Here Pétur Gunnlaugsson and Magnína Magnúsdóttir rest in the church cemetery on Washington Island. Photo: JÞ
Pétur Gunnlaugsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on August 12, 1847. He died on Washington Island on December 17, 1925.
Spouse: Magnína Magnúsdóttir b. 1849, in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. 1937 on Washington Island.
Children: 1. Stephen Theodore b. 1877, d. 1968 2. Peter Jakob b. 1878, d. 1966 3. Magnús b. 1880, d. 1969 4. María Guðrún b. 1881 5. Oscar Valdimar b. 1882 6. Louis b. 1883, d. 1968 7. Magnína b. 1885, d.1977 8. Guðrún Anna b. 1887, d. 1888 9. Dagmar Charlotte b. 1888, d. 1891 10. Clara Ingeborg b. 1891, d.1891 11. Dagmar O. b. 1893, d. 1981 12. Björn b. 1894, d. 1963.
Pétur emigrated to Wisconsin in 1873 and settled on Washington Island, where he spent the rest of his days.