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

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

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

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

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.

Lutheran
The Lutheran residents of Oberzell belonged to the parish of Mottgers.

The Lutheran residents of Züntersbach belonged to the parish of Mottgers. There is a gap in records between 1816 and 1830.

Oberzell
The parish of Oberzell was established in 1756. Prior to 1756, Oberzell belonged to the parish of Mottgers.


 * 1756-1835 Church records 1756-1835 at Archion - images($) Also, see Mottgers for confirmations, marriages and burials prior to 1773.
 * 1773-1817 Church records 1773-1817 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1860 Baptisms 1830-1860 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1921 Marriages 1830-1921 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1882 Burials 1830-1882 at Archion - images($)

Züntersbach
The parish of Züntersbach was established in 1830. There is a gap in records between 1773 and 1830. Prior to 1773, Züntersbach belonged to the parish of Mottgers.


 * 1830-1933 Baptisms 1830-1933 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1995 Marriages 1830-1995 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1975 Burials 1830-1975 at Archion - images($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Oberzell 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