Albert Sigursteinsson and Sigurrós Guðrún Jónsdóttir Photo Hnausa Reflections
Albert Sigursteinsson was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1867. He died on May 9, 1933 in the Hnausa Settlement in New Iceland.
Spouse: November 20, 1888 Sigurrós Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. December 18, 1865 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. March 1, 1947.
Children: 1. Sigursteinn b. September 5, 1889, d. April 1, 1965. 2. Sigurjóna (Jona) b. 1891, d. 1994 3. Guðrún Sigríður b. 1893, d. 1965 4. Rannveig Jófríður b. 1895, d. 1991 5. Kristján b. 1897, d. February 16, 1970 6. Guðlaug (Lauga) b. 1900, d. 1990. 7. Sigrún b. 1902, d. 1996 8. Emilía Ingibjörg b. 1907, d. 2001.
Albert emigrated with his father, Sigursteinn Halldórsson, and step-mother, Sigríður Jónsdóttir, in 1876. They settled in the Hnausa Settlement in New Iceland at Nýibær. Sigurrós emigrated west with her parents, Jón Árnason and Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir, in 1886. They also settled in the Hnausa Settlement. Albert and Sigurrós took land in the Geysir Settlement in 1889 and named their farm Selsstað. They lived there until 1931 when they moved to the Hnausa Settlement.