ID: 9472
Date of birth : 1850
Place of birth : S. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1928
Hernit Kristófersson: Born at Ytri Neslöndum in S. Múlasýsla in 1850. He died in 1928.
Spouse: 1) Þóra Sigurðardóttir b. 1856 2) 1899 Björg Björnsdóttir b. 1864 in N. Múlasýsla
Children: With Þóra: 1) Pétur b. 1881 2) Jón (Sigurjón) b. 1884 in Argyle 3) Sigurður 4) Jenny. With Björg: 1) Herbert 2) Jóhann 3) Kristjana Matthildur Sigurveig.
Hernit and Þóra came west with their son Pétur in 1883 and took land in the Argyle Settlement in 1884. In 1906 Hernit moved further east in the Settlement and in 1912 bought land south of the lake near the church Frelsissafnaðar (Freedom Church).