Sumarliði Sumarliðason was born in Ísafjarðarsýsla on February 23, 1833. He died in Seattle, Washington on March 29, 1926.
Spouse: 1) Marta Kristjánsdóttir, they divorced on May 16, 1867 2) María Þórðardóttir d. 1880 3) Helga Kristjánsdóttir b. 1856.
Children: With Marta: 1. Erlendur Þórarinn b. 1863 With María: 1. Sigríður b. 1873, d. 1925 2. Árni Sigurður b. 1875 3. Sumarliði Brans b. 1878 4. Kristján Maríus b. 1880. With Helga: 1. María Kristjana b. 1884 2. Kristín Rannveig b. 1886, d. 1906 3. Markús Kristján b. 1888, d. 1906 4. Júlíus Adolf b. 1890, d. 1910 5. Halldóra b. 1892 6. Abraham b. 1894 7. Benjamín Franklín b. 1897, d. 1922 8. Alfreð Magnús b. 1899, d. 1918.
They emigrated west to N. Dakota in 1884 and lived in Garðar until the turn of the century. They moved west to the Pacific and lived in various places.