Guðmundur Ólafsson Photo VÍÆ IV
Guðmundur Ólafsson was born on February 10, 1830 in Snæfellsnessýsla. He died in Garðar, N. Dakota on April 21, 1915.
Spouse: 1) October 15, 1853 Halldóra Sveinsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla October 23, 1827, d. October 2, 1865 2) October 30, 1866 Anna María Friðriksdóttir b. December 23, 1834, d. in Winnipeg, Manitoba August 11, 1914.
Children: With Halldóra: 1. Skúlína Rósamunda b. May 21, 1853, d. in Grafton, N. Dakota January 1, 1941. 2. Ingibjörg Mersellína b. May 13, 1856, d. in Montana 1913. 3. Hansína Soffía (Sophia Hansina) b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla February 5, 1858, d. in Vatnabyggð (Lakes Settlement) in Saskatchewan July 17, 1936 4. Þorkatla Júlíana b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla July 10, 1861. Did not go west, but some descendants did. 5. Ólína Bergljót b. in Húnavatnssýsla November 25, 1863, married in Iceland. With Anna: 1. Ingibjörg b. in Húnavatnssýsla June 20, 1868 2. Halldóra b. in Húnavatnssýsla July 16, 1871, d. in San Francisco January 20, 1934 3. Gróa b. April 18, 1878 in Húnavatnssýsla.
Guðmundur and Anna came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1889 and from there south to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota.