Eyjólfur Guðmundsson was born on October 11r, 1829 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died in Utah on September 19, 1913. He took the name Eyjolfur Jameson in Utah.
Spouse: November 12, 1853 Valgerður Björnsdóttir b. September 9, 1828 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. December 11, 1916. She took the name Valgerdur Gudmundson Jameson in Utah.
Children: 1. Ögn b. 1854, d. 1949 2. Eygerður b. 1855, d. 1885 3. Auðrósa b. 1857, 1941 4. Sigurbjört b. 1858, d. 1859 5. Guðmunda (Minnie) b. 1859, d. 1955 6. Bjarnlaug b. 1861, d. 1942 7. Guðmundur b. 1862, d. 1955 8. Fróði b. 1864, d. 1864 9. Ketill b. 1865, d. 1917 10. Númi b. 1867, d. 1867 11. Eyjólfur b. 1870, d. 1934 12. Björn b. 1872, died in N. Dakota 1884. Ögn did not go west.
They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883, then moved south to Pembina, N. Dakota, west to Helena, Montana, and finally to Spanish Fork, Utah. Eyjólfur got on well with a large family and was popular with Icelanders in Utah. He was knowledgeable, wrote a lot and sang, and gave many good medical advice. He worked in carpentry. Although they were baptized in the Mormon Church in the West, the day came when the couple no longer felt at home, resigned from the Mormon Church, and joined the Icelandic Lutheran congregation in Spanish Fork.