Karl Olsson

Brief Life History of Karl

When Karl Olsson was born on 23 May 1916, in Silbodal, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Anders Johan Olsson, was 39 and his mother, Beda Karolina Groth, was 42. He died from 1917 to 1997, in Värmland, Sweden.

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Family Time Line

Anders Johan Olsson
1877–1936
Beda Karolina Groth
1874–1956
Dagne Olsson
1906–1936
Ester Olsson
1909–1997
Bertha Elisabeth Olsson
Karl Olsson
1916–1997

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    World Events (3)

    1918

    Sweden recognized Finland as independent state. Swedish naval expedition sent to Aland Islands to protect against Russians. Spanish flu epidemic killed 38,000 in Sweden.

    1920

    Sweden joined League of Nations.

    1921 · Capital Punishment Abolished

    Sweden abolished capital punishment for all crimes committed during peacetime on June 30, 1921.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Lennart, Sven, Nils, Erik, Mats, Per, Anders, Bjorn, Fredrik, Nels, Olle. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz, Ingeborg, Otto, Ute.

    Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Ola, a short form of Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ), or a shortened form of the patronymic Olofsson (see Olofson ). Compare Ohlsson , Oleson , and Olson .

    German (Eastphalia): patronymic from a short form of the personal name Ulrich .

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

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