When Jonas Nilsson Lith was born on 25 September 1842, in Kedum, Skaraborg, Sweden, his father, Nils Johansson Lith, was 41 and his mother, Lena Larsdotter, was 40. He married Christina Johannesdotter on 7 April 1866, in Essunga, Skaraborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 26 November 1914, in Essunga, Skaraborg, Sweden, at the age of 72, and was buried in Essunga, Skaraborg, Sweden.
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1842–1914 Male
1844– Female
1865–1959 Female
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1869–1951 Female
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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