Thordur Arnason and family. Photo Well Connected.
Þórður Árnason was born on June 24, 1816 in Mýrasýsla. He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1873. Thordur Arnason in America.
Spouse: Guðrún Grímsdóttir b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on May 17, 1827, d. in N. Dakota on February 21, 1908.
Children: 1. Árni b. August 1, 1848; d. Aug. 8, 1848 2. Gísli b. June 21, 1849, died at birth 3. Árni b. June 25, 1850; d. July 1 of the same year. 4. Guðrún b. 1851 5. Grímur b. June 16, 1854, d. April 23, 1911 6. Hjálmar b. October 5, 1856; d. February 26, 1859 7. Helga Kristín b. January 3, 1859; d. December 3, 1859 8. Ingibjörg Hjálmrún b. 1860 9. Tómas b. December 10, 1862, d. December 23, 1862 10. Þórður b. January 3, 1865 11. Hjörtur b. May 12, 1867, d. January 6, 1945 12. Árni Guðmundur b. August 26, 1869.
They emigrated west to Milwaukee in 1873 with Guðrún, Grímur ,Ingibjörg Hjálmrún, Hjörtur and Árni. Þórður joined them a year later. Þórður Árnason died two months after arrival.