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Re: Hrappstead

NonniJonsson — 2013-04-04 17:27:53Z

Thanks very much for the help Stefan, would
you by any streach of the imagination have a
picture of Margarét or her parents?

I am not in contact with any of her descendants
but I know where they are if you were interested
in finding them.

Congrats on the medal :-)

Nonni

Re: Hrappstead

smjonasson — 2013-04-04 04:15:25Z

Nonni,

You are correct in thinking that Margrét Jónsdóttir's parents were Jón "skörsi" Jónsson and Kristiín Jónsdóttir.

Here is as complete a list of their children (Margrét and her siblings) that I have been able to assemble:

Gunnlaugur Sveinbjörn Jónsson - b. 17 Dec 1858.

Margrét Jónsdóttir - b. 1860; christened 28 June 1860 (at Sauðanes í Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla); d. 6 Aug 1893 at sea.

Jón Jónsson - b. 12 Jun 1861; d. 20 Jan 1862.

Árni Jónsson - b. 6 May 1862; christened and died the same day.

Sigurður Jónsson - b. 1 Sep 1862 (?).

Guðjón Jónsson Vopnfjörð - b. 20 Mar 1864; d. 17 Jan 1951. (Guðjón emigrated to Canada, homesteading near Churchbridge, Saskatchewan, but he returned to Iceland after a couple of years. His branch of the family has the largest number of descendants by far.)

María Jónsdóttir - b. 18 Sep 1865; d. 24 Oct 1865.

Karl Friðrik Jónsson - b. 6 May 1867; d. 1913.

Oddur Jónsson - b. 19 Dec 1869.

Jón Ólafur Jónsson - b. 21 Apr 1872; d. 14 Jun 1872.

Sveinn Jónsson Vopnfjörð - b. 16 Aug 1873; d. 1958. (He was a seaman at Bolungarvík before eventually relocating to Reykjavík.)

Jakob Jónsson Vopnfjörð - b. 13 Apr 1875; d. 18 May 1951. (Jakob emigrated to Canada in 1900, settling first at Húsavík, Mantoba. He relocated to St. James, a suburb of Winnipeg, sometime between 1908 and 1910; Around 1930, he moved to Cloverdale, British Columbia, before settling in Blaine, Washington, U.S.A. in 1937, where he remained until his death. He married Dagbjört Elíasdóttir Kjærnested.)

Þórunn Oddný Jónsdóttir - b. 1879; d. 1958.

Fríða Jónsdóttir - dates unknown.

Kristín Jónsdóttir also had a son (a half-brother to Margrét and her siblings) with her first husband, Sveinn Ingjáldsson, who died during their first year of marriage:

Jósep Sveinsson - b. 21 Mar 1856.

I am the great-grandson of Jakob Jónsson Vopnfjörð through his daughter Ásrún and her son Victor Jonasson.

Stefan Jonasson

Vigfús Hansson-Jónsson -b. about 1819 Ingjaldshólssókn

hazelbuck1 — 2013-03-23 22:25:35Z

Can anyone help with information on Vigfús Hansson, please.
In the 1870 census he was 51, living with Sigurðrif Guðbrandsdóttir at "Steingrímsb. þurrabúð, Ingjaldshólssókn".

However, various family member obituaries I have viewed list his 'last name' as: Jónssyni, Hannesson, Jónsson or Hansson. He was a fisherman and apparently drowned; probably between October 1875 and July 1876. The family was probably in the Hjardarholt area at the time.

Given the differing 'last name' possibilities and only a calculated date of birth in 1819; I have not been able to determine his parentage.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Hans Hanson 1854-1928

frisk167 — 2013-03-03 17:42:32Z

eh, I meant "Icelandic men with no legs" ... not "legless men with no legs" ;)

Re: Hans Hanson 1854-1928

frisk167 — 2013-03-03 17:42:20Z

eh, I meant "Icelandic men with no legs" ... not "legless men with no legs" ;)

Re: Hans Hanson 1854-1928

frisk167 — 2013-03-02 10:28:31Z

Well, there cannot have been many legless men named Hanson with no legs living in that area around that time, so it is most probably the same man. If there is anything specific you are looking for regarding him, just let me know.

Re: Hans Hanson 1854-1928

kbharjo — 2013-03-01 00:20:37Z

Hello
I'm trying to piece a similar puzzle as well. My mother a (Hanson) told me the same story as well. That this man was her great or great great grandfather. Who had no legs. Had a very strong upper body and was Icelandic. He also saved a mans life. And she was told that we are related to Eric the red. Her father told her these stories. Her grandfather lived in Bellingham. Married in or near birch bay. WA.
would love to piece this puzzle. Also attended an Icelandic church. Have ties to Canada.

