Benedikt Jóhannesson
Sigríður Ásta Sæmundsdóttir
Benedikt Jóhannesson was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on September 10, 1847. He died in N. Dakota on October 25, 1916.
Spouse: 1) Sigríður Ásta Sæmundsdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on April 5, 1857, d. 1897 2) Bóthildur Guðjónsdóttir b. 1868 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla.
Children: With Sigríði Ásta: 1. Ingibjörg Sigríður b. June 7, 1887 2. Jónína Snjólaug (Emma) b. April 15, 1889 3. Anna Lilja b. December 17, 1890 4. Aldís Elín b. December 21, 1892 5. Sæmundur b. August 31, 1895. Conrad Henry b. 1885, d. same year. With Bóthildur: 1. Konráð b. 1900 2. Sigurjón b. 1903 3. Helgi b. 1907. They also lost a son.
Benedikt came west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1874. He moved to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota in 1879. Sigríður Ásta came west with her parents and siblings in 1882. Bóthildur came west alone in 1890.