Kristín Björnsdóttir was born in N. Múlasýsla in 1856. She died in Minnesota on November 8, 1932.
Spouse: 1) Eyjólfur Guðmundsson b. in N. Múlasýsla in 1851, d. in Minnesota in 1881 after being struck by a horse. 2) November 6, 1884 Jón Sigurðsson b. 1845, d. July 20, 1918. He took the last name Snidal in the west.
Children: With Eyjólfur: 1. Sigurjóna b. July 1, 1879 2. María Guðmunda b. April 10, 1880. With Jón: 1. Eyjólfur b. July 7, 1882 2. Ingiríður (Inga) b. 1884 3. Ólöf Sigurbjörg b. May 27, 1886 4. Aðalbjörg Þorvaldína b. December 16, 1888 5. Guðrún Lilja b. January 27, 1891 6. Björn (Byron) b. January 28, 1893, d. April 25, 1933 7. Karl (Carl) Gunnar b. March 3, 1895, d. April 21, 1917.
Kristín came west with Eyjólfur in 1880 and settled near Minneota. After he married, Jón bought land in Westerheim Township, near the farm of Björn Gíslason, Kristín’s father.