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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
AUTUMN 1979
A LIST OF ICELANDIC SETTLERS IN
NORTH DAKOTA 1878-1887
As recorded in the narrative LANDNAM
ISLENDINGA I NORDUR DAKOTA
(Icelandic Settlements in North Dakota), by
the Rev. F. J. Bergmann, published in the
Almanak ofO. S. Thorgeirsson, 1902.
Compiled by Axel Vopnfjord
1878 (Hallson District)
Magnus Stefansson, Sigurdur Josua
Bjornsson, Johann Hallsson and son, Gun-
nar, Benedikt Jonsson, Gisli Egilsson, Jon
Horgdal, Jonas Jonsson, Gudni Tomasson,
Fridrik Bjamason.
1879 (Hallson District)
Gudmundur Johannesson, Jon Berg-
mann, Jon Hallgrimsson, Jon Arason, Dr.
Jon Jonasson. Samson Bjarnason, Palmi
Hjalmarsson, Jon Einarsson, Benedikt
Olafsson, Jonatan Halldorsson, Josef
Schram, Hallgrimur Hallgrimsson, Bjami
Jonasson, Jason Thordarson. Olafur Gud-
mundsson, Jakob Jonsson, Johann Breid-
fjord, Einar Scheving, Arni Scheving,
Gudmundur Thordarson, Pall Johannesson,
Bjarni Dalsted. (According to the original
narrative a complete list of the settlers was
not available).
1978 (Vik — now Mountain — District)
Thorlakur Jonsson, Haraldur, Jon, and
Bjorn Thorlaksson, Sigurdur Sveinsson,
Benedikt Johannesson, the Rev. Pall Thor-
laksson, Sveinn Sveinsson, Gudmundur
Johannesson, Gudmundur Gudmundsson,
Indridi Sigurdsson, Sveinbjorn Johannes-
son, Sigurdur Jakobsson, Jon Jonasson,
Sigurbjorn Hansarson.
1879 (Park District)
The following men re-settled here: Sigur-
jon Sveinsson and Benedikt Johannesson.
This was the beginning of the Park Settle-
ment.
1880 (Hallson District)
Bjorn Jonsson, Johann Johannsson, Solvi
Solvason, Indridi Indridason, Sigurjon
Kristjansson, Sigurbjorn Bjornsson, Jon
Petursson. Sigurdur Rognvaldsson, Johan-
nes Sigurdsson, Hallgrimur Holm, Jon
Hjalmarsson.
1880 (Mountain District)
Gudmundur Gudmundsson, Halldor
Fridriksson. Halldor Thorgilsson, Johannes
Jonsson, Elina Jonsdottir, Tryggvi Hjalta-
lin, Gudmundur Skulason, Hallgrimur
Jonsson, Bjorn Einarsson, Jonas Kortsson,
Sigurdur Amason, Jon Sigurdsson and
Hallbera, Sigurgeir Bjarnason, Bjorn Illhu-
gason. Gudmundur Gislason, Sigurdur
Kraksson, Olafur Olafsson.
1880 (Park District)
Jon Bergmann and Magnus Stefansson
(re-settled), Aldis Laxdal, Eirikur Berg-
mann. Fridrik Petur Bergmann, Thorey
Olafsdottir, Einar and Hallgrimur Thorla-
cius, Kristinn Olafsson, Jon Brandsson,
Haflidi Gudbrandsson, Kristjan Samuels-
son, Gudmundur Jonsson, Arni Thorleifs-
son. John Hallgrimsson. Benedikt Bardal,
Grimur Einarsson, Olafur Jonasson, Mag-
nus Magnusson, Johannes Melstad, Sigur-
geir Bjornsson, Jon Hallgrimsson (Hall),
Hallgrimur Gislason, Jon Jonsson. Gud-
mundur Stefansson, and his son. Stefan,
Gudmundsson, (Stephan G. Stephansson,
the Rocky Mountain poet), Grimur Thor-
darson, Gisli Dalmann.