Kristján Halldórsson Photo VÍÆ II
Kristján Halldórsson was born in Dalasýsla on June 8, 1867. He died on April 23, 1950 in N. Dakota.
Spouse: July 1, 1887 María Rögnvaldsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 28, 1870, d. in N. Dakota on December 25, 1963.
Children: 1. Halldóra Ólöf b. April 7, 1889 2. Halldór b. November 12, 1890 3. Málmfríður b. September 10, 1893 4. Anna María b. December 7, 1895 5. Rögnvaldur b. November 29, 1898 6. Guðrún b. June 22, 1901 7. Solveig b. May 17, 1903 8. Þorgils b. August 30, 1905 9. Kjartan b. May 5, 1908.
Kristján emigrated west to New Iceland in 1876 with his parents, Halldór Þorgilsson and Málfríður Tómasdóttir. Life’s road led him south to N. Dakota. María came west in 1874 to Ontario, Canada with her mother, Ólöf Kjartansdóttir. They moved east to Nova Scotia and settled in Markland. Their road led them west to N. Dakota in 1880. María and Kristján lived the rest of their lives on their land in Pembina County.