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

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

History
The prefix "Bad" was officially added to Sooden's name in 1929 in recognition of its status as a place with healing waters. On 1 July 1929 Sooden and Allendorf were merged into Bad Sooden-Allendorf.

Jurisdictional Changes
Sooden 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 Sooden Werra.

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

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.

Sooden
Church records begin in 1574.


 * 1574-1638 Church records 1574-1638 at Archion - images, ($); includes 1574 family book; includes Ellershausen
 * 1574-1735 Church records 1574-1735 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1736-1820 Church records 1736-1820 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1821-1830 Church records 1821-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1884 Baptisms 1830-1884 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1884-1969 Baptisms 1884-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1959 Confirmations 1831-1959 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1914 Marriages 1830-1914 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1914-2012 Marriages 1914-2012 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1888 Burials 1830-1888 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1889-1990 Burials 1889-1990 at Archion - images, ($)

Kleinvach

 * 1653-1733 Church records 1653-1733 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1734-1830 Church records 1734-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2005 Baptisms 1830-2005 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-2005 Confirmations 1831-2005 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2005 Marriages 1830-2005 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-2005 Burials 1830-2005 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Sooden 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