ID: 6603
Date of birth : 1839
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1927
Símon Símonarson: Born in Gönguskörðum in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1839. Died in 1927.
Spouse: Valdís Guðmundsdóttir b. 1834 in Staðarsveit in Snæfellsnessýsla and died in 1923.
Children: Valdís prior to Simon: 1) Dr. Valtýr Guðmundsson 2) Anna Vilhelmína 3) Kristjana. With Símon: 1) Guðmundur b. 1866 2) Guðrún b. 1872, d. 1874 in Kinmount 3) Jóhanna Guðrún b. 1878
They came west in 1874 and stayed in Kinmount, Ontario the first year. They moved to New Iceland and took land in the Víðirnes Settlement. After five years, they moved to Winnipeg and then took land in the Argyle Settlement. They lived there until 1902 and then moved back to Winnipeg.