Guðrún Sigurbjörg Jónatansdóttir was born on December 3, 1853 in Þingeyjarsýsla. She died in Manitoba on August 7, 1928.
Spouse: October 9, 1886 Sigurgeir Halldórsson b. December 13, 1850 in Þingeyjarsýsla. She died in Gimli, Manitoba on April 1, 1902.
Children: 1. Árni Ísfeld b. May 27, 1888, d. March 29, 1949 2. Kristinn Jóhannes (Joe) b. December 24, 1890, d. May 9, 1949 3. Soffanías b. December 27, 1892 in Gimli, d. July 3, 1954 in Alberta 4. Gottskálk (George) b. July 17, 1896, d. 1975 5. Jónatan Eiríkur (John) b. October 18, 1898, d. September 25, 1956. Guðrún had these children with her first husband: 1. Ólína Sigurbjörg Óladóttir b. August 1, 1874 2. Helgi Þorgrímsson b. 1876, d. February 25, 1966 3. Vilhjálmur Benediktsson b. May 10, 1879, came west as a widower 4. Valgerður Jónsdóttir b. c1886.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 with Árni, Valgerður, and Ólína. It is unclear about Helgi’s trip west, he adopted the name Harry Norman in Winnipeg, where he studied baking. He moved west to Seattle where he opened a bakery and called Norman’s Bakery. The family settled in Gimli in New Iceland. Guðrún moved west to Alberta in 1914.
