When Johan Verner Olofsson was born on 6 January 1900, in Lövånger, Västerbotten, Sweden, his father, Erik Olofsson, was 31 and his mother, Hilma Fredrika Lundberg, was 29. He married Helga Margareta Elina Antonsson on 16 February 1930, in Holmsund, Västerbotten, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Umeå stadsförsamling, Västerbotten, Sweden in 1909. He died on 20 March 1965, in Bjurholm, Västerbotten, Sweden, at the age of 65.
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First Nobel Prize awarded.
Union of Norway and Sweden dissolved.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Berger, Iver.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Olofsson: patronymic from the personal name Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ). See also Olsson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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