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

Guide to Ödelsheim 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
Ödelsheim 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 Ödelsheim.

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

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.

Ödelsheim
Church records begin in 1636.


 * 1643-1705 Church records 1643-1705 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1698-1773 Church records 1698-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1773-1809 Church records 1773-1809 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1810-1830 Church records 1810-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1877 Baptisms 1830-1877 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1877-1973 Baptisms 1877-1973 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1972 Confirmations 1831-1972 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1905 Marriages 1830-1905 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1906-2013 Marriages 1906-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1899 Burials 1830-1899 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1899-2013 Burials 1899-2013 at Archion - images, ($)

Gieselwerder
Prior to 1773, Gieselwerder was part of Ödelsheim (see above).


 * 1773-1805 Church records 1773-1805 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1806-1830 Church records 1806-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1881 Baptisms 1830-1881 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1882-1973 Baptisms 1882-1973 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1957 Confirmations 1830-1957 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1903 Marriages 1830-1903 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1904-2013 Marriages 1904-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1898 Burials 1830-1898 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1899-2013 Burials 1899-2013 at Archion - images, ($)

Gottstreu

 * 1722-1833 Church records 1722-1833 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1927 Church records 1830-1927 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1928-2010 Church records 1928-2010 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1888-1977 Baptisms 1888-1977 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Ödelsheim 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