Snorri Kristjánsson Photo: VÍÆ I
Snorri Kristjánsson was born in October 8, 1862 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died in San Diego on March 21, 1944. He took the last name Christianson in the west.
Spouse: November 4, 1894 Elín Sigurðardóttir b. May 21, 1872 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. 1966 in Blaine, Washington.
Children: 1. Njáll (Niel) b. October 7, 1895 2. María (Mary) b. September 9, 1897 3. Lúðvík Norðmann b. February 11, 1901 4. Aðalsteinn (Stanley) Laxdal b. April 16, 1903 5. Þórhallur Snorri (Jack) b. January 14, 1905 6. Kristján Sigurður b. December 26, 1906 7. Wilfred Laurier b. September 15, 1908 8. Ólafur Mozart b. November 27, 1910 9. Sigvaldi (Walter) Björgvin b. April 28, 1915.
Snorri came west alone to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1889 and tried his luck in N. Dakota. There he met Elína and they started farming in Mouse River, N. Dakota. From there, they headed north to the Fljóts settlement in New Iceland in 1898 and stayed there until 1904. Then they were tempted by the plains west of Saskatchewan and they settled in the Garðar settlement northeast of the village of Mozart. In addition to farm work, Snorri taught musical instruments and singing. In 1920, they moved to San Diego, California, where Snorri died. Elín then moved north to Stafholt in Blaine, Washington.