Lára Guðnadóttir and Björn Sigvaldason Photo A Century Unfolds
Björn Ingvar Sigvaldason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla on April 17, 1878. He died on July 14, 1947.
Spouse: 1909 Lára Guðnadóttir. She was the daughter of Guðni Jónsson and Þóra Jónsdóttir. both from Árnessýsla. She died on January 31, 1986.
Children: 1. Þórarinn Guðni b. July 16, 1910 2. Ingibjörg Sigrún b. July 23, 1911 3. Anna b. July 1,1912 4. Björn b. August 30, 1913 5. Ingvar b. September 5, 1914 6. Guðrún b. August 15, 1915 7. Lára Guðjóna b. August 15, 1916 8. Kristjana b. February 8, 1918 9. Þórdís b. November 11, 1919 10. Valdína b. April 24, 1921 11. Sigríður Ólöf b. June 9, 1923 12. Jónas b. August 30, 1925 13. Gunnar b. April 1, 1927 14. Jóhannes Einar b. November 26, 1929 15. Beatrice Lillian b. October 13, 1931 16. Margrét Elinora b. September, 2, 1933.
Björn emigrated west with his parents 1883. They bought land in the Víðirnes Settlement. Björn obtained a teaching degree and taught in the Lögberg Settlement near Churchbridge, Saskatchewan. There he met Lára. They moved to the Víðir Settlement in 1910.