ID: 2742
Date of birth : 1897
Bjarni Eyjólfsson Photo: VÍÆ I
Dora Kate Proves Photo: VÍÆ I
Bjarni Eyjólfsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on March 30, 1897. He took the last name Kolbeins in the west.
Spouse: February 4, 1920 Dora Kate Proves b. December 16, 1894.
Children: 1. Eyjólfur Norman b. October 21, 1921 2. Henry b. January 4, 1923 3. Thelma Olive b. January 24, 1924 4. Howard Bjarni b. June 27, 1926 5. William Halldór b. April 27, 1927.
Bjarni came west to Manitoba in 1913 and attended Jón Bjarnason’s school for one winter and then worked for four years in the city. He moved to Vancouver in 1918 where he lived thereafter. He was a builder.