Oberhülsa Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Oberhülsa Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Oberhülsa has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Oberhülsa.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Oberhülsa.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Oberhülsa and Niederhüla (Hülsa)
Church records begin in 1676. Historically called Hülsa, then divided into Oberhülsa and Niederhülsa, which were combined again in 1960 to Hülsa.


 * 1676-1729 Church records 1676-1729 at Archion - images($); with gaps, also includes Rückersfeld
 * 1733-1773 Church records 1733-1773 at Archion - images($); with gaps, also includes Rückersfeld
 * 1774-1783 Church records 1774-1783 at Archion - images($); with gaps, also includes Rückersfeld
 * 1784-1830 Church records 1784-1830 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1972 Church records 1830-1972 at Archion - images($); Niederhülsa
 * 1857-1875 Additional church records 1857-1875 at Archion - images($); records kept by school teacher
 * 1857-1875 Additional church records 1857-1875 at Archion - images($); Niederhülsa, records kept by school teacher
 * 1830-1979 Baptisms 1830-1979 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1981 Confirmations 1831-1981 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1980 Marriages 1831-1980 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1981 Burials 1830-1981 at Archion - images($)

Oberappenfeld and Niederappenfeld (Appenfeld)
Appenfeld was divided into Nieder- and Oberappenfeld for a period of time. The two communities were merged again in 1958.


 * 1784-1830 Church records 1784-1830 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1972 Church records 1830-1972 at Archion - images($); Niederappenfeld
 * 1830-1979 Baptisms 1830-1979 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1980 Confirmations 1831-1980 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1980 Marriages 1831-1980 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1981 Burials 1831-1981 at Archion - images($)

Ellingshausen

 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1983 Confirmations 1831-1983 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1996 Marriages 1830-1996 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1996 Burials 1830-1996 at Archion - images($)

Hergetsfeld

 * 1784-1830 Church records 1784-1830 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1980 Church records 1830-1980 at Archion - images($)
 * 1857-1875 Additional church records 1857-1875 at Archion - images($); records kept by school teacher

Steindorf

 * 1784-1830 Church records 1784-1830 at Archion - images($); includes marriage banns 1868-1875 for the parish
 * 1830-1981 Church records 1830-1981 at Archion - images($)

Wallenstein

 * 1784-1830 Church records 1784-1830 at Archion - images($)
 * 1857-1875 Additional church records 1857-1875 at Archion - images($); records kept by school teacher
 * 1830-1980 Baptisms 1830-1980 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1980 Confirmations 1831-1980 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1979 Marriages 1831-1979 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1981 Burials 1831-1981 at Archion - images($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Oberhülsa began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck