Lloyd Dwight Folkestad was born in Kasson, Minnesota, on July 4, 1894, the son of Charles and Anna Folkstad. The family lived in Sisseton, South Dakota, for a time before moving to Montana. As a young man he worked in his father's store in Lambert. He later was a railroad worker in Fairview. He married Louise Campbell about 1918. They had one son together, and she had a son from a previous marriage. He was a personal friend of artist J. K. Ralston, and an acquaintance of Charles M. Russell. He later moved to Tigard, Oregon. He died in Portland, Oregon, in November 1984.
From the description of Lloyd Folkestad letter, 1963. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 456566428