ID: 17170
Born west
Date of birth : 1908
Seated: Arnljótur, Hope and Violet. Standing: Joy, Mae and Lillian. Photo: Wagons to Wings
Arnljótur Vilberg Björnsson was born in Gimli in New Iceland on March 4, 1908. He had the last name Olson in the west.
Spouse: 1927 Violet May Guðnadóttir b. August 29, 1908.
Children: 1. Joy 2. Lillian 3. May 4. Hope.
Arnljótur was the son of Björn Björnsson Olson in Gimli and Guðrún Sólmundsdóttir. Violet’s parents were Guðni Þorsteinsson, postmaster at Gimli and his wife Kristín Jóhannsdóttir. Arnljótur and Violet settled in Lundar in 1930 and soon opened a bakery there. They worked there until 1976.