Hofgeismar Parishes, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Hofgeismar 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 Hofgeismar.

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

Locations within Hofgeismar
Friedrichsdorf, Röddenhofe

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.

French Reformed
The French and German Reformed merged in 1821.

Hofgeismar
Church records begin in 1661. Records from 1661-1686 may be included in Hofgeismar Altstadt or Neustadt (see Reformed section below).


 * 1686-1726 Church records 1686-1726 at Archion - images ($); includes Friedrichsdorf as well as other French Reformed communities listed below.
 * 1725-1832 Church records 1725-1832 at Archion - images ($)

Carlsdorf

 * 1704-1777 Church records 1704-1777 at Archion - images ($); until 1739 it includes Huguenots from Schöneberg and several surrounding villages, e.g., Hombressen.
 * 1778-1830 Church records 1778-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2013 Baptisms 1830-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2013 Confirmations 1831-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2013 Marriages 1830-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2012 Burials 1830-2012 at Archion - images ($)

Gesundbrunnen

 * 1893-1947 Baptisms 1893-1947 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1893-1949 Confirmations 1893-1949 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1892-1951 Marriages 1892-1951 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1952-2012 Marriages 1952-2012 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1893-1917 Burials 1893-1917 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1917-1950 Burials 1917-1950 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1950-1961 Burials 1950-1961 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1961-1976 Burials 1961-1976 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1976-2013 Burials 1976-2013 at Archion - images ($)

Kelze

 * 1773-1832 Church records 1773-1832 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1971 Church records 1830-1971 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1933-2013 Marriages 1933-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1971-2013 Burials 1971-2013 at Archion - images ($)

Schöneberg

 * 1739-1773 Church records 1739-1773 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1926 Church records 1830-1926 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1822-1857 Copy of church records 1822-1857 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1858-1917 Copy of church records 1858-1917 at Archion - images ($); records kept by school teacher
 * 1879-2013 Baptisms 1879-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1927-1991 Confirmations 1927-1991 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1927-2013 Marriages 1927-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1914-1989 Burials 1914-1989 at Archion - images ($)

Hofgeismar Altstadt
Church records begin in 1565.


 * 1565-1601 Church records 1565-1601 at Archion - images ($); with gaps; includes Kelze and Schöneberg.
 * 1619-1649 Church records 1619-1649 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1764-1790 Church records 1764-1790 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1781-1810 Church records 1791-1810 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1811-1828 Church records 1811-1828 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1829-1832 Church records 1829-1832 at Archion - images ($); with gaps
 * 1661-1764 Baptisms and confirmations 1661-1764 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1843 Baptisms 1830-1843 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1843-1860 Baptisms 1843-1860 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1860-1885 Baptisms 1860-1885 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1885-1924 Baptisms 1885-1924 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1893 Confirmations 1831-1893 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1894-1943 Confirmations 1894-1943 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1661-1764 Marriages and burials 1661-1764 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1868 Marriages 1830-1868 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1868-1921 Marriages 1868-1921 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1921-1965 Marriages 1921-1965 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1851 Burials 1830-1851 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1852-1877 Burials 1852-1877 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1877-1946 Burials 1877-1946 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1947-1971 Burials 1947-1971 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1972-1997 Burials 1972-1997 at Archion - images ($)

Hofgeismar Neustadt
Church records begin in 1651.


 * 1651-1773 Church records 1651-1773 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1774-1832 Church records 1774-1832 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1794-1804 Church records 1794-1804 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1863 Baptisms 1830-1863 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1863-1906 Baptisms 1863-1906 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1906-1957 Baptisms 1906-1957 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1915 Confirmations 1831-1915 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1916-1948 Confirmations 1916-1948 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1897 Marriages 1830-1897 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1897-1964 Marriages 1897-1964 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1883 Burials 1830-1883 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1884-1938 Burials 1884-1938 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1938-2009 Burials 1938-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1651-1733 Index of church records 1651-1773 at Archion - images ($)

Military

 * 1889-1945 Church records 1889-1945 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1934-1944 Marriages 1934-1944 at Archion - images ($)

Jewish Records
Jewish Records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Hessian Main State Archive in Wiesbaden, Germany. The following digitized records are available in the Hessian Vital Records collection in LAGIS (Hessian Regional History Information System). These records have been indexed by JewishGen and can be searched for in their JewishGen German Collection database. Results are found in The Hessen Gatermann Index database. For help with understanding the Hebrew calendar dates click here.

Hümme

 * 1853-1898 Gravestone transcripts 1853-1898 at LAGIS-Hessen.de - images

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hofgeismar 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