Bjarnþór Jónsson Photo: A Century Unfolds
Kristín Margrét Eiríksdóttir Photo: A Century Unfolds
Bjarnþór Jónsson was born in Mýrasýsla on August 29, 1884. He died in Arborg, Manitoba on April 6, 1958. He took the name Bjarnthor (Thor) J. Lifman in the west.
Spouse: April 21, 1913 Kristín Margrét Eiríksdóttir b. March 16, 1884 in Minneota.
Children: 1. Bergþóra b. July 18, 1914 in Winnipeg 2. Margrét b. February 24, 1916 in Winnipeg 3. Laufey b. October 4, 1918 in Gimli 4. Baldur b. August 9, 1921 in Arborg 5. Stefanía b. June 4, 1923 in Arborg 6. Solborg Guðrún b. September 29, 1927.
Bjarnþór came west to Manitoba with his parents, Jón Þorsteinsson and Solveig Bjarnadóttir, and went with them to New Iceland. After some time there, the family decided to move to Winnipeg. Bjarnþór was then adopted by Kristján Sigurðsson Lifman and his wife, Guðlaugur Sigfúsdóttir, in Gimli. Later Bjarnþór took the name of the family. He was hired as a salesman at International Harvester Co. where he worked for 35 years. The couple lived the longest in Arborg.