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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Seligenthal 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 Seligenthal.

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

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.

Seligenthal
Church records begin in 1715.


 * 1715-1761 Church records 1715-1761 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1761-1793 Church records 1761-1793 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1793-1812 Church records 1793-1812 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1812-1830 Church records 1812-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1866 Church records 1830-1866 at Archion – images ($); baptisms, burials
 * 1830-1930 Baptisms 1830-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1859-1933 Baptisms 1859-1933 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1971 Confirmations 1831-1971 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1934 Marriages 1830-1934 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1943 Burials 1830-1943 at Archion – images ($)

Helmershof

 * 1830-1935 Church records 1830-1935 at Archion – images ($)

Hohleborn

 * 1830-1998 Baptisms 1830-1998 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1981 Confirmations 1831-1981 at Archion – images ($)

Reichenbach

 * 1830-1999 Church records 1830-1999 at Archion – images ($)

Schnellbach (includes Reformed)

 * 1631-1729 Church records 1715-1761 at Archion – images ($); includes Nesselhof, also includes Reformed entries after 1668
 * 1683-1772 Church records 1683-1772 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1720-1772 Church records 1720-1772 at Archion – images ($); includes Nesselhof
 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion – images ($); handwritten copy, includes Reformed entries
 * 1773-1823 Church records 1773-1823 at Archion – images ($); includes Nesselhof
 * 1828-1860 Church records 1828-1860 at Archion – images ($); includes Nesselhof, includes Reformed confirmations
 * 1870-1875, 1891-1895 Church records 1870-1875, 1891-1895 at Archion – images ($); includes Reformed entries
 * 1830-1999 Baptisms 1830-1999 at Archion – images ($); includes Nesselhof
 * 1831-1981 Confirmations 1831-1981 at Archion – images ($)

Struth

 * 1640-1674 Church records 1640-1674 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1674-1742 Church records 1674-1742 at Archion – images ($); includes Helmershof
 * 1743-1811 Church records 1743-1811 at Archion – images ($); includes Helmershof
 * 1770-1830 Church records 1770-1830 at Archion – images ($); handwritten copy made in 1850, includes Helmershof
 * 1812-1860 Church records 1812-1860 at Archion – images ($); includes Helmershof
 * 1830-1885 Baptisms 1830-1885 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1886-1938 Baptisms 1886-1938 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1938 Confirmations 1831-1938 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1936 Marriages 1830-1936 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1938 Burials 1830-1938 at Archion – images ($)

Reformed
Reformed residents from all village within the Lutheran parish of Seligenthal belonged to the Reformed parish of Floh.

Seligenthal
Prior to 1802, Seligenthal belonged to the Reformed parish of Floh. The Reformed Seligenthal church records also included Hohleborn and Reichenbach.


 * 1802-1830 Church records 1802-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1859 Baptisms 1830-1859 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1982 Confirmations 1831-1982 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1930 Marriages 1830-1930 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1890 Burials 1830-1890 at Archion – images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Seligenthal 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