ID: 19282
Date of birth : 1853
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1932
Oliver Björnsson was born at Valagerði in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1853. He died on January 18, 1932 in Manitoba.
Spouse: Sigurlaug Ólafsdóttir b. May 20, 1854 in Húnavatnssýsla.
Children: 1) Guðrún 2) Óla 3) Guðbjörg 4) Sigurjóna (Jenny)
They came west in 1884 and stayed in Winnipeg for the first year. They settled in the Argyle Settlement in 1887. In 1909, they moved to Glenboro where Sigurlaug died. Oliver then went to live with his daughter in Selkirk.