When Anders Olsson was born on 5 January 1703, his father, Tommos-Olof Persson, was 33 and his mother, Gertrud Andersdotter, was 31. He married Karin Jonsdotter on 21 April 1731. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kopparberg, Sweden in 1703. He died on 22 February 1761, at the age of 58.