Guðrún Jörundsdóttir was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on August 21, 1874. She died in Mozart, Saskatchewan on June 1, 1930.
Spouse: March 19, 1890 Jóhannes Jasonarson b. May 8, 1863 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. in Mozart on January 31, 1936.
Children: 1. Anna b. March 29, 1891 2. Helga Lilja b. November 15, 1893 3. Conrad Jason b. April 9, 1896 4. Bertil Jörundur b. August 5, 1898 5. Auður Emilía b. October 29, 1900 6. Clara Ingibjörg b. August 12, 1902 7. Ruby Svanborg b. April 2, 1904 8. Edwin Jóhannes b. April 8, 1906 9. Leo b. May 7, 1908.
Guðrún was the daughter of Jörundur Sigmundsson and Auður Grímsdóttir. Jörundur died in Iceland in 1876. Auður’s second husband was Þórður Gunnarsson and they brought Auður’s daughters to the West in 1882 and settled in the Garðar settlement in N. Dakota. Jóhannes came to the West in 1874 with his father, Jason Þórðarson, and Anna Jóhannesdóttir. They lived in Ontario until the summer of 1875, then moved to New Iceland where they lived until 1879. They followed Reverend Páll Þorláksson south to N. Dakota in 1879 and settled in the Sand Hills settlement (Sandhæðabyggð). Guðrún and Jóhannes met in N. Dakota and started farming there. They later lived in Mozart in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan.
