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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Schrecksbach 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 Schrecksbach.

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

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
Church records begin in 1568.


 * 1568-1671 Church records 1568-1671 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1672-1729 Church records 1672-1729 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1730-1778 Church records 1730-1778 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1778-1830 Church records 1778-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1854 Baptisms and confirmations 1830-1854 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1855-1887 Baptisms and confirmations 1855-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1888-1940 Baptisms and confirmations 1888-1940 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1913-1970 Confirmations 1913-1970 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1855 Marriages and burials 1830-1855 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1855-1887 Marriages and burials 1855-1887 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1888-1941 Marriages and burials 1888-1941 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1942-2014 Burials 1942-2014 at Archion – images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Schrecksbach 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