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

Guide to Obermeiser 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
Obermeiser 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 Obermeiser.

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

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.

Obermeiser
Church records begin in 1676.


 * 1676-1712 Church records 1676-1712 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1714-1769 Church records 1714-1769 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1770-1828 Church records 1770-1828 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1828-1830 Church records 1828-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1893 Baptisms 1830-1893 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1894-2013 Baptisms 1894-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1999 Confirmations 1830-1999 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1774-1830 Marriages 1774-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1935 Marriages 1830-1935 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1935-2013 Marriages 1935-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1935 Burials 1830-1935 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1935-2013 Burials 1935-2013 at Archion - images, ($)

Niederlistingen
The parish of Niederlistingen was established in 1770. Prior to 1770, Niederlistingen belonged to the parish of Obermeiser.


 * 1770-1830 church records 1770-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1965 church records 1830-1965 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Obermeiser 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