Lárus Guðmundsson was born on June 24, 1852 in Snæfellsnessýsla. He died on April 29, 1940 in Gimli, Manitoba. He took the last name Goodman in the west.
Spouse: Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir b. in Strandasýsla on October 1, 1862, d. March 18, 1931 in Winnipeg.
Children: 1. Hjörtur b. November 14, 1874, Lárus had him prior to marriage. 2. Guðmundur b. 1881 3. Anna Ingibjörg b. September 22, 1884 4. Haraldur Kristján b. 1885 5. Þórarinn Helgi b. 1886 6. Lára b. December 9, 1890 in Winnipeg, d. July 13, 1970 7. Halldóra Sigrún b. April 26, 1899 8. Albert Paul b. October 22, 1906 in Duluth.
Lárus and Ingibjörg came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with Guðmundur, Anna, Haraldur, and Þórarinn. Hjörtur arrived there in 1889. After some years in Winnipeg, they moved to the Árdals-Framnes Settlement near Arborg. Their life’s road led them to Minnesota and they now settled in Duluth. There lived Lárus’ sister, Halldóra, and her husband, Siggeir Ólafsson. In 1908, they returned to Winnipeg where they lived the rest of their lives.