ID: 5400
Date of birth : 1886
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Jóhann Gestsson Photo: VÍÆ2
Kristín Stefanía Gísladóttir Photo: VÍÆ2
Jóhann Gestsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla on September 23, 1886. He took the name Jóhann G. Jóhannsson in the west.
Spouse: May 20, 1915 Kristín Stefanía Gísladóttir b. December 2, 1888, d. January 6, 1957.
Children: 1. Vera May, b. March 30, 1916 3. Florence Edith b. December 2, 1917 3. Leonard Oscar b. October 18, 1919.
Jóhann grew up in Selkirk and graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1911. He was a long-time teacher in Manitoba. He was active in the Icelandic community and was on the board of the First Lutheran Church of Iceland in Winnipeg. Kristín emigrated west with her mother in 1904.