Guðrún Eiríksdóttir

ID: 12193
Date of birth : 1877
Place of birth : A. Skaftafellssýsla
Date of death : 1909

Guðrún Eiríksdóttir was born on November 16, 1877 in E. Skaftafellssýsla, d. of tuberculosis on September 2, 1909 in Minnesota.

Spouse: Bergvin Jónsson born October 6, 1867 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in a train accident on January 14, 1912 in Minnesota.  He took the last name Wopnford in the west.

Children: 1. Jóna Sigurbjörg b. 1900 2. Jóhann Guðmundur b. 1901 3. Kristján (Christian) b. 1901 4. Elísabet Sigurbjörg b. November 16, 1902, d. August 25, 1918 in Winnipeg 5. Sigurður Gunnar b. February 11, 1894.

They came west to Minnesota in 1902 and settled in Lyon County. There, Bergvin worked on the railroad. Bergvin and his mother, Sigurborg Jónsdóttir, took care of the children after Guðrún’s death, but they were placed in foster care after Bergvin died.