Karl Elof Herbert Hermansson was born on 22 Feb 1898 as the first child of Herman Pettersson and Emma Lovisa Fagersson in Rakåsa Svensgården, Fölene, Älvsborgs lån, Västergötland,  Sweden. He had three siblings, namely: Ines Linnea, Elsa Inez Naemi, and Josef Herman Lennart. He died on 22 Aug 1969 in Hovagården Tarsled.