Anna Vilhjálmsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ III
Anna Vilhjálmsdóttir was born in Gullbringusýsla on November 10, 1851. She died on October 6, 1927.
Spouse: Reverend Oddur Vigfús Gíslason b. in Reykjavík on April 8, 1836, d. in Winnipeg on January 10, 1911.
Children: 1. Vilhjálmína Þórunn b. March 17, 1872 2. Rósa Aldís b. June 10, 1874 3. Steinunn b. January 7, 1876 4. Sigríður b. February 23, 1877, d. in childhood 5. Sigríður b. November 13, 1878 6. Karen Jakobína b. October 16, 1880 7. Steinunn Anna b. November 11, 1881 d. in childhood 8. Gísli b. July 15, 1883 9. Vilhjálmur Kristinn b. October 3, 1885, did not come west 10. Ragnheiður Sigríður b. July 16, 1887 11. Hans Theódór Ágúst b. March 17, 1889 12. Helgi b. February 26, 1890, d. in childhood 13. Anna b. August 11, 1891.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1894 and moved to New Iceland. Rev. Oddur answered a call from the settlement and the family settled in Riverton. From there he served in various settlements until 1903, when they moved to Winnipeg.
Seated in front: Ragnheiður b. 1887, Ágúst b. 1889 and Anna f. 1891. Rev. Oddur and Anna, seated. Standing: Jakobína b. 1880, Rósa b. 1874, son-in-law Ólafur Ketilsson, his wife Steinunn b. 1876, Vilhjálmína b. 1872, Sigríður b. 1877 and Gísli b. 1883.