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

Guide to Ransbach 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
Ransbach 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 Ransbach.

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

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.

Lutheran
Records begin in 1671.

Ransbach

 * 1671-1727 Church records 1671-1727 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1726-1820 Church records 1726-1820 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1821-1830 Church records 1821-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1907 Baptisms 1830-1907 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1907-2011 Baptisms 1907-2011 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1841-1855 Baptisms, marriages, and burials 1841-1855 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-2011 Confirmations 1831-2011 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1948 Marriages 1830-1948 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1948-1978 Marriages 1948-1978 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1955 Burials 1830-1955 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1955-2008 Burials 1955-2008 at Archion – images, ($)

Ausbach

 * 1675-1792 Church records 1675-1792 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1793-1831, 1837-1854 Church records 1793-1831, 1837-1854 at Archion – images, ($) with gaps
 * 1830-1923 Baptisms 1830-1923 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-2011 Confirmations 1831-2011 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1972 Marriages 1830-1972 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1999 Burials 1830-1999 at Archion – images, ($)

Unterneurode

 * 1675-1792 Church records 1675-1792 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1793-1831, 1837-1854 Church records 1793-1831, 1837-1854 at Archion – images, ($) with gaps

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Ransbach 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