Lofter Geslison Bjarnason

Brief Life History of Lofter Geslison

When Lofter Geslison Bjarnason was born on 15 March 1879, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Gesli Einarson Bjarnason, was 29 and his mother, Halldora Arnadottir, was 34. He married Ida Florence Holladay on 4 October 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1895 and lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 16 April 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lofter Geslison Bjarnason
1879–1939
Ida Florence Holladay
1880–1962
Marriage: 4 October 1906
Joanna Bjarnason
1907–1982
Eldora Bjarnason Fenton
1908–1999
Dena Bjarnason
1911–1990
Lofter Bjarnason
1913–1995
Sara Maria Bjarnason
1915–2008
John Holladay Bjarnason
1919–1997
Rodney Bjarnason
1921–1921

Sources (56)

  • Lofter Bjarnsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lofter G. Bjarnason - birth-name: Lofter Bjarnason
  • Lofter Bjarnason, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884 · Logan Temple Dedication

On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Alfons, Fritz, Juergen, Klaus, Otto, Raimund.

German: from Middle High German lotter ‘rascal, juggler’; either a nickname for a good-for-nothing or possibly an occupational name for a minstrel or entertainer.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life Story - Lofter Bjarnason

Lofter Bjarnason was born in March 15, 1879, in Spanish Fork, Utah, the 1st son and 2nd child of Gesli Einarson Bjarnason and Halldora Arnisdottir Bjarnason. Gesli and Halldora had come from Iceland, …

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