Kristjan Magnusson (C. M.) Gislason b. Oct. 28, 1866/7 (Magnus, Aldis, Jon, Thorkell, Bjarni, Helga, Bjarni)
- July 27, 1946. He emigrated to America with his parents in 1873, and raised in Lincoln County,
Minnesota. A lawyer, he graduated from the University of Minnesota, and opened his Law Office in 1894 above the Icelandic Coop in Minneota. He was president of the Minneota School Board and was a partner with Bjorn B. Gislason in the Globe Land and Loan Co. He and his wife lived in Ivanhoe, Minn, and later in Minneapolis. (SIV V: 342-3; St. Pauls Ch. p. 27; Lincoln Co. PR)
- Johanna Peterson, Sept. 9, 1896. She was the dau. of Johannes Petursson (b. c1844) from Stekkjarflatir, Austurdalur, Skagafjardarsysla, who lived in Burton, Minn. Johannes was
the son of Petur Thorlaksson (b. 1808) at Unastadir, Kolbeinsdal and Gudrun Gudmundsdottir the elder, his wife. Johanna d. June 27, 1952 in Hennepin Co.. She had been active in the Hekla Club,
serving as secretary and held other offices. (V. 268; Skag. II:245, 310) [Ey-N] see PETERSON III
Children:
- Clarence Marvin Gislason b. Dec. 7, 1898
- Conrad Willard Gislason b. March 24, 1900
- Carl Ferdinand Gislason b. Nov. 30, 1901
- Christopher Julius Gislason b. April 25, 1903; d. May 4, 1906
- Chrysanthea Sigridur Gislason b. May 22, 1907
(m. S. W. Glendenning, Detroit, Mich.)
(m. Howard Olsen, Princeton, Minn.)
- Christian Johann Gislason b. Jan. 21, 1910 (l. Austin, Minn.)
- Christopher Leon Gislason b. Sept. 19, 1911
- Fridrik Magnus Gislason b. Feb. 19, 1914
- Victor Thordur Gislason b. Jan. 23, 1916