Steingrímur O Thorlakson Photo: VÍÆ III
Karólína Kristín Guðjónsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ III
Steingrímur Octavius Thorlakson was born in Minneota, Minnesota on May 26, 1890. He died in Missouri in 1977.
Spouse: 1) May 12, 1916 Carolina Kristin Guðjónsdóttir b. in Winnipeg on April 10, 1889, d. in California on December 20, 1956 2) June 6, 1959 Liv Cecilie Östlund b. in Norway on September 26, 1897.
Children: With Carolina: 1. Anne Margrethe b. in Japan on August 27, 1917 2. Steingrímur Octavius b. in Japan on March 16, 1919 3. Niels Erik b. in Japan on April 19, 1920 4. Carol Esther b. in Winnipeg on June 4, 1923.
Steingrímur was the son of Rev. Níels Steingrím Þorláksson and his wife Erika Christofa Rynning from Norway. He followed in his father’s footsteps and studied theology and was ordained as a pastor in Winnipeg on June 25, 1916. See more about Reverend Steingrímur in Icelandic heritage below.