Re: Sigmundur Gudmundsson's other child?... to Frisk167

frisk167 — 2013-02-16 20:03:59Z

Yes, it seems they were twins - I double-checked this in the 1910 census (available online at manntal.is), as that is the first census that lists date of birth, (not just age in years), and yes, they have the same date of birth there.

Re: Sigmundur Gudmundsson's other child?... to Frisk167

karlizwa67 — 2013-02-10 18:36:07Z

Were they twins? I have his brother, my great grandfather, Johann Sigmundsson as also being born on that day. Perhaps I have it wrong?

Thank you, please advise.

Re: Sigmundur Gudmundsson's other child?... to Frisk167

karlizwa67 — 2013-02-10 17:14:51Z

Thank you for the information. Now I am able to add so much more to my Icelandic tree branches.

Re: Sigmundur Gudmundsson's other child?... to Frisk167

frisk167 — 2013-02-10 15:59:06Z

His brother was Guðmundur Sigmundsson, born feb. 19th, 1864, died Feb. 24th, 1932. He married Guðríður Ásgrímsdóttir, and they had one daughter, Lilja Guðmundsdóttir (1898-1965). She married Ástráður Jónsson, and they had 4 children. One of those died young, but the other 3 had a number of children and grandchildren.

Re: töku barn - literally translated "taking child" - Sigríður Sigurðardóttir

frisk167 — 2013-02-09 12:41:00Z

Re: töku barn - literally translated "taking child" - Sigríður Sigurðardóttir

karlizwa67 — 2013-02-08 17:51:10Z

Thank you for answering my question. You said in one of your replies..."Kristín first had a child with Helgi Jónsson, then married Sigmundur Guðmundsson - they had two children (one of which was Jóhann Sigmundsson, yes)..."

Can you tell me who the other child was?

Thanks,
Karen

Re: töku barn - literally translated "taking child" - Sigríður Sigurðardóttir

frisk167 — 2013-02-08 17:23:19Z

no, that would be something like "hans barn" (his child)

This is probably his niece - the daughter of his brother Sigurður Sigurðsson, who was married to Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir. They are at Hólkot at the time of the 1840 census, but their daughter, Sigríður, is not with her parents at the time.

Re: töku barn - literally translated "taking child" - Sigríður Sigurðardóttir

karlizwa67 — 2013-01-30 14:17:41Z

Aha. Thank you.

Sigmundur Gudmundsson's other child?... to Frisk167

karlizwa67 — 2013-01-30 14:14:56Z

Thank you for answering my quesstion. You said in your reply..."Kristín first had a child with Helgi Jónsson, then married Sigmundur Guðmundsson - they had two children (one of which was Jóhann Sigmundsson, yes)..."

Can you tell me who the other child was?

Thanks,
Karen

Re: niðursetningur - what does it mean? - Johan Sigmundsson 19Feb1864

karlizwa67 — 2013-01-30 14:07:29Z

Thank you for the explanation. It makes sense. Johann's father died when Johann was a small boy. I believe his mother had to work as a maid to support herself.

Re: Please translate "household position" - thank you. Kristín Brandsdóttir

frisk167 — 2013-01-30 12:32:58Z

"Ó" (Ógift/Ógiftur) means "not married"
"E" (Ekkja/Ekkill) means "widow/widower"

"tómthúsmaður" basically means a fisherman, living by the seaside, who does not do any farm work.

A bit of info about the people in question:

Guðbrandur never married - he first had two children with Kristín, then five children with Pálína Margrét Jónsdóttir, and finally one child with Ólöf Einarsdóttir.

Kristín first had a child with Helgi Jónsson, then married Sigmundur Guðmundsson - they had two children (one of which was Jóhann Sigmundsson, yes), but he died in 1865, leaving her a widow, then she had one child with Guðni with Guðmundsson, then two with Guðbrandur (as mentioned earlier), and finally one child with Jón Jónsson.

Guðbrandur Samúel Guðbrandsson never married, but had one daughter, Guðrún.

Re: töku barn - literally translated "taking child" - Sigríður Sigurðardóttir

frisk167 — 2013-01-30 12:08:21Z

it means a child taken into the household - the child might or might not be related to the rest of the people living there - it could be a niece, or a more distantly related relative, or totally unrelated person - the word alone does not tell you anything.

