Back row: Rögnvaldur, Kjartan, Málmfríður, Ólöf, Halldór and Þorgils. In front: Solveig, Kristján, Anna María, María and Guðrún. Photo: Dm
María Rögnvaldsdóttir was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 28, 1870. She died in N. Dakota on December 25, 1963.
Spouse: July 1, 1887 Kristján Halldórsson b. in Dalasýsla on June 8, 1867, d. April 23, 1950 in N. Dakota.
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.
María came west in 1874 to Ontario, Canada with her mother, Ólöf Kjartansdóttir. They moved east to Nova Scotia and settled in Markland. The road led them west to N. Dakota in 1880. María and Kristján lived the rest of their lives on land in Pembina County.