Loften - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Swan

hapuna771 — 2009-06-21 21:43:47Z

Wow thank you very much. We are truly related. My name is Brian Loften, I'm 40 and live in Kailua Kona, HI. I don't have any info on Axel's father, my grandpa Lyle passed a few years ago and his wife Mary passed shortly thereafter. Lyle did tell some stories about his horse(s), but not much info on the past. Apparently, from what Lyle told me, the brothers Axel & Pete were to leave together for America and Pete didn't show for the boat and stayed with his girl. He must have come later. What is your name? You can email me at: hapuna77@hawaii.rr.com
My father and brother & I just returned from a trip to Alaska, if you want to see the pics goto: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hapuna77/

Would love to hear more from you,

Brian

Re: Swan

StaufferFam — 2009-06-21 01:23:13Z

Stevens County Museum and Historical Society, Morris, MN has a photo of Pete and Axel's Blacksmith Shop. You can find it on google. I'm still curious about extended family from Jonas Olofsson, Axel's father.

Re: Swan

hapuna771 — 2009-06-20 23:28:11Z

Thank you for the info. Unfortunately my Grandpa, Lyle Loften passed away a couple years back. I will pass along the info to my family.

Re: Swan

StaufferFam — 2008-12-06 20:03:06Z

John Axel Loften came over as John Axle Olsson, born in Östraby sweden. He was joined by his brother, Peter Algot in Stevens County Minnesota and he later moved to South Dakota, your great grandfather, to North Dakota. Peter Loften is my great grandfather. Ask about the horse, name change and Australia, I could never figure out that story. It probably had something to do with Gust coming into Oregon in 1918, not sure.

William and Mary Conn and Sarah Loften 1880 Jasper Co., Mississippi census

dochu — 2008-10-03 01:36:18Z

William 75 b. Ga. and Mary 68 b. Tn. Conn and sister Sarah Loften 50 b. Tn. are in the Jasper Co., Mississippi cenus. Does anyone have these people in their family tree? Would you mind sharing info if you know anything about their parents or children? Thanks!

Mary J. LOFTEN, b. 1843 TN

peggykopp — 2008-03-07 12:04:57Z

On the 1850 TN Decatur Co., District 6 census Mary is shown in the family of John LOFTEN, 32,b. N.C., and Amy LOFTEN, 26.

Mary may have married a RIGGS. Can anyone tell me which RIGGS she married?

Families nearby the LOFTENs were RIGGS, FLOWERS and WALLACE and BARNETT.

Peggy Riggs Kopp
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~peggyriggskopp/

Re: Loftens

KALOFTEN — 2008-02-19 07:53:15Z

Are you David's Wife? I am Margo's cousin, Kathy. I have been looking for Curtis for a while now. Please reply to kaloften@rogers.com.

Eliza, Van OR Nancy C Lofton Hunt County Texas 1850

KristySchamel — 2007-05-15 02:28:39Z

Looking for any information on the following people, who may or may not be related.

Name: Eliza Jane Lofton
Spouse: Jacob Holt
Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1850
Location: Hunt County
State: Texas

Name: Van Lofton
Spouse: Barbary Freeman
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1850
Location: Hunt County
State: Texas

Name: Nancy C. Lofton
Spouse: James King
Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1848
Location: Hunt County
State: Texas

Thank you!

Cheers,
Kristy

Re: Loftens

cherishedbaby — 2007-01-05 23:55:10Z

Do you have more information on Curtis Loften and his children? I have just started my husband's side of the family and I have very little information but his grandfather's name is Frank and Frank's dad's name was Curtis and mom's was Olive, so I'm told.

Re: Loftens

kathloften — 2006-08-08 20:44:31Z

My family moved west from wisconsin in the late 1800's. My grandfather was Curtis Elmer Loften. He was born approximately 1885. We grew up thinking that we were of Norwegian ancestry and lately had thought Pennsylvania Dutch. I know of only one relative outside of my own local family, and she was in Wisconsin. Her name was Estelle (or possibly Esther) Loften and I think she may have been from Milwaukee. She has probably passed on now as I recall my mother corresponding with her in the sixties and seventies and that petered out. I am desparate to know some family history. We did have a very old photograph cut from a newspaper in 1888 showing my grandads' School photo. It always fascinated me. It was his graduation from the sixth grade. He was a big fellow. Got to be 6'4" and not heavy, sandy hair. He, apparently, never returned to school. It wasn't long after that that he (alone?) travelled northwest. He landed in Saskatchewan in a tiny town called Spy Hill. Just over the border from the states. He then moved on to Vancouver where he met and married Olive Margeret Deighton. They had 5 living and one still born children, Frank , George, Shirley, Marie, Donald Eugene (my dad). He lived to a ripe old 90ish and passed away in 1965 when I was three. Many people my age (42) who were born and raised in British Columbia know little of their family histories. We seem to be descended from an entire generation of vagabonds. I hope this helps and that you can reply to me kaloften@telus.net, re the loftens, when you get a chance.

