ID: 19600
Born west
Date of birth : 1892
Place of birth : Gimli
Helgi Tómasson was born in Gimli, Manitoba on September 25, 1892.
Spouse: A woman of German descent
Children: Information needed.
Helgi grew up in the home of her father, Tómas Björnsson, who came west at 13 years old to New Iceland in 1876. In 1911, Tómas moved to Steep Rock, Manitoba where he worked both in fishing and in raising livestock.