K. T. Loftaas Biography This biography appears on page 49 in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm K. T. LOFTAAS. K. T. Loftaas, who has devoted his attention to general agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career is now the owner of a productive farm of one hundred and sixty acres on section 17, Buffalo township, Minnehaha county. His birth occurred in Norway on the 2d of February, 1866, his parents being Tores and Martha Loftaas, who spent their entire lives in that country. He attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education and spent the first twenty- seven years of his life in the land of his nativity. In 1893 he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, locating in Humboldt county, Iowa, where he was employed as a farm hand for a time, while subsequently he cultivated rented land for about six years. In 1901 he came to South Dakota and purchased the farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Buffalo township, Minnehaha county, which he has since owned and operated. In the conduct of his agricultural interests he has won a gratifying measure of prosperity, for the well tilled fields annually yield golden harvests in return for the care and labor which he bestows upon them. In 1897 Mr. Loftaas was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Erickson, of Humboldt county, Iowa, by whom he has eight children, namely: Toby, Clarence, Arthur, Minda, Clara, Ella, Richard and Lester. Mr. Loftaas exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, believing firmly in its principles. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Norwegian Lutheran church, to which his wife and children also belong. He has an extensive and favorable acquaintance throughout his community and enjoys an enviable reputation as a substantial agriculturist and esteemed citizen.