Stefán Guðnason was born on December 13, 1850 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on March 26, 1916 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
Spouse: November 1, 1881 Jóhanna Sigurbjörg Hannesdóttir b. April 14, 1858 in N. Múlasýsla
Childern: 1. Hannes Rósinkar b. 1877 2. Sigrún b. June 28, 1882 3. Stefanía Friðrikka b. October 30, 1883 4. Jón Ólafur b. August 18, 1886; d. November 17, 1908 5. Anna Sveinína b. January 17, 1889 6. Kristín Vilborg b. December 26, 1891 7. Petrína (Petra) 8. Sigurgeir b. November 14, 1894.
They emigrated west to Winnipeg in 1893 with four children. Hannes did not come west. They settled in the Hnausa Settlement.*
*Cited in Almanak 1932 pg. 51 that he had taken land in the Geysir Settlement. The same is stated in Vestur Íslenskar Æviskrár 1, pg. 315. The settlement history Hnausa Reflections lists him in the Hnausa Settlement with his son.