Re: niðursetningur - what does it mean? - Johan Sigmundsson 19Feb1864

frisk167 — 2013-01-30 12:04:53Z

niðursetningur can mean something like a "ward of the county", basically an individual that cannot support him/herself, and is financially supported by the county - a typical case would be a young orphan, or a child the parents are not able to care for. The "niðursetningur" is placed at one of the farms of the county and the farmer receives a small subsidy to cover the cost - sometimes there was a kind of an auction - the farmer willing to accept the "niðursetningur" for the smallest amount of money would get him/her.

töku barn - literally translated "taking child" - Sigríður Sigurðardóttir

karlizwa67 — 2013-01-20 15:52:59Z

Fornasel hjál., Álptanesssókn, Mýrasýsla - The census 1840
Please advise - does this mean a child from a previous marriage?

Thanks! Karen

Household No. Name Sex Age Marital status Household position
5 Brandur Sigurðsson Karl 34 Giftur húsbóndi
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir Kona 42 Gift hans kona
Kristín Brandsdóttir Kona 6 Ógift þeirra barn
Sigurður Brandsson Karl 4 Ógiftur þeirra barn
Samúel Brandsson Karl 3 Ógiftur þeirra barn
Sigríður Sigurðardóttir Kona 8 Ógift töku barn

Please translate "household position" - thank you. Kristín Brandsdóttir

karlizwa67 — 2013-01-20 15:44:47Z

I believe this is my gg grandmother. A widow who remarried, or perhaps just living with someone and had another child, after my g grandfather Jóhann Sigmundsson?

I am really just wanting to know what the household positions are of each. Thanks!

Karen

Einarskot, Álptanesssókn, Mýrasýsla - The census 1890

Household No. Name Sex Age Marital status Household position
35 Guðbrandur Hafliðason Karl 38 Ó tómthúsmaður
Kristín Brandsdóttir Kona 54 E í tómthúsi
Guðbrandur Samúel Guðbrandss. Karl 10 Ó sonur þeirra

niðursetningur - what does it mean? - Johan Sigmundsson 19Feb1864

karlizwa67 — 2013-01-20 14:51:02Z

Hello! I am trying to confirm if I have identified my great grandfather, Jóhann Sigmundsson, Born 19 Feb 1864, on the following 1870 census (National Archives-online). His father died in 1865.
I am unable to translate what "niðursetningur" means. Please help.
Thank you!
Karen
...
Álptárós, Álftanesssókn, Mýrasýsla - The census 1870

Household No. Name Sex Age Marital status Household position
25 Erlendur Sigurðsson Karl 47 Giftur bóndi
Guðný Einarsdóttir Kona 72 Gift kona hans
Páll Þorbergsson Karl 46 Giftur vinnumaður
Sigríður Hansdóttir Kona 40 Gift kona hans, vinnukona
Ólafur Pálsson Karl 6 Ógiftur barn þeirra
Kristmundur Sigurðsson Karl 27 Ógiftur vinnumaður
Þórður Pétursson Karl 20 Ógiftur vinnumaður
Sigríður Aradóttir Kona 44 Ógift vinnukona
Margrét Sigurðardóttir Kona 16 Ógift léttastúlka
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir Kona 72 Ekkja niðurseta
Anna Þórarinsdóttir Kona 70 Ógift uppgjafa vinnukona
Jóhann Sigmundsson Karl 6 Ógiftur niðursetningur

Re: Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

karlizwa67 — 2012-12-20 00:45:10Z

I have been able to get in touch with my cousin Gudmundur cousin from Iceland, which has revealed much information about my Icelandic relatives. However, he knows little about our great uncles and aunt, Gudmundur's (my grand father) brother's and sister. Can you provide more information about them? thank you for your attention. Full names, spouses and descendants? Karen W

Re: Icelandic Genealogy

maureen306 — 2012-11-30 21:44:27Z

It has been such a long time since I have been searching Lilia In your last post you mentioned her ancestry could be searched back to the 9th Century. How in the world would I be able to access this. That is so fascinating.
Thanks so much,
Maureen, Lilia's great great great grandaughter.

Re: Searching for Icelandic ancestor information

vanna747 — 2012-11-27 15:46:57Z

Wow thank you both for all of the information! That is immensely helpful!