Loften Surname Project

loftin2668 — 2005-12-10 01:46:40Z

Anyone interested please let me know As Soon As Possible.

Update on the FamilyTreeDNA surname project.

We have several people who have offered to assist in paying for tests of others with the aforementioned surname variations. This in conjunction with the limited time offer gift certificates donated by the company as described below, which will drastically reduce the cost of taking the tests.

The gift certificates are not good for the 12 marker test, but are for the 25 and 37. I think the 25 is the best one to get initially anyway.

Anyone interested please contact me. We could probably get a 12 marker test done for about 1/2 the listed price or the 25 marker test done for just under $100.00.

There are only two gift certificates available for the Male Y-DNA test and they gave us 1 for a mtDNA test.
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Now is definetely the time to join the project. FamilyTreeDNA has put a $75 gift certificate in the form of 3 Gift Certificates - 2 for Y-DNA and 1 for
mtDNA - that will be valid according to the following terms:

a) Not valid in conjunction with any other promotion or offer
b) Each $30 gift certificate is to be used with one test kit - either a
Y-DNA25 or a Y-DNA37
c) Each $15 gift certificate is to be used with one mtDNA test kit.
d) Kits must be ordered and paid for by December 31st, 2005
e) Not valid for test upgrades, add-ons or Y-DNA12.
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Below is an example of two of the tests received for the Surname project. 12 marker tests listed.

12 Markers listed:
Loftis R1b 13-23-14-11-11-14-12-09-12-13-13-29
Loftin R1b 13-24-14-10-11-14-12-12-12-13-13-30

Loftin, Lofton, Loften FamilyTreeDNA Project

loftin26681 — 2005-10-29 05:02:39Z

I am looking for males with any variation of the Loftin, Lofton, Loften Surname interested in joining the family Tree DNA project. Please e-mail me or check out the website at:

www.familytreedna.com

Re: josephine loften kimzey

atsissie — 2004-03-29 18:55:41Z

Mitzi,
I have been reading the queries on both the Kimzey and Lofton boards and I believe I have Josephine Lofton's maternal line.

Josephine was the daughter of Samuel L. Lofton b Nov 1844 Ark and married I believe Mary C. McGhee b Apr 1845 Cherokee Co Ala.

She was the daughter of Nicholas McGhee and Mary "Polly" Click who were from Washington and Greene Counties, Tennessee. Nicholas and Mary went down through Cherokee Co Alabama where they lived a few years, then went up through Georgia someplace, before settling in Casa, Perry Co. Arkansas where they both died.

Samuel Lofton was residing in Nicholas and Mary's household in the 1860 census. Then in 1870 Samuel and Mary C are living next door to Nicholas and Mary McGhee in Perry Co. Ark.

As I have researched the Lofton's are always living around the McGhee's until Samuel and Mary moved over into Hot Spring County sometime last 1890's it appears.

By 1900 they are on the census in Hot Spring.

I sure hope you get this since it's been so long since anything has been posted here.

I have a lot more information to share with you.

Carolyn Whitaker
atsissie@aol.com

Re: swan loften

2003-08-25 19:26:10Z

I hail from Sturgis, SD, but my best friend was married to a Swan Ludwig Loften III from Lead, SD. From what I know they reside in Galeena SD...just outside Lead, SD. His father's name is Swan Loften. you can find swan II listed at www.anywho.com under Swan Loften in Deadwood, SD.

Re: Loftens

2003-08-09 08:34:12Z

My Grandfathers name was Jerome (Harry) Berent, and my grandmothers name was Agnes. They lived in Glenview Illinois, any connection?

