María Benediktsdóttir Photo: FVTV
María Benediktsdóttir b. July 1, 1859 in Omaha, Nebraska. She died on November 23, 1946. She took the name Mary Hanson Sherwood in Utah but some sources also list her as Hannah Sarah Mary Hansen.
Spouse: November 16, 1879 William Sherwood, of English descent.
Children: 1. Ellen b. August 28, 1880, d. January 4, 1971 2. Rhoda Leah b. August 23, 1882 3. Marie Lettice b. December 4, 1884, d. June 5, 1953 4. Emma Luella b. March 5, 1887 5. William James b. March 9, 1889, d. June 20, 1949 6.Clifton B. b. March 14, 1900, d. April 29, 1900 7. George Ray b. August 5, 1891, d. June 1, 1955 8. Arthur Alvin b. October 19, 1893, d. November 2, 1965 9. Charles b. June 29, 1896, d. March 9, 1901.
María was born in Nebraska, the daughter of Benedikt Hansson and Ragnhildar Stefánsdóttir. She lost her father there and, as a child, went with her mother to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1862.