Re: Searching for Icelandic ancestor information

frisk167 — 2012-11-26 11:35:29Z

Her mother was Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir, born May 5th 1858 (daughter of Sigurður Sigurðsson (who also emigrated and settled in Argyle) and Margrét Egilsdóttir), died December 13th 1928

Her father was Böðvar Gíslason Laxdal, both October 20th 1853 (son of Gísli Steindórsson and Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir), died June 24th 1942.

They (and their ancestors for many generations back) lived in the Dalasýsla region in the western part of Iceland. They emigrated in 1883 from a farm called Leiðólfsstaðir.

Their ancestry is pretty well known - in the Islendingabok database some of branches of their family tree go back 30 generations or so to the settlement of Iceland in the 9th century.

Most of the convenient sources are only available in Icelandic, unfortunately - this includes the books "Dalamenn". If you want to trace the ancestry, you can fins dome information online at http://www.manntal.is (the 19th century censuses) but the church records are not available online.

I am attaching two files, which show the names of the ancestors of Böðvar and Ingibjörg for the first few generations.

Re: Searching for Icelandic ancestor information

rlanoway_1 — 2012-11-25 15:26:00Z

Check out the 1901 Canada census for Manitoba. They were living in Winnipeg at that time.

Manitoba Vitals Stats online will give you a birth record for Ingveldur Laxdal. You can order the full record and it will give the parents names and where they came from. Her mother was Ingibjörg Sigurdardóttir.

Also,Manitoba Vital Stats will show a marriage registration for a Böðvar Gislason Laxdal and Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir 10 Jan 1885. Ordering that full form from Vital Stats will give you more information.

Laxdal is not normally a birth name in Iceland. It is an adopted name taken from the area of Iceland that they came from. Laxádalshreppur.

Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir was born May 1858, at Leiðolfsstaðir, Laxárdal. She died in Winnipeg, 13 Dec 1928.

Boðvar Gíslason Laxdal, was born 20 Oct 1853 at Neðri-Brekku and died in Winnipeg, 24 Jun 1942

The 1901, 06, 11 census are online and indexible by surname.

Now perhaps someone else will provide more complete ancestral information.

Good hunting.

Searching for Icelandic ancestor information

vanna747 — 2012-11-24 22:54:38Z

Hello,

I've been searching for information on my ancestors from Iceland, but the only information I have is on my great grandmother, Ingveldur Laxdal.

Ingveldur Laxdal

* Born: 29 Nov 1895, Westbourne, Manitoba, Canada
* Marriage: Arthur Percival Caverly about 1924
* Died: 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at age 68

Her parents may have been I. & B. Laxdal from what I've heard but I can't be sure.

Can anyone recommend where I can search for such information?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Sigvard Hammer or Andreassen from Norway

eshammer — 2012-11-14 22:19:15Z

I am replying to Peter Hammer and William as my grandfather was Olaf Hammer and his father was Sigvard Hammer and he and his father came to the USA and from what we know his mother Inga Ecklund died and Sigvard re married and had many children and at that time Olaf left home and settled in Haverhill. We would like to find out more about the Norwegian ties. If you have any information that would be appreciated. Edward Hammer

Re: Hrappstead

NonniJonsson — 2012-11-09 18:42:01Z

Thank you very much for the help Friðrik

Re: Hrappstead

frisk167 — 2012-11-09 10:12:06Z

She had one (maternal) half-brother, J´sef Gunnlaugur Sveinsson, b. 1856. I don't know what became of him after the 1870 census.

Her "full" siblings were

Gunnlaugur Sveinbjörn Jónsson b. 1858, died young.

Guðjón Jónsson Vopnfjörð 1863-1951, fisherman in Vopnafjörður.

Karl Friðrik Jónsson 1869-1913, farmer at Gata.

Sveinn Jónsson Vopnfjörð 1873-1958, moved to Reykjavík

Jakob Jónsson Vopnfjörð 1875ö1951, emigrated to Winnipeg.

Þórunn Oddný Jónsdóttir 1879-1958. Moved to Reykjavík.

Hrappstead

NonniJonsson — 2012-11-06 17:35:36Z

Hello FRiðrík

Margrét Jónsdóttir b 1860 d 6 aug 1893 on board the SS Lake Huron.

Her husband was Jón Guðmundur Jóhannesson Hrappsteð 21 apr 1861 to 1 dec 1938, farmer at Hrappstaðir in Vopnafjordur and maybe Fagridalur.

I think--not sure, her parents were Jón "skörsi" Jónsson and Kristín Jónsdóttir.

My question is who were her brothers and sisters?

