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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Dagobertshausen 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 Dagobertshausen.

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

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.

Dagobertshausen
Church records begin in 1633.


 * Church records 1633-1768 are available at the archive
 * 1769-1844 Church records 1769-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1974 Baptisms 1830-1974 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1992 Confirmations 1831-1992 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1973 Marriages 1830-1973 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1974 Burials 1830-1974 at Archion – images, ($)

Elfershausen

 * 1770-1844 Church records 1770-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1923 Church records 130-1923 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1880-1997 Baptisms 1880-1997 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1913-1997 Marriages 1913-1997 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1899-1998 Burials 1899-1998 at Archion – images, ($)

Hilgershausen

 * 1789-1844 Church records 1789-1844 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1975 Baptisms 1830-1975 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1936 Confirmations 1831-1936 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1974 Marriages 1830-1974 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1973 Burials 1830-1973 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Dagobertshausen 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