Lillian Thorsteinson was born in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) on September 19, 1924.
Spouse: 1946 Jón Thorlacius b. January 26, 1923 in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð), d. February 18, 1957.
Children: 1. Barbara 2. Bonnie 3. Lonna 4. Lois. The latter two were twins.
Lillian’s parents were Pétur Steingrímsson and Elizabeth Readman in Vatnabyggð. Pétur came west with his parents, Steingrímur Þorsteinsson and Petrína Guðmundsdóttir, across the sea in 1893. Jón was the son of Pétur Thorlacius and Guðrún Margrét Jónsdóttir, pioneer settlers in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð). Jón and Lillian lived near Kandahar in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabnyggð) and were farmers. In addition, Jón took on the transport of livestock from several villages in Vatnabyggð to Winnipeg for years.