Jódís Jónsdóttir was born in Svold, N. Dakota on January 8, 1892. She died at Betel in Gimli on March 22, 1982. She had the name Disa Brandson in the west.
Spouse: July 4, 1918 Sigurður Brandsson b. March 6, 1885 in Snæfellsnessýsla, d. September 2, 1975 in Arborg.
Children: 1. Guðlaug Kristín (Christine) b. May 20, 1911 2. Sigrún Þóra 3. Margrét 4. María 5. Jónína 6. Matthías 7. Óskar (Oscar) 8. Þórður (Thor) 9. Freeman 10. Halldóra (Haddie). Daughter Helga b. 1935 died in birth.
Jódís was the daughter of Jón Björnsson and Sólrún Jónsdóttir of Rangárvallasýsla who came west in 1886 and settled in Svold, N. Dakota. They moved to the town of Árdals in 1901. Sigurður came west to Manitoba in 1899 with his mother, Þórunn Þórðardóttir, and sisters, Solveig and Sigríður. Gunnlaugur Ólafsson came with Sigríður and their son, 3 year-old Þórður Ólafur. Gunnlaugur soon took land in the Árdals Settlement, but Þórunn, Sigurður, and Solveig first lived in Selkirk. Þórunn then took land near Sigríður and Gunnlaugur. In 1906, Sigurður took land in the settlement, started farming, and in 1911, bought his mother’s land. Sigurður and Jódís lived well and long in the community.