ID: 2604
Date of birth : 1845
Place of birth : Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1926
Sólmundur Símonarson was born July 9, 1845 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Died March 1, 1926 in Icelandic River Settlement Fljótsbyggð.
Spouse: 1) Guðrún Aradóttir born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla September 19, 1846, d. December 25, 1898 in Gimli. 2) May 19, 1900 Soffía Ingimundardóttir b. 1851, d. May 30, 1926 in Manitoba.
Children: With Guðrún: 1. Jóhann b. 1873 2. Guðrún b. 1877 3. Margrét b. 1878 4. Guðmundur b. November 3, 1879 5. Jóhann Júlíus b. 1884 6. Kári b. 1888. 7. Guðný.
Sólmundur emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 and went to Mikley in New Iceland. Left for Gimli and lived there until 1915 when he moved to Icelandic River Settlement. Soffía emigrated in 1893, she was the daughter of Ingimundur Eiríksson who farmed in N. Dakota.