Eyjólfur Jónsson was born in S. Múlasýsla in 1833. He died on January 15, 1898 in Manitoba. He took the last name Oleson in the west.
Spouse: 1) Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir died in Iceland 2) Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir b. in Vopnafjörður in N. Múlasýsla in 1844.
Children: With Guðrún: 1. Guðmundur Oleson b. 1866 2. Guðbjörg b. 1869, d. January 21, 1908 3. Svanhvít b. 1873, d. 1894. With Sigurveig: 1. Guðrún Stefanía b. 1880 2. Guðni Júlíus (G. J. Oleson) b. 1882 3. Kristján Aðaljón (C. A. Oleson) b. 1884 4. Halldór Tryggvi b. 1887, d. June 7, 1911.
Eyjólfur and Sigurveig came west with his three children to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1878 and went straight-away to New Iceland. Eyjólfur took land and named it Fagraland in the Víðines Settlement where they lived until 1892. They then moved to the Argyle Settlement and lived near Belmont for two years. They then moved north to the town of Hóla in 1894 and lived there the rest of his years.