ID: 15216
Date of birth : 1839
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1921
Björn Guðmundsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on May 13, 1839. He died in Riverton on April 16, 1921.
Spouse: 1) 1861 Guðrún Hallgrímsdóttir b. October 28, 1829, d. April 1, 1898 2) Elísabet Jónsdóttir b. September 23, 1842.
No children.
Björn emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1893; Guðrún had emigrated in 1889. She had a relative in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland and Björn joined her there. They lived there the rest of their lives. Elísabet emigrated the same year as Björn. She was married at the time to Sigurður Friðriksson who died in New Iceland.