Re: Loftens

2002-01-12 09:40:09Z

Hello Ericka
My wife´s grandmother is yourgranddad´s sister We have met i Wisconsin in 85 and last time 97 on son´s of Norway. We have some informatin aboat your dad´s family in Norway. We have information for some of the family back to earley in year 1500´s
We also have some pictures of your gteat grandad on mother.
Hope to hear from you
Leif s. Lothe

Ole O. and Gina Loften

MarybethLindgren — 2001-08-21 04:16:18Z

Any information on Ole O. and Gina Loften born in Norway about 1855 and immigrated in 1888. Can trace them living in Ottertail County, Trondhjem Township, Minnesota in 1900. Know of most of family after that point but would like to hear from them anyway. Thanks

Loften

MarybethLindgren — 2001-08-21 04:16:18Z

Don't know of any relationship but there aren't that many Loftens around. I'll keep digging.

Emma (Emmer) Loftin

2001-04-06 20:18:01Z

Hi Mary,

I have Emmer Loftin. (I was just trying to find my copy of her birth certificate, but can not locate it at the moment. It is written as Emmer)
She was born October 18, 1886 in Texas. She has many brothers and sisters. Her parents are:
Eziekiel Asa Loftin b. March 12, 1841 in Lawrence, Mississippi. D.October 20, 1916
married to Cynthia Rachel Welch, b.October 15, 1846, & D.January 20, 1916
Cynthia was born in Joyoel, Mississippi.

Emmer had 8 brothers & Sisters, but on the birth certificate, which I will try to find, it says that Emmer was the 10th child to be born to this couple. Maybe some died.

If this information matches what you have, pleaase email me. I am not directly related to Emmer. She was my grandfather's first wife. Her children are my half first cousins. I would love to hear from you..

Linda

Swan

2001-02-15 18:15:06Z

To: John F. Murray:

John my name is Brian Loften, son of Bruce Loften, grandson of Lyle Loften, and great grandson of Axel Olafson. From what I'm told Axel had a brother (not sure of name) but I beleive Axel was the one who came over to the states from Sweden, and took his mother's maiden name of Loften or Lofoten (from the Norwegian Islands I guess). I will try to get more info from my Grandpa Lyle. A few things sound similar, so it might be fun to swap info...

Brian

swan loften

2000-10-28 18:53:07Z

my maternal grandfather was swan loften. he was married to alice bowman of chicago, ill. they moved to south dakota in the 1920's. i am looking for and information on the loften family. i beleive swan had a brother pete loften from north dakota. swan and pete took their mother's maiden name of loften. their father's name was olafson. any info would be greatly appreciated.

john

Loften

2000-06-02 08:24:40Z

I am looking for information on Zeke Loften. He married cynthia Welch. They lived in Village Mills, Texas, but on their daughter's birth certificate, it say that they were from Mississippi. He was from Joyoel, Mississippi.
Their daughter's name was Emmer or Emma Loften. On the birth certificate it shows that she was the 10th child born at the time of her birth to her parents.
If you have anything that even looks like a possibility, please let me know. This is a big family if we can find everyone!!
Thanks so very much!

josephine loften kimzey

2000-06-01 05:42:03Z

anyone having info on josephine,born 1871,in magnet cove,arkansas? she was my paternal grandmother...died before i was born...thanks mitzi

loften

2000-06-01 05:39:38Z

hello,i just started researching my paternal grandmother...josephine loften kimzey...she remarried atleast twice....born in magnet cove,arkansas in 1871...any info?thanks mitzi

Loftens

1999-11-27 19:34:47Z

My grandfather was Berent (sp?) Loften. He married Agnes McCarthy in Milwaukee Wisconsin and they lived there their entire lives. Wondering if there's a relation that you know of. My uncle has traced this line of ancestry back to Norway but I haven't been much interested until recently. He's been to Norway visiting relatives there twice and corresponds with them regularly.

Thanks

Loftens

1999-08-25 14:54:13Z

Well, I'm starting that family tree interest thing again and am wondering what information might be out there on my father's side of the family. My father was Daniel Lee Loften, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 30, 1931 and Died June 1989. I don't know much about his father other than he was a first generation Norwegian Imigrant and his wife, Agnes McCarthy was raised in an orphanage in Chicago.

Any information would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Rikki

emma loften

robertcaskey18 — 2001-06-24 11:35:51Z

On the birth certificate, what is the date and place of birth for your Emma? Do you know when the family moved to Texas? I am hoping we have a connection.

loftin

robertcaskey18 — 2001-06-24 11:35:51Z

The name Asa Loftin keeps popping up and I have an Asa Loftin in MS. In the 1850, Neshoba Co MS he appears with children young enough to be his grandchildren. I was hoping that Arveline Loftin's (my GG GM) daughter, Emma Joseyline might have been named after your Emmer. I am trying to locate Arveline's parents. She was born in 1837. Do you have anything in your records?
Help!!!