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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Deisel 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 Deisel.

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

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.

Deisel
Church records begin in 1633.


 * 1633-1736 Church records 1633-1736 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1736-1796 Church records 1736-1796 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1796-1831 Church records 1796-1831 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1858-1875 Copy of church records 1858-1875 at Archion - images, ($); records kept by cantor
 * 1830-1861 Baptisms 1830-1861 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1861-1906 Baptisms 1861-1906 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1907-1979 Baptisms 1907-1979 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1926 Confirmations 1831-1926 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1927-2013 Confirmations 1927-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1901 Marriages 1830-1901 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1901-1966 Marriages 1901-1966 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1876 Burials 1830-1876 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1876-1956 Burials 1876-1956 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1957-2013 Burials 1957-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1633-1736 Index of church records 1633-1736 at Archion - images, ($); typescript
 * 1635-1796 Index of church records 1635-1796 at Archion - images, ($)

Langenthal

 * 1633-1733 Church records 1633-1733 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1736-1796 Church records 1736-1796 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1736-1945 Church records 1736-1945 at Archion - images, ($); includes extract of twins born 1736-1945 with their pedigrees, copy of baptisms 1886-1906, 1910-1926, marriages 1903-1904, and burials 1903-1905, 1912-1921
 * 1796-1831 Church records 1796-1831 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1858-1874 Copy of church records 1858-1874 at Archion - images, ($); records kept by school teacher
 * 1830-1898 Baptisms 1830-1898 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1899-2013 Baptisms 1899-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1971 Confirmations 1831-1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1928 Marriages 1830-1928 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1928-2013 Marriages 1928-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1926 Burials 1830-1926 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1926-2013 Burials 1926-2013 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1633-1733 Index of church records 1633-1733 at Archion - images, ($); typescript

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Deisel 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