Johan Wilhelm Karlsson

Brief Life History of Johan Wilhelm

When Johan Wilhelm Karlsson was born on 8 July 1867, in Krösås, Kristdala, Kalmar, Sweden, his father, Carl Peter Andreas Nilsson, was 36 and his mother, Greta Sophia Johansdotter, was 39. He married Signe Anna Elvira Karlsson about 25 December 1920, in Kristdala, Kalmar, Sweden. He lived in Döderhult, Kalmar, Sweden in 1910 and Kristdala, Kalmar, Sweden for about 9 years. He died about 19 September 1949, at the age of 82.

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Johan Wilhelm Karlsson
1867–1949
Signe Anna Elvira Karlsson
1896–1969
Marriage: about 25 December 1920

Sources (17)

  • Johan Vilhelm Karlsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Johan Vilhelm Karlsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Johan Vilhelm Karlsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"

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World Events (8)

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.

1897

World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Alf, Bjorn, Erik, Kerstin, Agust, Elnar, Fritjof, Gudmundur, Johan, Kristinn.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Karl (see also Charles ). Compare Carlsson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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