See also
Husband:
Kristján BJARNASON (1887-1958)
Wife:
Maria Thorlasina Agusta OLAFSON (1895-2000)
Marriage:
Jul 14, 1914
Saskatchewan, Canada
residence family:
Saskatchewan
Residence (family):
1916
Humboldt District, Saskatchewan, Canada
Name:
Kristján BJARNASON
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
May 30, 1887
Klyppstaðarsókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland1
Residence:
1890 (age 2-3)
Dalland, Húsavíkursókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland2
with parents
Emigration:
1900 (age 12-13)
from Iceland to Canada1
with his parents
Residence:
1911 (age 23-24)
Humboldt District, Saskatchewan, Canada
Address: 32-12-W2
with parents
Death:
Jan 19, 1958 (age 70)
Canada1
Burial:
Foam Lake Cemetery , Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Name:
Maria Thorlasina Agusta OLAFSON
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Aug 7, 1895
Hallson, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA
Emigration:
1903 (age 7-8)
from USA to Canada
Death:
May 15, 2000 (age 104)
Saskatchewan, Canada
Burial:
Foam Lake Cemetery, Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Migrated with parents Bjarni and Astridur Arnason with sisters Abba and Solveig from Iceland, and later from North Dakota.They were among the first settlers in the Kristnes district.
Married Maria (Mary) Olafson in 1914. Their 9 children are:
Kristjan Elmer who died at an early age;
Another little boy died at birth
Olafur Bjarni-died in Italy serving his country in WW2
Elma -married Gordon Grant
Alice -married Arthur Ross
Kristjan -married Dorothy Bray
Paul -married Marjorie Skene
Walter -married Ann Graham
Harold -married Bernice Klein
Source: "They Came From Many Lands" -Foam Lake history book
daughter of Gudrun and Kristjan Olafson
Islendingabok, Islendingabok.
Icelandic Census 1890. Dalland, Húsavíkursókn, Norður-Múlasýsla.