When Marcus Haldan Torgerson was born on 13 February 1888, in Eagle Lake, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States, his father, Michael Torgerson, was 43 and his mother, Helga Austbo Esping, was 36. He married Aasine O. Huso on 19 July 1916, in Plentywood, Sheridan, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Phillips, Montana, United States in 1920 and Spokane City, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 5 March 1946, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 58.