Ása Sigurlaug Jóhannesdóttir Photo: VÍÆ IV
Ása Sigurlaug Jóhannesdóttir was born on July 4, 1890 in Selkirk, Manitoba. She had the last name Skaptason in the west.
Spouse: November 12, 1913 Friðrik G Jónsson b. in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota.
Children: Adopted daughter: 1. Lois b. October 23, 1924.
Ása was the daughter of Jóhannes Gíslason and Valgerður Stefánsdóttir who came west from Húnavatnssýsla in 1887. They settled in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland, stayed there for a short time, then went to Selkirk and lived there for a few years. In 1892, they settled in Duluth, Minnesota, where they lived until 1902. Then they moved to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota. Ása was adopted by Björn Stefán Jósefsson and Margrét Stefánsdóttir, who took the name Skaptason in the west. Ása and Friðrik always lived in the Garðar Settlement.