Jonas Andersson was born May 22, 1833 in Byvattnet, Skorped, Västernorrland, Sweden to Anders Svensson and Stina Jonsdotter. He married Birgitta Margreta Pehrsdotter on June 25, 1861 in Skorped, Västernorrland, Sweden. They had 3 children: Anders, born 10 Apr 1862 Sigrid Christina, born 21 Aug 1863 Pehr, born 12 Sep 1866
Jonas died on September 4, 1903 in Björksjön, Överlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden. His wife died 1 Apr 1909 in Holm, Överlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden.
Jonas Andersson and Brita Greta Pehrsdotter, 1900 census in Sweden (son Anders is listed directly below Jonas & Brita)