ID: 17041
Born west
Date of birth : 1906
Date of death : 1972
Ruth Ingólfsdóttir was born on February 22, 1906 in Manitoba. She died on March 23, 1972.
Spouse: August 22, 1936 Sveinn Sigursteinn Magnússon b. in the Hnausa settlement on February 6, 1900.
Children: 1. Carol Ruth b. July 17, 1937 2. Christine Valerie b. July 7, 1940.
Ruth was the daughter of Ingólfur Magnússon and Anna Kristín Jónsdóttir in Selkirk. Sveinn was the son of Magnús Magnússon and Ingibjörg Vídalín Sveinsdóttir in the Hnausa settlement. Sveinn initially lived in the Hnausa settlement and had a small fishing business. Later he moved from there to Winnipeg where he worked for Selkirk Fisheries.