Gustaf Adolf Pettersson was born on 06 Nov 1899 in Skottstorp Eggvena as the eighth child of Svante Pettersson and Emma Mathilda Blom. He had eleven siblings, namely: Albin, Karl Ernst, Johan Arvid, Karl Leander, John Arvid, Karl Leander Nathanael, Anna Emilia, Hulda* Viktoria Ingeborg, Elon Gunnar, Elsa Sofia, and Ester Sigrid Maria. He died on 12 Nov 1899 in Skottstorp Eggvena.