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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Dreihausen 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 Dreihausen.

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

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.

Dreihausen
The parish of Dreihausen was established in 1858. Prior to 1858, Dreihausen (as well as Heskem, Mölln, and Rossberg) belonged to the parish of Ebsdorf.


 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1849 Church records 1830-1849 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1850-1870 Church records 1850-1870 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1871-1979 Church records 1871-1979 at Archion - images ($); baptisms, confirmations
 * 1871-1981 Church records 1871-1981 at Archion - images ($); marriages, burials

Heskem

 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images ($); includes Mölln
 * 1830-1849 Church records 1830-1849 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1850-1870 Church records 1850-1870 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1871-1981 Church records 1871-1981 at Archion - images ($)

Mölln

 * 1830-1849 Church records 1830-1849 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1850-1870 Church records 1850-1870 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1871-1980 Church records 1871-1980 at Archion - images ($)

Rossberg

 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1849 Church records 1830-1849 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1850-1870 Church records 1850-1870 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1871-1981 Church records 1871-1981 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Dreihausen 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