Jóhann Eirickson Photo: VÍÆ III
Jóhann Eirickson was born in Svold, N. Dakota on April 10, 1898. He died in Calgary, Alberta on April 29, 1961.
Spouse: Geirþrúður Fedora Valgerður Þórðardóttir b. in Winnipeg on December 18, 1899, d. in Vancouver in an auto accident on January 13, 1953.
Children: 1. Þorgerður Ingibjörg b. September 28, 1922 2. Violet b. 1925 3. Ruth b. 1927 4. Jóhann Friðrik b. December 31, 1928.
Jóhann was the son of Sveinn Eiríksson and Guðrún Halldórsdóttir, pioneer settlers in the Hallson settlement in N. Dakota in 1887. Geirþrúður was the daughter of Þórður Helgason and Halldóra Geirsdóttir, pioneer settlers in the Framnes settlement. Jóhann was in the Army 1915-1919, and Geirþrúður first lived in Winnipeg and later in Vancouver.