Gísli Gíslason

ID: 2901
Single parent
Date of birth : 1847
Place of birth : Rangárvallasýsla
Date of death : 1910

Gísli, Sigmundur, Steinunn and Margrét  Photo: FVTV

Gísli Gíslason’s home in Utah  Photo: FVTV

Gísli Gíslason was born on October 23, 1847 in Rangárvallasýsla. He died in 1910 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He took the name Gisli Geslison in Utah.

Spouse: Steinunn Þorsteinsdóttir b. September 22, 1862 in the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar), d. February 7, 1927.

Children: 1. Sigmundur b. September 29, 1883 in Vestmannaeyjar, d. March 31, 1965 2. Margrét b. February 22, 1889 in Spanish Fork, d. January 29, 1971.

Gísli came west with Sigmundur in 1885 to Spanish Fork, Utah. Steinunn arrived there a year later. Gísli worked for a railroad company in Utah.