Jóhannes Gíslason was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1849. Gillis in America.
Spouse: Valgerður Stefánsdóttir b. 1852 in Dalasýsla, d. in N. Dakota in 1926.
Children: 1. Jósef b. August 16, 1876 2. Jakob Gísli b. July 10, 1878 3. Margrét b. 1884 4. Kristmundur b. 1886 5. Magnús (Michael) b. 1887 6. Ása Sigurlaug b. July 4, 1890 7. Guðni b. July 4, 1890 8. Albert b. November 10, 1892 9. Bertel b. 1895.
They came west to Winnipeg in 1887 and settled in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland. Their stay there was short; they moved to Selkirk and lived there a few years. In 1892, they settled in Duluth, Minnesota where they lived until 1902. From there, they moved to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota and there Valgerður is listed as a widow in 1910, so Jóhannes must have died before then. She lived in the community until her death.