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

Guide to Weidelbach 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
Weidelbach 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 Weidelbach.

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

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.

Weidelbach
Church records begin in 1654.


 * 1654-1776 Church records 1654-1776 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1778-1830 Church records 1778-1830 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1970 Church records 1830-1970 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1910-2000 Baptisms 1910-2000 at Archion – images, ($)

Bischofferode

 * 1654-1778 Church records 1654-1776 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1778-1830 Church records 1654-1776 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-2004 Baptisms 1910-2000 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-1930 Confirmations 1910-2000 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1831-2003 Marriages 1910-2000 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-2004 Burials 1910-2000 at Archion – images, ($)

Bischofferode

 * 1873-1954 Church records of Hessian Renitents 1873-1954 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Schemmern, Burghofen, Friemen, Thurnhosbach, Mitterode, and Schlierbach with Allendorf a/Landsburg, and Ellerode

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Weidelbach 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