ID: 19619
Date of birth : 1866
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Gísli Markússon Photo A Century Unfolds
Lára Signý Vigfúsdóttir Photo A Century Unfolds
Gísli Markússon: Born in Blöndudal in Húnavatnssýsla in 1866. He took the name Blöndal.
Spouse: Lára Signý Vigfúsdóttir from Skaftafellssýsla b. 1875
Children: 1. Gestur b. 1903, d. 1904 2. Sigríður b. 1904 3. Gestur Markús b. February 25, 1905 4. Lillian Valentine b. October 27, 1914.
Gísli emigrated west to Winnipeg in 1889 and lived there. Lára emigrated early in the 20th century. They moved from Winnipeg to Glenboro in 1904. They lived there until 1909 when they moved to the Framnes Settlement in New Iceland. They also lived in the Víðir Settlement before moving to Winnipeg in 1919.