Ágúst Eiríksson Ísfeld Photo FLNÍ
Ólína Sigurbjörg Óladóttir, her son Einar and her sister Photo FLNÍ
Ágúst Ísfeld Eiríksson was born in S. Múlasýsla on August 31, 1870. He died on July 5, 1928 in New Iceland.
Spouse: February 10, 1892 Ólína Sigurbjörg Óladóttir b. 1876 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. April 15, 1947.
Children: 1. Eiríkur Ísfeld 2. Guðrún Jökulrós 3. Lena Ingibjörg 4. Ólöf Sigurbjörg 5. Olgeir Hans Trausti b. March 9, 1907, d. August 24, 1960.
Ágúst emigrated in 1886 west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his mother, Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir, her husband, Þorsteinn Jónsson, and Ágúst’s siblings. They settled in N. Dakota and Ágúst remained there until 1888. He moved north to New Iceland and took land in the Víðirnes Settlement, calling his farm Hof. Ólína emigrated west in 1888 with her mother, Guðrún Jónatansdóttir, her husband, Sigurgeir Halldórsson, and Ólína’s siblings.