Bless Nonni

Ingveldur Benediksdottir

tejmex63 — 2012-10-30 12:16:20Z

Ingveldur, born in Iceland in the early 1800's. Her husband, Einar, had died by the time her daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Olafur Einarson, left Iceland for America and so she accompanied them to America in 1876.
They lived for awhile at Sandy Bar, Manitoba and also at Hallson, North Dakota, before moving to Section 28 in South Olga township in 1881.
When her son-in-law, filed on a claim in that year, she also filed on an adjoining claim. She continued to live with the Einarsons until her death in 1899. She was a charter member of the Fjalla Icelandic Lutheran Church.
--page 465: A Century of Area History, 1882-1982, Milton, North Dakota
*NOTE: not related to the above persons - just a volunteer posting. Thank you. Doug

Hallgrimur Hallgrimson & family

tejmex63 — 2012-10-30 02:46:31Z

Hallgrimur Hallgrimson Family
Hallgrimur and Joahnna Hallgrimson lived on the northern section of Iceland on a farm named "Holl". They were a prosperous young family of farmers and had three sons: Peter, Halldan and Ingvaldur (Walter).
In the mid-1870's the climatic conditions in that part of the world changed and summers were very cold. The crops didn't mature and had to be used for feed. The winters were extremely severe and the fishing boats froze into the water so there was no food or income fra the sea. This condition continued for three to four years forcing many fra that part of Iceland to migrate to America.
Hallgrimur and Johanna packed up and set sail fra the port of Akureyri in the spring of 1882. They had with them their 3 sons and Hallgrimur's sister. While on board the ship, their youngest son became sick and died. He was buried at sea.
Upon arrival in the new world the family headed for North Dakota to the Gardar area. They homestead 160 acres on the east edge of Cavlier County. Hallgrimur's sister, married a Mr Gislasson and lived east of them in Pembina county, ND.
On Nov 28 1882, a son Walter was born. He was named after the little boy who had died at sea. In the following years the hallgrimsons became charter members of the Incelandic Lutheran Church at Gardar.
Hallgrimur and Johanna were the parents of seven children: 6 boys and 1 girl. They were:
Pete Hallgrimson
Dan Hallgrimson
Walter Hallgrimson
Johann Hallgrimson
Jon Hallgrimson
Siggi Hallgrimson
Sigrun Hallgrimson

Tragedy struck in the year 1893 when both parents died within 6 months, Johanna of pneumonia and Hallgrimur of a heart attack. The good people of the area, relatives and friends, opened their hearts and homes to the seven orphans. The only girl, Sigrun was adopted by a family near Mountain. She died at 16 years of age. Thought tey were separated at an early age, the devotion of the brothers was beautiful to witness. They always referred to each other as brother, "Joe" or brother "John". They each had the same warm-hearted and generous nature and were always ready to share their worldly goods and homes with anyone less fortunate.

--page 335: A Century of Area History, 1882-1982, Milton, North Dakota
*NOTE: i am not related to the above persons - just thought i would share this bio with relatives/descendants in their research. Thank you.-Doug

Re: Help?

frisk167 — 2012-10-25 11:58:40Z

We need some more information to be able to help.

"Villa/Vella" cannot have been her original Icelandic name - it might have been a nickname or a name she adopted after emigration, but it does not help in tracking her down in Icelandic records. Same applies to "Johnson" - it is not her original name, which would be found in Icelandic records, so the name is of no use at all.

Please try to dig up as much as possible of following bits of information:

When was she born?
Where did she live in Canada?
When/where did she die?
When did she marry (and who was her husband)?

Help?

jodi265177 — 2012-10-23 21:38:23Z

I am working on the genealogy for a dear friend and have become blocked by restrictions. His grandmother's name was Villa or Vella Johnson and she was born in Iceland about 1880, emigrating to Canada some time before 1906.
If anyone out there could help me take his family back further, I would be very grateful.
Many thanks.
Joan

Re: Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-13 13:45:45Z

Thank you. I appreciate this so much.

Re: Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

frisk167 — 2012-10-12 19:00:01Z

Einar Guðmundsson was a captain in the Westman Islands, off the south coast of Iceland, born March 29th, 1930, died December 25th, 1985.

He had one daughter in 1951, but in 1956 he married Vigdís Viktoría Pálsdóttir, and they had 9 children, 7 of which are alive today - I talked to one of them, Guðmundur Einarsson, who is the second oldest, born in 1957, and we agreed it would be easiest if you just e-mailed him directly, instead of me being an intermediary. His e-mail is gudmundurei (at) simnet.is

Re: Icelandic translation request - please and thank you.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-10 14:00:39Z

That is wonderful. Thank you so so much.

