. January 5, 1852, d. in the Lundar settlement on April 30, 1931.
Children: 1. Björg b. July 22, 1890, d. January 25, 1979 at Betel in Gimli. 2. fosterson Lárus, d. 1977.
Högni and Guðrún came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1889. He took land in the Lundar settlement with his brother Eiríkur, built a community there and called it Laufás.