Ástríður Einarsdóttir Photo A Century Unfolds
Magnús Gíslason Photo A Century Unfolds
Magnús Gíslason: Born in Mikley on May 8, 1887. He died on November 25, 1961 in Gimli.
Spouse: December 31, 1909 Ástríður (Ásta) Einarsdóttir born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on January 24, 1887, d. May 30, 1957.
Children: 1. Einar b. March 1, 1910 2. Gíslína Guðrún b. April 18, 1911 3. Halli b. April 9, 1912 4. Stefán Louis b. November 14, 1914 5. Helga b. February 5, 1916 6. Guðný Júlíana b. July 18, 1918 7. Njáll b. January 29, 1920 8. Rafnkell Sigurður d. as a young child 9. Torfhildur b. February 1, 1924 10. Jóhann Páll b. April 25, 1926.
Magnús was the son of Gísli Árnason and Dýrunnar Steinsdóttir of Skagafjordur, early settlers in New Iceland. He was a farmer in the Framnes Settlement and bought the land of Percy C. Jónasson in the Víðir Settlement. Ástríður emigrated west with her parents, Einar Stefansson and Lovísa Benediktsdóttir, in 1904.