Ófeigur Jónsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on August 23, 1853. He died in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan on April 6, 1931.
Spouse: 1) Sulime Jóhanna Stefánsdóttir b. November 27, 1873, d. in N. Dakota on September 20, 1905 2) Una Sigurðardóttir b. in the Hnausa Settlement in New Iceland on September 27, 1877.
Children: With Sulime: 1. Guðrún Stefanía b. November 9, 1889 2. Olgeir b. December 4, 1890 3. Sigrún b, March 1, 1895 4. Helga b. November 1, 1900. With Una: 1. Sarah b. September 26, 1912 2. Lára b. June 23, 1914.
Ófeigur first came west in 1880, moved back to Iceland, but then returned west from Akureyri in 1883. He lived in N. Dakota until 1911, moved north to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð), and settled in Wynyard. He lived there the rest of his life.