Sigurjón Sigurðsson and Jóna Guðríður Jónsdóttir Photo: A Century Unfolds
Sigurjón Sigurðsson was born on May 22, 1878 in the Árnes settlement New Iceland. He died in Winnipeg in 1945.
Spouse: November 10, 1903 Jóna Guðríður Jónsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla on December 4, 1880, d. in Winnipeg in 1972. She had the last name Vopni in the west.
Children: 1. Sigurjón Arnþór b. January 6, 1906 2. Franklín b. January 21, 1907 3. Karl Óskar (Carl Oscar) b. May 3, 1913 4. Jóna Margrét b. November 5, 1914, twins 5. Snjólaug Anna b. November 5, 1914.
Sigurjón was the son of Sigurður Sigurbjörnsson and Snjólaug Jóhannesdóttir, early settlers in New Iceland. He grew up in Árnes, went to school there and after his studies he got a job at Sigurdsson Brothers General Store in Hnausa. There he learned bookkeeping and ordinary commercial work, which proved useful to him throughout his life. In 1906 they moved to Winnipeg where Sigurjón and his brother-in-law, Jón Vopni, opened a store, Vopni-Sigurdson Co. When it was decided to lay a railway in Árdal (now Árborg), Sigurjón decided to move there and in 1909 they settled there. They lived there until 1941, then moved to Winnipeg. Jóna Guðríður came west with her mother, Arnþrúður Vigfúsdóttir in 1889 and they lived in Winnipeg. There Jóna graduated as a teacher from the Provincial Normal School and was hired as a teacher at Hnausa School in 1899. She met Sigurjón there, married him, and they lived there until 1906.