When Ludvig Togstad was born on 3 May 1899, in Benson, North Dakota, United States, his father, Andreas Larsen Togstad, was 45 and his mother, Oline Larsen, was 46. He married Mabel Rangen on 3 November 1928, in Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 7 October 1982, in Maddock, Benson, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 83.