Re: Icelandic translation request - please and thank you.

frisk167 — 2012-10-10 13:06:11Z

first card:

Njálsgata (street in Reykjavík) December 18th, 1945

My dear son,

May God give you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I ask God to provide you what he considers to be in your best interest. That is my prayer to God - he knows all.

Today you are 40 years old my dear son, I wish you all blessings. You have something good left - that I am certain of. May god bless you, is the wish of your loving mother, Þuríður.

second card

New years' eve, 1926

Happy new year, with thanks the past year.

third card:

Bragagata (another street in Reykljavík) 23, Christmas 1929

I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year, with thanks for the past ...

Re: Icelandic translation request - please and thank you.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-09 21:58:22Z

Hello. Anyone out there? Just checking. I would appreciate it so much if anyone can translate the post cards. Thank you

Re: Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-09 21:57:06Z

Hello. I hope I did not ask for too much. If possible I would like to learn more about Einar Johannsson, born in 1930. Date of birth and who he married and what children he had along with their dates of birth and their children.

Again, if it is not asking too much. I would also like to learn more about Gudmundur Johannsson's brothers and sister. Dates of birth, who they married and what children they may have had with birth dates.

I apologize if I am being presumptuous.

Icelandic translation request - please and thank you.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-07 17:20:33Z

The attached are three post cards I found in a wallet belonging to my grand father, Gudmundur Johannsson. I would be grateful to know what they say in english.

Re: Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-06 12:50:11Z

Whoa. Thank you so much frisk167. The ancestry chart you attached is fantastic! I had no idea I could get that kind of information via this message board. I have become a bit obsessed with discovering more about my ancestry since becoming an ancestry.com member. I have also always been intrigued by Iceland and my ancestors there. And the idea of perhaps having living relatives is exciting!

In my perfect world I would like to have an Icelandic family Tree that goes back as far as possible (Ingolfur Arnarson perhaps :). Including all the birth dates and information about where they were born and where they lived. For starters, knowing more about my half uncle Einar and his descendants would be nice. Also learning about my grand uncles and aunts is great too.

Wow. I guess I am overwhelmed with the possiblity of having access to all this information.

frisk167, If you don't mind telling me...where are you from? I am assuming you are Icelandic. Thank you again and again.

Re: Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

frisk167 — 2012-10-05 09:30:41Z

Well, what would you like to know?

I am attaching a chart showing the names of the first few generations of your ancestors, but of course the tree goes much, much longer back.

If you are looking for Icelandic relatives, that is pretty easy too - Guðmundur had one son, Einar, here in Iceland in 1930, and there are quite a few descendants there - those cousins would be your closest relatives.

Also, Guðmundur had three brothers and one sister and they all had children and grandchildren in Iceland.

The information is easy to find...the question is just what you want to know.

Re: Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-05 00:45:23Z

OOps! I made an obvious boo boo. My grandfather Gudmundur was born in 1905. He was born in or lived in Reykjavik at some time, I believe!!!

Searching for hints about my Icelandic Ancestry...Please Help.

karlizwa67 — 2012-10-05 00:34:37Z

My name is Karen Elizabeth Ward and I recently started a family tree with ancestry.com. I have been able to discover quite a bit about my Irish ancestors. Going back 5 or 6 generations. But my problem is finding much about my Russian and Icelandic heritage. My mother is Diana Sandra Johannsson, Born in April/1945. Her father immigrated from Iceland in 1929. His name was Gudmundur Johannsson, born Dec 18, 1945. He married Francis Katz after immigration. He was a fisherman (surprise). His mother's name was Thuridur Sigmundsdottir (please forgive my spelling). Father was Johann (obviously :). That is all I know. Any help is appreciated. Thanks so much. KW

Re: Áslaug Sigurðardóttir

sfcc_andrew_lebrun — 2012-10-04 17:34:07Z

Also if you find the spouse(s) and children of Christine Jona Woods (my mother), I would greatly appreciate it.

I know that Kenneth D. Raper was my father.

Thank you.

Andrew

Re: Áslaug Sigurðardóttir

sfcc_andrew_lebrun — 2012-10-04 16:33:52Z

I cannot thank you enough for this information. If at all possible, can you get me the information for Áslaug Sigurðardóttir's other spouse and children.

EMAIL: sfcc.andrew.lebrun@gmail.com

Thanks again.

Andrew