Guðný Margrét Friðriksdóttir was born on November 16, 1884. She died on July 29, 1965 in California.
Spouse: June 6, 1910 Björn Stígsson b. in N. Dakota on May 29, 1885, d. in Los Angeles on October 7, 1954. He took the name Bjorn Thorvaldson or Thorwaldson in the west.
Children: 1. Friðrik Björn b. May 9, 1911, d. November 8, 1927 2. Þórunn Ingibjörg b. March 11, 1913 3. Margrét Halldóra b. October 1, 1914 4. Ruth Alice b. August 15, 1916 5. Albert Ólafur b. March 2, 19128, d. 1944 6. Pauline Guðrún b. July 12, 1920 7. Valdimar Stígur b. February 27, 1924 8. Friðrika Elfreda b. February 19, 1928.
Björn was the son of Stíg Þorvaldsson and Þórunn Björnsdóttir who lived in the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota, while the parents of Guðný were Friðrik Jóhannesson and his second wife Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir. Björn was a car mechanic and had an auto repair shop and auto dealership in Cavalier, Pembina County. The couple later moved to California.