Einar and Guðrún with their children Jón Sigurð, Guðrún and Friðrika Photo: Well Connected
Einar Jónsson: Born in 1850 in N. Múlasýsla. He took the name Johnson in the west. He died in Minnesota on December 22, 1929.
Spouse: Guðrún Arnþrúður Hallgrímsdóttir b. February 10, 1853, d. August 15, 1936
Children: 1. Jón Sigurður b. July 3, 1883 2. Guðrún (Runa) b. May 18, 1885; d. December 21, 1972 3. Stefán Sigurjón b. August 30, 1890 4. Halldór (Dori) Sigurjón b. November 28, 1892 5. Jóhanna Elín Sigurbjörg b. January 26, 1897. They took in Friðrika Sigurðardóttir as a foster daughter. She came west at 14 years of age.
They emigrated west in 1888 and settled in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota, naming their farm Lytingsstadir after their farm in Iceland.