ID: 1294
Date of birth : 1841
Place of birth : Árnessýsla
Date of death : 1918
Family grave site on Washington Island. Photo: JÞ
Ólafur Hannesson was born on October 2, 1841 in Árnessýsla. He died on Washington Island on July 23, 1918.
Spouse: Guðrún Vigfúsdóttir b. 1844 in Árnessýsla, d. 1894.
Children: 1. Gertrude S. b. 1874, d. 1972 2. Hannes P. b. 1876, d. 1902 3. John b. 1878, d. 1942.
Ólafur emigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1872 and settled on Washington Island where he lived his life. Guðrún joined him a year later.