Jörína Auður Gunnarsdóttir was born in Red Deer Point, Manitoba on April 15, 1895.
Spouse: October 3, 1916 Halldór Stefánsson b. in Seyðisfjörður in N. Múlasýsla on March 5, 1882, d. in Dauphin, Manitoba on April 2, 1963.
Children: 1. Guðrún Helga b. July 24, 1917 2. Frances Sigríður b. August 6, 1918 3. Gunnar Stefán b. April 5, 1920 4. Constance Björk b. December 25, 1921 5. Doreen (Þóra) b. March 19, 1928.
Jörína was the daughter of Gunnar Friðriksson and Guðrún Helga Jörundsdóttir who settled in Winnipegosis in 1899. Halldór came west to Winnipeg in 1893 with his parents, Stefán Jóhann Halldórsson and Sigríður Sigmundsdóttir. They settled in New Iceland, lived on various farms until 1914, then they settled in Winnipegosis. Halldór’s and Jörína’s paths crossed in Winnipegosis, where they lived a long time, Halldór fishing in Lake Manitoba until he reached the age of 67.