ID: 17351
Date of birth : 1881
Helga Jónatansdóttir was born on July 1, 1876 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died on January 5, 1940 in Gimli.
Spouse: May 26, 1904 Jóhann Júlíus Sólmundarson b.in Reykjavík on July 31, 1883, d. Gimli on January 19, 1940.
Children: 1. Lára Helga b. January 16, 1905 2. Franz Júlíus b. July 20, 1907 3. Guðný Guðrún b. October 30, 1908 4. Bára Isabelle b. October 5, 1910 5. Oscar George b. December 3, 1912.
Helga came west to Manitoba in 1901 and settled in Gimli. Helga was very involved in the social affairs of her country there but devoted herself to her growing family when the children were born. Jóhann came west in 1888 with his parents, Sólmundur Símonarson and Guðrún Aradóttir. He lived with them in Mikley and later on their land near Gimli.