Jóhann Halldórsson and Kristín Jónasdóttir Photo: WtW
Jóhann Halldórsson was born in Ísafjarðarsýsla on July 27, 1874. He died in Manitoba in 1922.
Spouse: January 17, 1901 Kristín Jónasdóttir b. at Hrísey in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on November 13, 1881, d. October 28, 1969.
Children: 1. Matthildur b. February 19, 1903 2. Josephine Lillian b. March 21, 1905 3. John Alexander b. October 21, 1909 4. William (Bill) Gregory b. November 25, 1913 5. Kristín (Christie) b. March 8, 1917 6. Ruby Monica Guðrún.
Jóhann came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 with his parents and siblings. He moved on with them to the Lundar Settlement and lived there the rest of his life. Kristín came west with her mother, Móníka Guðmundsdóttir, in 1888. Jóhann started a young retail business in Lundar and later moved it to Oak Point, where his business grew incredibly. However, that did not prevent Kristin, now a widow, from having to work for herself to keep the household. She worked in net making, patchwork, mending hunters’ clothing and much more. When she died, she had 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.