ID: 20050
Born west
Date of birth : 1897
Marin Ólafur Tryggvason Photo: VÍÆ IV
Marin Ólafur Tryggvason was born in Pembina, N. Dakota on June 25, 1897. He had the name Marin Ó. Johnson in the west.
Spouse: June 20, 1937 Kristbjörg Emily Valdimarsdóttir b. in Pembina, N. Dakota on September 29, 1901. She had the last name Gislason in the west.
Children: 1. Kenneth Ólafur b. May 18, 1938 2. Dennis Stephan.
Marin was the son of Tryggvi Jónsson and his second wife, Rósa I. Jónsdóttir. Marin grew up in Pembina but moved in 1920 with his parents to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan. His life’s road led him to Bellingham, Washington where he was a store manager. Kristbjörg was the daughter of Valdimar Gíslason and Guðríður Teitsdóttir in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð).