Kristján Björnsson was born in Manitoba. He died on July 13, 1950. He had the last name Josephson in the west.
Spouse: 1) Arnþrúður Guðjónsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla 1881 2) Sigurrós Jóhannsdóttir b. in the West and had the last name Josephson in the west.
Children: With Arnþrúður: 1. Arnþrúður b. September 14, 1910. With Sigurrós: 1. Vilhjálmur Ingimar b. February 25, 1917 2. Jóhann Elvin b. September 22, 1919 3. Málfríður Sigurlín b. August 5, 1923 4. Marvin b. August 28, 1924.
Sigurrós was the daughter of Jóhann Stefánsson and Ingibjörg Jóhannesdóttir who came west from Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1876 with their four children. They sailed on the “Verona” to Halifax and continued west to New Iceland. There Jóhann settled in the Framnes settlement, but in 1881 the family moved south to N. Dakota and settled near Mountain. Sigurrós grew up there. She and Kristján lived in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan.