ID: 14735
Date of birth : 1884
Jón Ragnar Gíslason was born in S. Múlasýsla on February 9, 1884. He had the last name Johnson in the west.
Spouse: October 25, 1917 Margrét Ögmundsdóttir b. in Reykjavík on October 29, 1890.
Children: 1. Guðlaug b. September 11, 1918 2. Sólrún b. November 7, 1919 3. Ágúst Sigurður b. January 17, 1921.
Jón came to the West in 1903 with his parents, Gísli Jónsson and Sólrún Árnadóttir. They traveled to Manitoba and settled in Gladstone, Manitoba. Their path took them north to the Siglunes settlement, but after two years, they took land in Wapah in 1907. Jón raised livestock on two plots of land and fished in the winter. He handled postal services in the settlement and mail transportation for 30 years.