Tómas Tómasson was born on November 29, 1887 at Engimýri in the Fljóts settlement in New Iceland. He had the last name Jónasson in the west.
Spouse: June 6, 1912 Magnúsína Helga Jónsdóttir b. December 11, 1890. She was known as Helga Jónasson with marriage.
Children: 1. Thelma Ingibjörg b. March 10, 1913 2. Florence Ágústína b. March 10, 1913 3. Jónína Guðrún b. January 14, 1915 4. Helga Elísabet b. October 9, 1916 5. Aðalheiður Kristín b. January 22, 1919 6. Sesselja Grace b. October 1, 1921 7. Tómas Aðalsteinn b. October 7, 1925.
Tómas was the son of Tómas Ágúst Jónasson and Guðrún Egedía Jóhannsdóttir. Tómas Ágúst was the full brother of Sigtryggur, the father of New Iceland. Tómas and Guðrún came west to Manitoba in 1876 and settled in the Fljóts (Icelandic River) settlement a year later. Tómas the younger took over his father’s estate but ran an inn at the same time, sometimes working in logging and fish transport for many years. Magnúsína Helga’s parents were Jón Borgfjörð Magnússon and Guðrún Eggertsdóttir.