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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Wehren 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 Wehren.

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

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.

Wehren
Church records begin in 1650.


 * 1650-1692 Church records 1650-1692 at Archion - images ($); with gaps, includes Dorla and Werkel
 * 1697-1772 Church records 1697-1772 at Archion - images ($); with gaps, includes Dorla (starts at image 919) and Werkel
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1960 Baptisms 1830-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1960 Confirmations 1831-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1771-1808 Marriage banns 1771-1808 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1808-1823 Marriage banns 1808-1823 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1823-1863 Marriage banns 1823-1863 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1960 Marriages 1830-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1958 Burials 1830-1958 at Archion - images ($)

Dorla

 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1960 Baptisms 1830-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1991 Confirmations 1831-1991 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1959 Marriages 1830-1959 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1958 Burials 1830-1958 at Archion - images ($)

Werkel

 * 1773-1816 Church records 1773-1816 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1817-1830 Church records 1817-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1887 Baptisms 1830-1887 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1888-1960 Baptisms 1888-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1960 Confirmations 1831-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1960 Marriages 1830-1960 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1952 Burials 1831-1952 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Wehren 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