ID: 18895
Born west
Date of birth : 1888
Date of death : 1970
Kristín Boel Thorsteinson was born on July 19, 1888 in Lincoln County. She died there on August 3, 1970.
Spouse: Paul Johnson b. in Lincoln County on February 16, 1888, d. there on March 24, 1960. He took the name Barney Paul Johnson in the west.
Children: 1. Elaine b. 1917 2. Gladys b. 1919 3. Hope b. 1922 4. Geraldine b. 1927.
Kristín was the daughter of Magnús Þorsteinsson and Guðný Eiríksdóttir who settled in Lincoln County in 1878. Paul was the son of Ólafur Jónsson and Elín Eyjólfsdóttir who also came west in 1878 and settled in Lincoln County, Minnesota. Páll delivered the mail in Lake Benton in Lincoln County.