Johann (Joe) Soffonias Rafnsson, b: 1903 -

^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}
^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1830 French Revolution}
^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}


		^{Rafn Jónsson}^{b.1833 Sælingsdalstunga, Iceland d.1904 R.M. of Gimli, Manitoba}

	^{Pjetur Fridholm Rafnsson}^{b.1878 Gimli, Manitoba d.1941 Brandon, Manitoba}	^{Rósa Jónsdóttír}^{b.1848 Kirðjahvammi (just out o d.1930 Betel Home, Manitoba}

^{Johann (Joe) Soffonias Rafnsson}^{b.1903 d.1977 St. Boniface Ho, Manitoba}		^{Jóhann Vilhelm Bjerring}^{b.1843 Húsavik d.}

	^{Johanna Katrin Johannsdottir}^{b.1872 Einarsstadir, Iceland d.1921 R.M of Brandon}	^{Soffia Jónatansdóttir}^{b.1849 Einarsstadir, Iceland d.}





^{Kathleen Florence Hurd}^{b.1908 Laura, Saskatchewan d.1979 Winnipeg, Manitoba}