Gísli Jakob Benediktsson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on July 15, 1887.
Spouse: September 2, 1911 Ólína Ingveldur Kristjánsdóttir b. May 31, 1880 in Mýrasýsla.
Children: 1. Bennetta Thelma b. October 8, 1912, d. 1932 2. Kristín Guðrún b. December 4, 1914 3. Aðalheiður Pearl b. January 27, 1916 4. Haraldur Ásgeir Jóhannes b. October 29, 1926.
Gísli came to the West in 1888 with his parents, Benedikt Bjarnason and Guðrún Gísladóttir. The family settled in Gimli, Manitoba. There Gísli married Ólína and they lived in Gimli. Gísli was a fisherman and a carpenter. He was interested in town affairs and sat on the town council for four years. Ólína was also interested in the issues of the people of Gimli, she was active in the women’s club of the Sambandssafnaðarins of Gimli, its president for a while.