Public ancestry research summary
A visual summary of the public, non-paywalled records found so far, following the Lohr, Greene, Hanson, and Johnson families from South Dakota back into Germany, Ireland, and Sweden.
Jerry's public family trail is a South Dakota story with older roots in Germany, Ireland, and Sweden. The records are uneven, so the page separates what is strongly backed from what is still a clue.
Jerry Lohr's direct public line runs through Walter Marcus Lohr and Frances Elizabeth Hanson in South Dakota. Walter's Lohr side reaches German Catholic and civil records around Butzheim, Nettesheim, Anstel, and Stommeln. Frances's Hanson and Johnson side reaches Swedish church books in Malmöhus and Älvsborg. The Greene/Green side points to New York, Iowa, South Dakota, and likely Ireland, but the Callaghan details still need the most caution.
These routes are simplified, but they show the shape of the family story.
This is the simplified display tree. It focuses on the direct line and marks the branches by family: Lohr in red, Greene/Green in gold, and Hanson/Johnson/Swedish lines in blue and green.
This is not every date in the research file. It is the clean storyline version: the moments that best explain how the family trail fits together.
Earliest Lohr-side tree clue points to Heinrich Löhr in the Stommeln / Nettesheim region. This older part is still tree-backed and needs more church-book image checks.
Johan Johansson, later John B. Johnson in family records, is born in Eggvena, Sweden. This is backed by Swedish church-book images.
Mathias Löhr is born in Butzheim. His public German civil birth certificate image is one of the strongest records in the whole packet.
Patrick Green and Elizabeth Callaghan appear together in the official New York City marriage index. This is strong for the event, but the Elizabeth/Margaret name question remains open.
Public land records place John B. Johnson in Day County and Patrick Green in Clark County, South Dakota. These records support the South Dakota settlement story.
Walter Marcus Lohr is born near Raymond, South Dakota, according to public biographical material.
Walter Lohr marries Frances Elizabeth Hanson, bringing the Lohr/Greene and Hanson/Johnson branches together.
Jerry Lohr is born in Clark, South Dakota. Public biographies later connect him to SDSU, Stanford, and the founding of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines.
These are saved local copies of public records or source images. In plain English: the page tells the story, and these are the receipts behind the story.
Public German civil birth image for Mathias Löhr of Butzheim. This is one of the strongest Lohr-side records.
German death-register image names Jacob Löhr, born in Stommeln, widower of Barbara born Meurer.
Swedish church-book image supports John B. Johnson's Eggvena birth family before the move to America.
Household record places Johan with parents Johannes Bryngelsson and Elin Andersdotter.
Saved public profile material helps connect Frances Hanson Lohr to the Nels Hanson family cluster.
Family-source tombstone photo supports the Lily-area burial route, though we still want an independent cemetery transcription.
Saved church and memorial images help explain the Hanson family's Lily-area church and cemetery setting.
Swedish birth/baptism image supports the older Fölene/Rakåsa Johnson-side clue.
Saved church-book pages document the search for the older Lohr line, including a careful unresolved 1766 Peter Löhr clue.
A summary of the current research status for each branch: what is confirmed by primary records versus what remains an active lead.
The German side is the best record-image story.
The Irish side is promising, but still the least settled.
The Swedish side is strong for the immediate ancestors.
Not every source is equally strong. A scanned record image is stronger than a public family tree; a family blog photo is useful, but it is not the same as an official death record.
Mathias Löhr's birth, Jacob Löhr and Barbara Meurer's German death records, and Johan/John B. Johnson's Swedish birth family are backed by saved public images.
Walter and Frances's family, Nels and Anna Mathilda's child cluster, Patrick Green's land patent, and the NYC Green/Callaghan marriage index are useful public evidence.
The Callaghan given name, Anna Mathilda's exact death date, John B. Johnson's death year, and his Civil War service still need stronger independent proof.
These are not failures; they are the places where a careful family history should say "not proven yet."
The official NYC marriage index says Patrick Green married Elizabeth Callaghan in Manhattan on October 19, 1870. Public family trees call her Margaret Callaghan. The actual certificate image is the next best proof target.
Public trees disagree between August 23 and September 23, 1932. We have not yet found an independent death record, obituary, or cemetery transcription.
One compiled source gives June 1, 1896; another gives June 1, 1898. The Swedish birth family is strong, but the South Dakota death event is not fully settled.
Family sources say John B. Johnson served in Company B, Third Minnesota Infantry. A public roster has common-name John Johnson rows, but none yet clearly tie to the Eggvena-born John B. Johnson.
A short list of the most useful public pages behind this research summary.
Prepared from public, non-paywalled research records. This is a working research summary rather than a final certified genealogy report. The primary next proof targets are the NYC marriage-certificate image, Anna Mathilda Johnson Hanson's death/burial record, and a soldier-specific record for John B. Johnson.
Here is the complete catalog of primary source files, transcriptions, and research extracts collected for each branch. Click any link to open and explore the document directly.
Parish and civil records from Butzheim, Nettesheim, Anstel, and Stommeln.
Parish registers, household books, and tombstone photos from Älvsborg.
Limerick and Cork parish searches and Griffiths Valuation records.
New York City birth and marriage index searches (1860-1905).
Bureau of Land Management patent certificates for South Dakota.
Jerry Lohr SDSU citation and Walter Lohr Basin Electric bio.
Cropped signatures, enhanced text bands, and contact sheets.
Rosters, birth transcripts, and state death certificate extracts.
Full text summaries and parish-book transcript notes.
