Ída Hjálmarsdóttir Photo: History of Arborg….
Ída Hjálmarsdóttir was born on October 27, 1889 in Selkirk, Manitoba. She died on November 11, 1975 in Gimli. She had the last name Arnason in the west.
Spouse: November 11, 1921 Guðjón Friðriksson b. September 30, 1892 in Sinclair, Manitoba, d. in Arborg on April 28, 1981. Guðjón (John) Abrahamson in the west.
Children: 1. Giðjón (John) b. February 11, 1923 2. Guðrún b. May 26, 1924 3. Emily b. June 14, 1925 4. Jóhanna b. October 13, 1929 5. Hjörtur Leo b. February 21, 1931.
Ída was the daughter of Hjálmar Árnason and Guðrún Helgadóttir in the Framnes settlement. Guðjón was the son of Kristinn Abrahamsson and Sigríður Árnadóttir in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan. Guðjón and Ída lived in the Framnes settlement and started farming on their own land. They moved to Arborg in 1946 where Guðjón worked in a dairy store.