ID: 8914
Date of birth : 1836
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1914
Sigfús Ólafsson was born in 1836 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He died on September 12, 1914 in the Hallson Settlement in N. Dakota.
Spouse: 1) 1860 Elín Jónsdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1832, d. 1881. 2) August 2, 1883 Guðjóna Einarsdóttir b. April 14, 1859 in Mýrasýsla, d. October 29, 1913.
Children: With Elín: 1. Guðlaug b. 1862 2. Jónína b. 1865 3. Ólöf Sumarrós b. 1867. With Guðjóna: 1. Sigríður Elín b. March 9, 1884 2. Halla Sigríður b. September 16, 1886 3. Jóna Ingiríður Grace b. April 18, 1897. They also lost a son.
Sigfús and Elín emigrated west to New Iceland in 1876 and took land west of Gimli. They moved from there in 1879 and settled in the Sand Hills Settlement in N. Dakota.