When Carl Nilsson was born on 10 August 1821, in Äspenäs, Långared, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Nils Hansson, was 42 and his mother, Gunila Larsdotter, was 40. He married Britta Lisa Andersdotter on 26 December 1848, in Alingsås, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Långared, Älvsborg, Sweden in 1821 and Östad, Älvsborg, Sweden for about 7 years. He died on 1 June 1872, in Alingsås, Älvsborg, Sweden, at the age of 50.