ID: 18938
Date of birth : 1855
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1909
Gísli Ólafsson Photo: Almanak 1910
Gísli Ólafsson was born on June 1, 1855 in Ljósavatnsskarð in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died in Winnipeg on August 8, 1909.
Spouse: May 19, 1890 Elín Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1857, d. in Winnipeg on 1934.
Children: 1. Alpha b. 1895, d. 1970.
Gísli emigrated west to Winnipeg in 1886 with his parents, Ólafur Ólafsson and Rannveigur Sveinbjarnardóttir. Gísli worked with farmers in N. Dakota, did road work in Keewatin, Ontario but finally settled in Winnipeg. There he worked in retail operations and did well.