Kristín Bjarnadóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Kristín Bjarnadóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla on June 15, 1884. She took the name Kristín Swanson with marriage.
Spouse: December 24, 1908 Davíð Þorkelsson b. in N. Múlasýsla on March 29, 1882, d. March 23, 1922 in Washington state. He took the last name Swanson in the west.
Children: 1. Victor David b. June 6, 1910 2. Anna Dolores b. August 4, 1911, d. 1935 3. Oscar Bjarni b. July 23, 1912 4. Cecil Sybrant b. December 15, 1913 5. Earl Keith b. April 9, 1918.
Kristín came west alone to Vancouver in 1903. There she married her husband and together they moved to Bellingham, Washington in 1908. Davíð came to the West in 1898. At first he worked at whatever was available, then he set up a printing business and later he started repairing cars.