ID: 18291
Born west
Date of birth : 1890
Signý E Jóhannsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Signý Eyjólfína Jóhannsdóttir (Lena) was born in Manitoba on November 21, 1890.
Spouse: November 20, 1912 Guðni Ólafsson b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on September 21, 1883, d. in Manitoba on August 22, 1959. He had the last name Thorleifsson in the west.
Children: 1. Allan Ólafur b. December 7, 1919 2. Edna Björk b. October 10, 1921 3. Herbert Lincoln b. September 7, 1923.
Guðni was a farmer at first, but after he married, he turned to blacksmithing. Signý was the daughter of Jóhann Gottfred Jónasson and Sigurborg Pálsdóttir, settlers in the Argyle settlement in Manitoba. She became a teacher and taught in many parts of Manitoba for 21 years.