ID: 19274
Date of birth : 1861
Place of birth : Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1923
Árni Þorvarðarson Photo: Lögberg 1924
Árni Þorvarðarson was born on October 29, 1861 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died in Minneapolis on October 17, 1923.
Spouse: July 20, 1895 Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir b. October 10, 1857, d. September 29, 1939 in Minneapolis.
Children: 1. Alice Kristín b. March 14, 1898 in Minneapolis.
Árni came west across the sea in 1890 and settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is considered the first Icelander to settle in that city. Árni studied bookbinding in Iceland and worked at it in Minnesota.