A family photo from 1943 with 12 of Gunnar’s and Málfríður’s children. Standing in the back row: Gunnsteinn Jón, Guðný Elín, Guðrún Júlíana and Einar Unnvald. Middle row: Freeman Jakob, Steinunn, Ronald and Bjarni. Sitting in front: Thorunn Sigríður, Gunnar, Málfríður holding Sylvia Joy and Margrét. Alda Gloria is in the inset.
Málfríður Júlíana Jónsdóttir was born at Hnausir on April 28, 1900. She was known as Malla Einarson in the west.
Spouse: May 1, 1918 Gunnar Sigfússon b. November 22, 1891 in N. Múlasýsla. She took her father’s last name Einarsson in the west.
Children: 1. Guðný Elín b. November 6, 1920 2. Guðrún Júlíana b. July 23, 1923 3. Gunnsteinn Jón b. May 9, 1925 4. Einar Unnvald b, November 5, 1927 5. Ronald Sigfús b. October 30, 1930 6. Steinunn Oddný Violet b. April 3, 1932 7. Bjarni Aðalberg 8. Freeman Jakob b. October 17, 1935 9. Þórunn Sigríður Gladys b. October 8, 1937 10. Margrét Lillian b. April 10, 1939 11. Sylvia Joy b. February 25, 1942 12. Alda Gloria b. October 29, 1945.
Málfríður was the daughter of Jón Guðmundsson and Steinunn Júlíana Magnúsdóttir, who came west from N. Múlasýsla in 1882. They settled in the Hnausa settlement in Manitoba. Gunnar came west to Manitoba in 1893 with his parents, Sigfús Einarsson and Guðrún Þorláksdóttir. They settled in New Iceland.