Sigurrós Jóhannsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Sigurrós Jóhannsdóttir was born in the west and had the last name Josephson.
Spouse: Kristján Björnsson b. in Manitoba, d. July 13 1950. He had the last name Josephson in the west.
Children: 1. Vilhjálmur Ingimar b. February 25, 1917 2. Jóhann Elvin b. September 22, 1919 3. Málfríður Sigurlín b. August 5, 1923 4. Marvin b. August 28, 1924.
Sigurrós was the daughter of Jóhann Stefánsson and Ingibjörg Jóhannesdóttir who came west from Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1876 with their four children. They sailed on the “Verona” to Halifax and continued west to New Iceland. There Jóhann settled in the Framnes settlement, but in 1881 the family moved south to N. Dakota and settled near Mountain. Sigurrós grew up there. She and Kristján lived in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan.