Sigvaldi Sigurðsson

ID: 5434
Date of birth : 1881
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1955

Sigvaldi Sigurðsson and Guðrún Jónsdóttir Photo A Century Unfolds

Sigvaldi Sigurðsson: Born in Húnavatnssýsla on July 29, 1881. He took the name Vidal like the rest of the family did.  He died on July 8, 1955.

Spouse: August 24, 1911 Guðrún Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. February 28, 1892 at Birkivöllum in the Árnes Settlement. She died on December 16, 1978.

Children: 1. Solveig b. November 17, 1912 2. Haraldur b. October 25, 1914, d. 1920 3. Victor Ólafur b. 1919, d. 1920 4. Hannes Kristinn b. September 27, 1920 5. Harald Victor b. June 21, 1922 6. Sigurjón Grímur b. June 24, 1929 7. Sigurrós Anna b. September 15, 1931 8. Sigurður b. September 16, 1933.

Sigvaldi emigrated west with his parents in 1887. He bought land in the Víðir-Sandy Hills Settlement with his brother Haraldur.

The parents of Guðrún were Jón Jónsson of Þykkvabæ in Rangárvallasýsla and Þórdís Sigríður Guðmundsdóttir from Langanes in N. Þingeyjarsýsla.