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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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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