Jóhann Vilhjálmur Jóhannsson Photo: VÍÆ III
Jóhann Vilhjálmur Jóhannsson was born in Gimli, Manitoba on October 3, 1885. He had the last name Arnason in the west.
Spouse: April 28, 1915 Guðrún Björg Björnsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla on October 20, 1888.
Children: 1. Björn Valdimar b. May 25, 1916 2. Ólöf Sigrún b. January 4, 1919 3. Jóhann Theodor b. March 15, 1921 4. Anna Jónína Lillian b. March 29, 1923 5. Jón Júlíus b. June 23, 1925 6. Hermann Elswood b. December 22, 1927 7. Elín Agnes b. January 29, 1930 8. Friðrik Marínó b. November 25, 1933 9. Gerður Leslie b. August 16, 1937.
Jóhann was the son of Jóhann Pétur Árnason and Dóróthea Abrahamsdóttir who came west to Manitoba in 1882 and settled in New Iceland. Guðrún was the daughter of Björn Jónsson and Guðrún Grímsdóttir who came west from Vopnafjörður in 1892 and settled in Gimli. Jóhann and Guðrún lived the rest of their lives in Gimli in New Iceland.