Árni Kristjánsson was born on July 21, 1891 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on February 15, 1977 in Minnesota.
Spouse: March 30, 1916 in Winnipeg: Aðalbjörg Þórarinsdóttir b. January 30, 1891 in N. Dakota.
Children: 1. Grace Ingibjörg b. November 17, 1917 in Winnipeg 2. Róbert Þórarinn b. May 13, 1919 3. Lloyd Phillip b. June 25, 1921 4. Vivian Árnína b. November 17, 1924, d. 1982. 5. Ronald Leo b. April 23, 1928.
Árni came west to Winnipeg in 1902 with his aunt, Kristín Þórðardóttir. She married Hermann Jósefsson and moved with him to Minneota, Minnesota. Árni lived there the longest. Aðalbjörg’s parents, Þórarinn Stefánsson and Ólína Jóhannsdóttir, had come west to Winnipeg in 1889 and settled in N. Dakota. They moved to Red Deer Point in Winnipegosis, Manitoba in 1902.