Karl Leander Nathanael Pettersson was born on 17 Feb 1895 in Skottstorp Eggvena as the sixth child of Svante Pettersson and Emma Mathilda Blom. He had eleven siblings, namely: Albin, Karl Ernst, Johan Arvid, Karl Leander, John Arvid, Anna Emilia, Gustaf Adolf, Hulda* Viktoria Ingeborg, Elon Gunnar, Elsa Sofia, and Ester Sigrid Maria. He died on 02 Apr 1975 in Hudene, Sweden.